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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

NBC, ABC Reality Competitions Lead the Way in Tuesday Ratings

Reality competition ruled the Nielsen ratings Tuesday night as ABC’s "Wipeout" and NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" battled for the top spot, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Wipeout" logged a 2.4 rating and a 2.9 in the 18-49 demographic for…

Debmar-Mercury Announces Appointment of Key Production, Programming Exec; Changes Continue for ‘Wendy Williams Show’

Debmar-Mercury announced today that it has appointed an executive to the position of senior VP, programming and production. The post will be taken by veteran television syndication programming executive and award-winning producer Alexandra Jewett, the company said. Jewett will report…

Principals Behind ‘Wall Street’ Sequel, ‘Star Trek: Voyager,’ Other Major Projects Lined Up as TNT and TBS Order Pilots

TNT and TBS announced Wednesday that they are going into production on four series pilots, including projects from Dean Devlin (TNT’s “Leverage” and “The Librarian” movie trilogy); Marco Schnabel (“The Librarian”); Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman (“Star Trek: Voyager”); Allan…

Michael Douglas Joins Multi-Network Cancer Telecast

Actor Michael Douglas, who recently revealed that he has stage 4 throat cancer, has joined the lineup of this Friday’s "Stand Up To Cancer" TV fund-raiser, which will broadcast over several networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, reports Entertainment…

ABC Suffers Legal Setback in $20 Million Lawsuit by Former ‘Desperate Housewives’ Star

The judge in Nicollette Sheridan’s $20 million wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC and "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry delivered a legal setback to ABC in pre-trial rulings in the case Tuesday, according to Reuters. ABC had attempted to get one of…

Two of the Most Colorful Players in the NFL–Now Teammates–Join For Edgy New Cable Show

Two of the most colorful players in the National Football League–who now happen to be teammates–are getting their own cable talk show. The players, Cincinnati Bengals Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens, both of whom are used to being in front of…

The Map No Longer Burns. The Creator-Producer of One of the Most Popular Shows in TV History (with one of the best remembered theme songs ever on TV), Dies

David Dortort, the creator and producer of one of the most popular series ever to air on TV, has died at age 93, the Los Angeles Times reports. The series, "Bonanza," debuted on NBC in 1959 as the first prime-time…

‘Top Gear’s’ The Stig is Fired After Revealing His Own True Identity

Ben Collins, who has played "The Stig" on the U.K. hit "Top Gear" since 2003, has been fired from the show, reports Sky News. According to the article, the presenter (or host) of the BBC’s "Top Gear," Jeremy Clarkson, has…

Google Continues Puzzling Users With Gray Logo Today: Mystery May Soon Be Cleared Up

"After a bouncy-ball extravaganza yesterday, Google’s doodle today is more subdued, but still cool.  When you first land on Google.com, the logo is gray. As you type into the search box, though, colorful letters appear," Time reports The article adds,…

MTV Getting Back Into the Daily Live-TV Business

The countdown program "The Seven" will revive live daytime television on MTV with broadcasts from a Times Square studio, reports James Hibberd at the Hollywood Reporter. The half-hour program will broadcast seven stories that MTV feels its viewers need to…