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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.

‘Hot in Cleveland’ Still on Fire

After a sizzling opening for TV Land’s "Hot in Cleveland," week two continued to smoke with 3.4 million total viewers watching the second episode. The sitcom’s premiere had 5 million viewers. In other numbers, Nielsen reported that ‘Hot" was No….

Emmy Winner Returns to TV for New Showtime Comedy

An Emmy Award-winning actress is returning to television as part of Showtime’s new comedy "The Big C," reports TV Guide. Best known for her role as Miranda on HBO’s "Sex and the City," Cynthia Nixon will be playing Cathy’s (Laura…

‘Entourage’ Producer Elaborates on ‘Ugly’ Barb, Reveals Who Almost Got Role of Turtle

 HBO’s "Entourage" will return this Sunday with the season premiere of its seventh season, and as part of the promotion for the show, executive producer Doug Ellin let it be known who nearly got the role of Turtle, reports TV…

NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tops Wednesday Nielsens

"America’s Got Talent" was the highest-rated network program Wednesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m., Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance" scored 2.2 and 2.4 ratings for the first and second half-hour, respectively, in the 18-49 demographic, going…

Joan Rivers Sued by Former Manager

Joan Rivers’ former personal manager has filed a lawsuit against the comedian claiming she owes him a substantial amount of money, reports TMZ.com. Billy Sammeth takes credit for restarting Rivers’ slumping career, including getting her on NBC’s "Celebrity Apprentice." When…

Animated Characters to Pop Up on TBS to Help Promote Feature

A new Universal animated feature–and its computer-generated characters–will be getting lots of play on TBS as part of a promotion for the kiddie comedy, reports B&C. Steve Carell stars as the main voice in the film, "Despicable Me," which opens…

Stalking Incident May Affect Plans of Sports Reporter, Dancing Star

An ESPN reporter who was a victim of stalking and had a successful stint on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” may be ready to move on to something new, reports AP. The current ESPN assignment for reporter Erin Andrews is…

Talk Show Host Has Deal to Publish Memoirs

One of the busiest and most popular talk show hosts in America just got a little busier. Media Bistro reports that TV host, mega-Twitterer and "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres has made a deal with Grand Central to publish a…

Fox Dumps ‘Glee’ Reality Spinoff, Bans Sex in Trailers

Last January, Fox proposed a reality television show based on the success of "Glee," but that idea has now been officially scrapped, reports TV Guide. Co-creator Ryan Murphy has said that the producers are concentrating solely on season two and,…

Date Change in Store for Academy Awards?

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors held a meeting Tuesday night in part to consider moving the date of the Academy Awards presentation, reports Deadline.com. This year’s show was held March 7, and the 2009…