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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.

The Peeping Tom Who Spied On and Taped ESPN’s Erin Andrews Had Other TV Women in His Sights

He didn’t go so far as to tape them, but Michael Barrett, the Illinois man who taped secret videos of ESPN’s Erin Andrews, ran background checks on other female sports reporters and television personalities, according to a federal sentencing memorandum…

Looks Like ‘Jersey Shore,’ Like Many in the Northeast This Time of Year, is Going South

One of the more interesting parlor games of late is where MTV’s "Jersey Shore" will relocate for season two. It looks as if Miami’s South Beach is a good guess, Movieline reports. According to the report, MTV has rented a…

Famous “Zipless” Sexual Encounter Coming to TV

One of the most famous–and controversial–books of the 1970s, Erica Jong’s "Fear of Flying," is being developed for TV. The Sundance Channel is moving into scripted programming, and one of the projects it’s developing is an adaptation of "Fear of…

Worried That a Scene in ‘South Park’ Breaks the Law in Mexico, Airing in Mexico is Being Delayed While Govt. Permission is Sought

MTV canceled the airing, this past Monday, Feb. 8th –in Mexico only–of an episode in which a caricature of Mexican President Felipe Calderon appears in front of a Mexican flag, the Associated Press reports. The network said it hasn’t gotten government…

USA Network’s New Schedule of Originals Hits Some Bumps

Two of USA Network’s prime-time originals are showing a downward trend after a scheduling shift in January, Mediaweek reports. “White Collar” drew 2.89 million viewers last week in its new Tuesday 10 p.m. slot, down 39 percent from the 4.72…

Reports: News Corp. In Talks to Sell Sports Network Fuel TV To Viacom

News Corp. is in talks to sell its action sports network Fuel TV to Viacom. The story was first reported by the SportsBusiness Journal. However, a follow-up report by The Hollywood Reporter says News Corp. and Viacom aren’t close to completing…

New Comic From Creator of ‘Spider-Man’ Has TV Version Planned for Fall

The creator of "Spider-Man," Stan Lee, has a new comic in the works, and a TV version is being developed, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The new comic is called “Super Seven,” about seven aliens who are befriended by Lee himself after they are stranded…

ABC TV Station Affiliates Mad About Company Moving Live Sports to ESPN

ABC affiliates are complaining about a corporate decision to move some live sports events that they thought belonged to them to ESPN, reports Mediaweek. Most recently, ESPN said it is picking up eight fall NASCAR races that were originally set…

Yes, Howard Stern is an A*Hole, But He’s the Right Choice to Replace Simon Cowell on ‘Idol’

Or so says TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross. To read why he thinks so, click here. (I think my colleague Ross may have finally gone too far and his mom is going to be unhappy with him…) –Tom Gilbert

Kate Gosselin Defending Herself to Her Kids

Here’s an interesting twist: Kate Gosselin is defending the way she’s been raising her kids–not to the media–but, surprisingly, to her kids themselves. It will come in the form of a book of letters address to her kids, according to People….