Chuck Ross

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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.

Video: Michael Douglas’ Shocking Revelation About His Cancer on David Letterman

Actor Michael Douglas shockingly revealed in a conversation with David Letterman on Tuesday night, Aug. 31, 2010, that Douglas’ throat cancer was at Stage 4, which is the most advanced stage of the disease.

Who Did NOT Say Yes To This Go-Around of ‘Dancing With The Stars’? For Starters, a Major Actor, a Billionaire Entrepreneur, and a Real-Life Person Once Portrayed by Julia Roberts

Now that we know who WIll be on this season’s ‘Dancing With the Stars," it’s fun to find out who was asked to be on the show but turned the opportunity down. Thanks to Leslie Bruce and James Hibberd at…

Video: iPhone App That Can Save Your Life; 3 Million Doctors Have Already Downloaded It

As of June 7th, Apple said there are more than 250,000 iPhone apps available. And at least one of them could help save your life. Here’s the video:

Well-Known Member of ‘Real Housewives of New York’ Says She’s Quitting Show

A well-know member of "Real Housewives of New York" on Bravo is quitting the show, reports USMagazine.com. It’s Bethenny Frankel, who spent this last season fighting with rival Kelly Killoren Bensimon, as well as her former friend Jill Zarin, the story says. Frankel says…

Kelsey Grammer Eyeing Revival of Dr. Frasier Crane — Possibly Involving the Crane Kids

Kelsey Grammer has taken to Twitter to ponder his ideas for reviving Dr. Frasier Crane — the character of the long-running NBC comedy "Frasier" — in a new television show, reports WENN.com. Grammer tweeted, "I’m now really thinking maybe a spinoff…

Guess Yet Another Company That Wants To Challenge Netflix With An Online Video Service?

Yet another challenger has emerged to take on Netflix, reports Bloombert News. Amazon.com has held early talks with media companies including Time Warner about starting an online video subscription service that would compete with Netflix, reports Bloomberg News. The service…

CNN’s August Ratings Show Lowest Primetime Viewership in a Decade

CNN’s primetime viewership was at its lowest in a decade this past August, indicating the need for its new fall line-up, reports TVNewser.com. Every CNN program declined by double digits in the afternoon when compared with the year-earlier numbers, the…

NBC Renews ‘America’s Got Talent’ for Sixth Season, with Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel Returning as Judges

NBC has renewed "America’s Got Talent’ for a sixth season, which will return with judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel as well as host Nick Cannon, reports EW.com’s Hollywood Insider. The show will return next summer, the story…

Hallmark and AT&T U-verse Fail to Resolve Carriage Fee Dispute, So U-Verse Hallmark Channels Are Off the Service

AT&T U-verse and Crown Media’s Hallmark Channels failed to resolve their carriage fee dispute yesterday, so as of 12:01 EDT U-verse both the Hallmark Channel and the Hallmark Movie Channel came off its service. Said U-verse in a statement, “We are…

Report: Democrats Got 88% of Contributions Last Year by Executives, Writers and Reporters of ABC, CBS and NBC. The Count: Democratic Contributions by These Folks: $1 million. Republican Contributions by These Folks: $142 Thousand

"Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers and other self-identifying employees of ABC, CBS and NBC contributed more than $1 million to Democratic candidates and campaign committees in 2008, according to an analysis by The Examiner of data compiled…