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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.

Disney Makes It Official, Names Paul Lee to Replace McPherson as President of ABC Entertainment Group

Paul Lee, who has been president of ABC Family, has been named president, ABC Entertainment Group, effective immediately, it was announced today. Lee takes over from Steve McPherson, who resigned the postion this past Tuesday, July 27. Immediately upon McPherson’s resignation Disney sources leaked…

Carnie Wilson Sues GSN

On the heels of her exit from GSN’s "The Newlywed Game," singer Carnie Wilson is suing the network over money she claims it owes her for the reality TV show "Unstapled," according to Reuters. Wilson is seeking $277,500 in additional…

TNT Renews Three Dramas

TNT has announced renewals for three of its drama series, reports Deadline.com. Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies, said in a press release that the network has ordered new seasons…

Will Ferrell, Lizzy Caplan Developing HBO Comedy Series

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Prods. and actress Lizzy Caplan are teaming with HBO to develop a comedy series based on the Julie Klausner memoir "I Don’t Care About Your Band," reports Deadline.com. The book is a humorous…

Oscar Nominee Joins Cast of ‘Law & Order: LA’

A film star who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006 is the latest actor to join NBC’s new drama series "Law & Order: LA," according to Deadline.com. Terrence Howard, who was nominated for his lead role in “Hustle…

‘Big Brother’ Tops Nielsens on a Slow Night

Thursday was an especially slow night on network television in the Nielsens, with only CBS’s "Big Brother" having a decent showing, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" scored a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up against all reruns….

Aikman Tweets a Retraction of His ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Claim

After telling a TMZ reporter he was going to appear on ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" in the upcoming season, former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman now says he was just kidding, reports the New York Daily News. Via his Twitter…

Michalopoulos Leaves ABC News for The Daily Beast

Deirdre Michalopoulos, who has been senior managing editor of shows and show integration for ABC News, has been snagged by The Daily Beast as vice president of live and digital events for the Web site, reports WebNewser. Michalopoulos was behind…

Further Developments in the McPherson Story

Here’s the latest developments surrounding the July 27, 2010 resignation of ABC Entertainment Group President Steve McPherson. 1) To fight negative stories since his resignation, McPherson has hired attorney Marty Singer of the firm Lavely & Singer, reports the Los Angeles…

Despite All The Speculation, It Looks Like Fox Might Surprise All of Us and Pick Jennifer Lopez as a Judge on ‘Idol’; TMZ Reports Steven Tyler Will Replace Kara; Randy Said To Be Safe

Despite all of the names mentioned to be a judge on "American Idol," we don’t recall JLo as being one of them. But multiple reports this morning say that Jennifer Lopez will replace the departing Ellen DeGeneres on the show….