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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 No. 1 Movie at the Box-Office This Weekend Was Actually First Supposed to Be a TV Show

The No.1 film at the box-office this past weekend was written to be the pilot for a TV show that Galvin Palone was set to produce, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The film, "Zombieland" (which took in about $25 million this…

CBS ‘Will Need to Take Some Action’ About Letterman’s Revelation That He Had Sex With Employees or ‘Risk Some Litigation,’ According to Legal Journalist

The Hollywood Reporter’s legal journalist Eriq Gardner says CBS should be investigating David Letterman’s admission that he’s had sex with some of his employees, and that "the network will need to take some actions or risk some litigation." In his…

Report: Jon Allegedly Withdrew $200,000 From Joint Bank Account, Leaving Kate with $1,000; Kate Lawyer Furious, Says Jon Violated Court Order

Many, if not most, divorces end up as pretty nasty affairs, so why should Jon and Kate Gosselin’s be any different? In the latest skirmish, Jon allegedly has taken $200,000 out of a joint bank account, leaving Kate with $1,000,…

Report: Hold it a Minute—Ratings for the Start of the TV Season Aren’t as Positive a Story as a Number of Media Stories Would Lead You to Believe

According to TVByTheNumbers.com, when one looks at the numbers thus far, " the broadcast prime-time ratings averages for the first week tell a different story," the story says, continuing, "CBS and Fox are very slightly up for adults 18-49 vs….

Friday’s Ratings: ‘Stargate Universe’ on Syfy Channel Beats ‘Dollhouse’ on Fox

In Friday night’s ratings, "Stargate Universe," averaging 2.35 million viewers, beat the 2.1 million viewers who watched "Dollhouse" on Fox, Multichannel News reports. –Chuck Ross

Authorities Arrest Man Accused of Taking Those Unauthorized Videotapes of ESPN Reporter Erin Andrews

A man has been arrested for allegedly taking the videotapes of ESPN Reporter Erin Andrews naked in at least two different hotel rooms, the Boston Herald reports. The Associated Press says he is a 47-year-old insurance agency employee. According to…

TV Critic Says the Way Letterman Told the Story of Allegedly Being Extorted, and the Audience’s Reaction, Was ‘Bizarro’

TV critic and TVWeek blogger Aaron Barnhart found the delivery of Letterman’s revelations last week that he had sex with some of his employees, and was allegedly being blackmailed to keep it secret–and the audience’s reacton to the story, rather…

VIDEO: David Letterman, in His Own Words, on Having Sex With His Employees and Facing Extortion for $2 Million.

TV Critic Aaron Barhart and some others have commented on the odd way the audience reacts to Letterman’s telling of this. As you’ll see, they are reacting to more how it’s told than what’s being told. Hence the laughter and applause….

One Media Giant Bows Out of Bidding for NBCU

The one media company that a number of knowledgeable observers had long-predicted would be a good fit for NBC Universal has dropped out of the informal bidding for part or all of the company. Jeff Bewkes, chairman and CEO of TIme Warner, said Friday that "an…

TLC Stops Filming ‘Kate Plus 8’: Guess Who Ordered it Stopped?

TLC has stopped filming "Kate Plus Eight," its newly retitled reality show that had been called "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the Associated Press reports. And the person who ordered the show shut down was none other than … Jon…