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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.

Henry Schleiff, President and General Manager, Investigation Discovery, Military Channel and HD Theater

‘The one thing that Investigation Discovery shares with TMZ is it’s almost a sister network in terms of the passion of its audience. And this is a business of passion. The programming we play is about passion plays. Often with one side…

TVWeek Honors the Cable TV Programmer of the Decade

By Chuck Ross If the past 10 years are notable for a single achievement in television, it’s been the flowering of cable TV programming. By decade’s end, from "Mad Men" to "Dexter" to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" to "Damages" to "The…

Conan Cracking Wise Again: ‘Hosting ‘The Tonight Show’ has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me – and I just want to say to the kids out there watching: You can do anything you want in life. Unless Jay Leno wants to do it too.’ Yowser!

Conan has never been funnier, wisecrack-wise. Beside the gem in our headline, above, here are two other zingers from ‘The Tonight Show’ on Thursday night, Jan. 13: "According to a new TV Guide poll, 83 percent of voters want me to stay…

Possibility of ’24’ Movie ‘Absolutely on the Table’

As we reported back in August, this might be the final season of the Fox hit ’24.’ Contracts with many connected with the show end after this season, and it’s one of the most expensive shows on TV to produce….

Extent of NBC Affiliate Losses Due to Leno Show Calculated at Tens of Millions

A research firm calculated the financial losses among NBC’s affiliates as a result of dropping news ratings caused by a low “Jay Leno Show” lead-in, and said the damage could have been collectively $22 million, the Associated Press reports. Harmelin…

‘Dexter’ Star Michael C. Hall Treated for Lymphoma

Michael C. Hall, the star of Showtime’s “Dexter,” said he had been treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and is successfully completing treatment, the Associated Press reports. He said he had been diagnosed with a "treatable and curable condition," but didn’t say…

Report: Peter Chernin is Looking to Get Involved with Another Studio

Somewhere, over the rainbow, former News Corp. president Peter Chernin has his eye on another studio. Word is that Chernin is interested in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but to get it he might have to team up with his former employer, the Los…

George Clooney to Host Telethon for Haiti To Be Seen on All MTV Networks

Actor George Clooney will host a telethon airing next week on all the MTV channels to raise money to help victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake, Roger Friedman’s Showbiz411 reports. Clooney said he is trying to get his celebrity friends…

Sarah Palin a Ratings Hit

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s debut Tuesday as a Fox News contributor drew 3.954 million total viewers to “The O’Reilly Factor,” the Huffington Post reports. That was more than CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined during the 8 p.m. hour. –Elizabeth…

Charlie Sheen Gets Shy About Being on Camera–in the Courtroom, That Is

TV stars are not usually shy about being on camera. But it looks like that depends upon the venue. Charlie Sheen’s attorney asked a Colorado judge to bar TV cameras from the Aspen courtroom next week when the CBS star…