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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.

Report: The Hollywood Reporter Offered $1 Million to New York Post’s Page Six Editor

The Hollywood Reporter offered a package worth $1 million in its first year alone to the New York Post’s Page Six editor Richard Johnson,reports the Village Voice. Johnson was interested in the offer, but needed to be released from his…

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Financially Troubled Star Teresa Giudice Threatens to Walk Unless She Gets More Money

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice, who with her husband filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last year, is threatening to walk away from the show unless she gets more money, reports TMZ.com. Several of the woman featured in…

Tiger Woods Mistress Rachel Uchitel Says People Shouldn’t Take Her TV Shoot at Ground Zero ‘the Wrong Way’

Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel defended her visit to Ground Zero in Manhattan for a television shoot that will appear in "Celebrity Rehab," reports the New York Post.  Uchitel, whose fiance died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11,…

Final Season of ‘Lost’ Debuts as Top-Selling DVD, Blu-Ray Release Last Week

The sixth and final season of "Lost" debuted as the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray Disc release the week ended Aug. 29, even though its suggested retail price cost was triple that of the average new film,reports the Hollywood Reporter. The…

Reality Shows Lead the Way in Wednesday Ratings

CBS’s "Big Brother," Fox’s "MasterChef" and NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" topped the Nielsen ratings on Wednesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" kicked off the evening with a 2.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of the…

Stars Lined Up as ‘Peter Pan’ Prequel Heads for Production

Syfy is producing a four-hour prequel to "Peter Pan" called "Neverland," and the production is about to begin with Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel ("Pushing Daisies"), Bob Hoskins, Raoul Trujillo and Charlie Rowe starring. Nick Willing has written the script and…

29 Million Viewers Tune In for Obama Speech

President Barack Obama’s address to the nation about the end of military operations in Iraq drew 29.2 million viewers when televised from 8-8:20 p.m. ET across the broadcast and cable networks, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. Despite some outlets being non-committal during the…

TNT’s ‘Memphis Beat’ Looks Likely to be Renewed for 2nd Season; Lifetime Passes on ‘Army Wives’ Spinoff

TNT’s "Memphis Beat" is looking as if it’ll receive a second-season order, although it’s not official yet, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. While the show was overshadowed by another freshman show, "Rizzoli & Isles," "Memphis Beat" managed to attract 4.5…

With Negotiations Continuing Past Deadline, Disney’s Channels Remain on Time Warner Cable

As Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable continue their negotiations past the expiration of an earlier carriage deal, Disney’s channels remain on the air, reports the Los Angeles Times’ CompanyTown blog. The current contract expired at 12:01 a.m. on…

Gunman at Discovery Communications Headquarters Shot and Killed; There Were Three Hostages, All Hostages Safe

The gunman who was holding hostages in the lobby of the Discovery headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, was shot by police at approximately 4:50 pm, ET, police have said. The condition of the gunman, allegedly James Lee, is unknown, the…