Logo

Author Page

Chuck Ross 38,865 Entries
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.

New Show From ‘Everwood’ Creator Greg Berlanti and ‘Smash’ Writers Lands at CBS

CBS is buying a comedy from Greg Berlanti and "Smash" writers Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The comedy, which has a put pilot commitment, is about three moms living in a Brooklyn apartment building…

WGN America Buys Off-Network Rights to CBS Drama Series

WGN America, which has been building up its programming slate, has bought the off-network rights to the CBS drama series "Person of Interest," reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. The show, which is in its third season, will start airing on…

New Supernatural Drama Opens to Solid Numbers

A new supernatural cable drama premiered to solid numbers Sunday. Deadline.com reports that 1.9 million total viewers tuned in to Lifetime for "Witches of East End." That’s a slight dip from Lifetime’s "Devious Maids," which debuted in June to 2…

Casey Kasem’s Children File Legal Papers in Ongoing Feud With Jean Kasem

The three adult children of radio legend Casey Kasem have filed legal papers to request conservatorship over their father’s health care, reports People magazine. The children allege that their stepmother, actress Jean Kasem, has blocked access to their father. As…

Everyone’s Favorite TV News Anchorman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Makes Fun Real Commercials for Dodge. Watch Them Now

ABC’s Sunday Prime Time Loses Ground

ABC can’t be happy about the ratings results for its Sunday prime-time lineup. Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, all three of the network’s original dramas lost ground as ABC finished in fourth place among the big…

You Know That Executive the Network Just Hired? Boy, What an A-Hole!

If this headline whets your interest, please click here to read what TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross is talking about.

NBC’s ‘Today’ Show Loses Its Biggest Fan

The "Today" show people at NBC are mourning the loss of a stalwart fan of the program. USA Today reports that Linny Boyette died Sunday of complications following a heart attack. He was 71. "Boyette was a superfan of the…

Joan Rivers, Writers Guild Settle Differences Over ‘Fashion Police’

The Writers Guild of America East and Joan Rivers announced a resolution to their dispute in which the WGA accused Rivers of writing for her E! show "Fashion Police" while it was being struck by the guild, according to The…

You Know That Executive the Network Just Hired? What an A-Hole!

Well, that was pretty simple. Name-calling that’s easy for me as a columnist/blogger to do, and a terrific attention grabber. Thanks for clicking on this piece. So who’s the asshole I’m referring to in the headline? Don’t have one in…