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.

Despite Last Week’s Overdose, Fantasia Barrino to Appear on ‘Good Morning America,’ Other TV Shows Starting Aug. 24

Fantasia Barrino, the winner of the third season of "American Idol," plans on making television appearances starting Aug. 24 when she performs on "Good Morning America," just two weeks after landing in the hospital over overdosing, reports US Magazine. The…

Fox TV Studios Gets New President

Fox TV Studios, which produces such hits as "Burn Notice: and "White Collar"–both on the NBU Universal-owned USA Network–has named a new president. David Madden has been promoted to president, succeeding Emiliano Calemzuk who left two weeks ago to take…

USA Network’s Buddy Cop Pilot ‘Common Law’ Taps ‘FlashForward’ Actor

USA Network’s buddy cop pilot "Common Law" has cast an actor who was on ABC’s "FlashForward’ to star, marking the project’s first actor cast in the comedic show, reports Deadline.com. The actor is Michael Ealy. The pilot focuses on two cops,…

This is What Happens When You’ve Been Raised With Too Much Frank Capra and Not Enough Barry Diller (Starring Bill O’Reilly, Fox News, Comcast and Introducing Barry Nolan)

Frank Capra specialized in David vs. Goliath stories. We’re all familiar with his Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” wherein Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey comes to realize that as long as one has family and friends it doesn’t matter what…

Oprah’s OWN Network Hit With Discrimination Suit by Ex-Employee

A former employee of Oprah Winfrey’s OWN–Oprah Winfrey Network–is suing the network claiming wrongful termination and that she was subjected to a hostile work environment because she suffers from multiple sclerosis, reports TMZ.com. Catherine Dunn started at OWN as an…

Another ‘Jersey Shore’ Star Arrested–Over Parking Tickets? Seriously

Another "Jersey Shore" star has been arrested, reports MTV.com, and the reason might come as a surprise to fans of the show. It has to do with parking tickets, according to the story. Ronald "Ronnie" Ortiz-Magro was arrested Sunday in…

It’s Final, So Stop Asking: ‘Legend of the Seeker’ Won’t Be Picked Up by Syfy

Syfy is once again telling fans of the Rahl family–including hero Richard and his evil brother Darken–that the channel isn’t picking up the fantasy series "Legend of the Seeker," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. Despite telling fans earlier this year that Syfy wouldn’t…

Golf Tournament, ‘Big Brother’ Lift CBS to Ratings Win

Three overtime holes to decide the PGA Championship and "Big Brother" propelled CBS to a Nielsen victory on Sunday night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 7 p.m. the golf tournament collected a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, better than NBC’s "Dateline,"…

Video: Never-Before-Seen ‘Return of the Jedi’ Clip Unveiled by George Lucas

Director George Lucas, accompanied by “Star Wars” stars Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, spiced up a “Star Wars” celebration in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend by showing a never-before-seen deleted scene from “Return of the Jedi,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Here’s…

Gallup Poll: Confidence in TV News Is Declining

A recent survey by the Gallup organization reveals that only 22% of respondents have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in television news, reports TVNewser. That result is significantly down from previous years. In 1999 the figure…