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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 cruise ship used in the classic series "The Love Boat" has made its last run. CNN reports that the ship sailed to Turkey last week for dismantling, experiencing tragedy along the way as two people died in an accident…
Some Republican operatives are reportedly hoping a popular reality TV personality can be convinced to run for the House of Representatives. The Washington Examiner reports that they are interested in getting "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson to run for the…
A federal judge on Monday tossed out a racial discrimination claim against Paula Deen that damaged the former Food Network star’s business empire after Deen admitted during a deposition for the case that she had used the N-word in the…
ABC has bought a comedy from a producer that is off to a hot start this development season, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The producer is Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland. Rhimes has an overall deal with ABC Studios. The network…
In a competitive bidding situation, NBC has bought a drama from producer Greg Berlanti and novelist and feature writer Seth Grahame-Smith, reports Deadline.com. The prison drama, "Paradise," is set in the late 21st century in Las Vegas, which is now…
A lawsuit has been filed over a pilot at the History channel, TheWrap.com reports. A man is suing A&E Television Networks over the pilot "Thingamabob," alleging that he was offered the hosting job but fired after airing concerns about working…
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. has been added to a Lifetime series. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that Prinze, known for his work in "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "She’s All That" and other feature films, joins the series "Witches…
Fans of Showtime’s canceled series "The Borgias" failed to convince the network to bring the historical drama back, but they will get closure after all with an e-book written by creator Neil Jordan, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker….
A bestselling true-life detective book has been bought by The Weinstein Co., which is considering it for a TV miniseries, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The book is "The Hour of Peril," which focuses on the true story of detectives…
Time Warner Cable is in negotiations to carry Al Jazeera America, after the network dropped Current TV following its January sale to the Qatar-based network, reports The Huffington Post. When Time Warner dropped Current TV, it said it would keep…