Chuck Ross

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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.

‘Bones’ Creator Sells Drama Project to Fox

"Bones" creator Hart Hanson and "Rubicon" creator Jason Horwitch have sold a detective drama to Fox, reports Deadline.com. Called "Noone," the project has been put in development and tracks a female police detective in San Francisco. The drama is described…

Drama Development Off to a Slow Start

The marketplace for network dramas has been "very sluggish" so far this development season, aside from a bidding frenzy over the sci-fi project "Extant," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "I hear there is a sense of quiet panic at some…

Video:Tearful Lea Michele Dedicates Teen Choice Award Last Night to Cory Monteith

Worst Movie Ever Made? Embarrassingly Bad Jerry Lewis Footage Creates Buzz Online — See It Here

Clips from a lost movie that some media outlets are speculating might be the worst movie ever made are creating some excitement online — along with potential embarrassment for veteran comedian Jerry Lewis. The latest clip to surface is a…

She Met Her Husband, Steve Lawrence, on a TV Show, and They Became One of the Most Famous Married Musical Acts in TV and Nightclub History: Eydie Gorme Dies at 84

"Concert and recording superstar Eydie Gormé, 84, who — performing everything from ballads to bossa nova with singing partner and husband Steve Lawrence — made an indelible impression on American audiences during the swingin’ ’60s, died Saturday afternoon [Aug. 10,…

Friday Night Fun: I Recommend a Must-See Movie on TV That 50 Years Ago Received One of Worst Reviews Ever Given by The New York Times. Plus, One of the Funniest Anecdotes About Movies I’ve Ever Heard

If you’re intrigued by the headline above, please click here to read what movie TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross is talking about–plus that anecdote he refers to…

Tonight I Recommend a Must-See Movie on TV That 50 Years Ago Received One of Worst Reviews Ever Given by The New York Times. Plus, One of the Funniest Movie Anecdotes I’ve Ever Heard

I remember it as if it was yesterday. When I was nine-years-old I took the Greyhound bus for the first time—and took it alone–as my parents put me on the bus in Santa Monica to visit my grandfather in Oxnard,…

‘Big Brother’ Matches Its Season High, Carries CBS to Ratings Win

CBS’s "Big Brother" equaled its high for the season Thursday night, lifting CBS to a nightly win in the broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the reality show delivered a 2.5 average…

Former Model Settles Lawsuit Over ‘Mad Men’ Title Sequence

A lawsuit over the title sequence to AMC’s hit drama series "Mad Men" has been settled. The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. reports that model Gita Hall May settled her suit against Lionsgate Entertainment over briefly showing her during the show’s…

Joy Behar Exits ‘The View,’ Fires a Four-Letter Shot at Harry Reasoner on Her Way Out the Door

Joy Behar was never expected to go quietly. The 16-year veteran co-host got in one last shot before departing "The View," and she made it count, dropping a carefully aimed F-bomb on veteran newsman Harry Reasoner, the New York Daily…