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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.

ABC’s ‘Bachelorette’ Tops Monday Night Nielsens

Monday night saw another strong showing for ABC’s "The Bachelorette," as it was the top-rated network program in the Nielsens, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "The Bachelorette" had a 2.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of a fresh…

Want to Sit In on a Table Read for ‘Family Guy’ or Visit the Set of ‘The Young and the Restless’ With One of the Show’s Stars? Now You Can–But It Won’t Be Cheap

A variety of television experiences and memorabilia items are up for grabs on eBay, where bidding is under way in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation’s Annual Primetime Emmy Season Online Auction. Prizes include a “Family Guy” table…

CBS Plans Big Night With ‘Survivor’ Premiere, ‘Big Brother’ Finale

CBS will pull out the big reality guns Sept. 15 in an effort to win the Nielsens that night with a double header of the season premiere of "Survivor: Nicaragua" followed by the "Big Brother" finale, reports the Sun-Sentinel. “Survivor”…

Former ‘King of Queens’ Star Signs Development Deal for CBS Sitcom

CBS and CBS Studios signed a former star of “The King of Queens” to a development and talent holding deal, reports Deadline.com. The star is Leah Remini, who is also signed on as co-host of a new daytime talk show…

Grammy Winner Joins Cast of AMC’s ‘Hell on Wheels’

A Grammy Award-winning rapper has joined the cast of AMC’s Western pilot "Hell On Wheels," reports Deadline.com. The drama centers on the building of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, and the rapper Common will play Elam, a freed slave…

ABC Hires Political Director to Replace David Chalian

David Chalian, the ABC News political director who left to join PBS’s “NewsHour,” has been replaced by Amy Walter, editor of National Journal’s political publication Hotline, B&C reports. Walter, formerly a political analyst for CNN, C-SPAN, NBC, CBS and HBO,…

Video–Terrific TV Moment: Former Presidential Candidate Howard Dean Accuses Fox News of Racism in Shirley Sherrod Incident and Fox’s Chris Wallace Surprises Him With the Facts; Also, Wallace Doesn’t Give Newt Gingrich a Pass on His Comments About Racism

Today’s Must-See…A Primer on TV News Reporting: Chris Wallace Doing What Chris Wallace Does (on “Fox News Sunday,” with both Gingrich and Dean (though it’s only the Dean part that’s making the news)… Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Top Scripps Executive Who Helped Brand Food Network and Launch Cooking Channel Departs to Another Cable Network

One of Scripps’ top executives, who was vice president of brand creative at the Food Network–where she also helped launch the Cooking Channel–has left to go to another cable network. Patalia Tate has been named senior vice president, marketing, creative and brand strategy for…

‘Jersey Shore’ Gets New Cast Member, Who Says Her Needs Are ‘Beats, My Broads, and Booze’

With MTV’s "Jersey Shore" starting to tape its third season, a new cast member has joined Snooki and J-Woww: a woman who calls herself Deena Nicole and who wrote on Facebook that all she needs is "beats, my broads, and…

‘Real Housewives’ Star Forced to Auction off Home Furnishings in Bankruptcy Case

One of the stars of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" is selling her home furnishings in an auction as part of her and her husband’s bankruptcy case, reports MyFoxNY.com. Giuseppe "Joe" and Teresa Giudice owe $10.85 million to creditors,…