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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.

Video: In Our Opinion, the Best Promo Shown During this Year’s Super Bowl

In our humble opinion here at TVWeek, while the promotion for Letterman’s show was the most unexpected, strartling promo that CBS aired during this year’s Super Bowl, the one that most tickled our funny bone was the following (the one for “How…

Consultant Frank Magid Dead at 78

Frank Magid, whose Frank N. Magid Associates grew from its 1956 founding into one of the preeminent advisors of local radio and television stations nationwide, died over the weekend, after a battle with cancer, B&C reports. Magid, 78, was retired…

‘Lost’s’ Daniel Dae Kim Gets Role in Another Series Set in Hawaii (OK, so what is it that the rest of us are doing wrong?)

“Lost” star Daniel Dae Kim looks to be staying in Hawaii for his next role, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He’s been cast in one of the lead roles in CBS’ remake of “Hawaii Five-0," playing Detective Chin Ho Kelly, who…

Chiklis Signs on to ABC Pilot

Michael Chiklis may have found his next role after his Emmy-winning run in “The Shield”: He’s agreed to star in ABC’s drama pilot "No Ordinary Family," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show is about a family whose members have superhero…

CEO Exits Cable Network

For the second time in less than a week the head of a cable network has announced her or his departure. After months of rumors, Andrea Wong said Friday that she’s leaving her post as president and CEO of  Lifetime…

‘The View’s’ Latest Formula for Success

"The View" on ABC apprears to have a new formula for success, and it’s not briging in a particular celebrity guest. The show is increasingly venturing into politics, and viewers are responding, the Los Angeles Times reports. Politics used to…

‘FlashForward’ Gets Yet Another New Showrunner

“FlashForward" will get its third showrunner, as co-creator David Goyer steps down from running the series, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Goyer (“Dark Knight”) will focus on his feature film work, although he’ll still be involved with the ABC TV series,…

Henry Winkler Joins Cast of Cable Show

The Fonz, Henry Winkler, is joining the cast of a popular cable show, Multichannel News reports.   The brothers at the center of USA’s “Royal Pains” will no longer have an absentee father: Winkler is joining the cast for the second…

Super Ratings for Super Bowl: Highest in 23 Years in Metered Markets!

This is just off the press, from CBS…All of the following, including the "NOTE" is a press release from CBS. With these record numbers in the metered markets, there is a good liklihood that the game will be the most-watched,…

Video: Michael Jackson Doctor Negotiating to Turn Himself In