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.

CNN Medical Guru Shifts His Position on Pot, Apologizes for Earlier Stance

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he has changed his mind about marijuana, and is apologizing for his earlier opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. His change of opinion comes…

Piracy of CBS Show Spikes in Areas Where the Network Is Blacked Out

Piracy of a CBS series has seen a spike, with particularly large increases in cities where the network is blacked out amid a contract dispute with Time Warner Cable. Deadline.com cites data from TorrentFreak, which says the increase in illegal…

Leah Remini Files Missing Person Report on Wife of Scientology Leader

Former "King of Queens" actress Leah Remini, who publicly broke from the Church of Scientology last month, has filed a missing person report with the police on the wife of the organization’s leader, reports the Los Angeles Times. Shelly Miscavige,…

‘Underwhelming’ Title Revealed for ‘Sharknado’ Sequel

The title for Syfy’s "Sharknado" sequel has been revealed, and it’s what The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed calls "an underwhelming name." The sequel for the original Syfy movie will be called "Sharknado 2: The Second One," the story says. It’s…

Hey Little Buddies, Three TV Classics Return to the Small Screen: ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘The Love Boat,’ and the Steve McQueen Western ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive’

Three classic TV shows are returning to the small screen next month: "Gilligan’s Island," "The Love Boat" and "Wanted: Dead or Alive," starring Steve McQueen. All of the shows will be returning on Me-TV, the Memorable Entertainment Television digital network…

Actor Uses, Er, Loses, His Head: One of the Actors We Remember so Fondly from ‘The Sandlot’ Arrested for Head-Butting a Cop

One of the stars of "The Sandlot," Tom Guiry, who played Scotty Smalls in the popular 1993 movie, has been arrested for head-butting a cop, TMZ reports. The article says, "The story is crazy. We’re told Guiry was at [Houston’s]…

She Was One of the Major Actresses of the ’70s and Won Two Golden Globes and an Oscar Nomination During That Era. Karen Black Dies at 74

"Karen Black, 74, who was Oscar-nommed for ‘Five Easy Pieces’ and starred in films including ‘Nashville’ and ‘Easy Rider,’ died [today,Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013], after a long battle with cancer," reports Variety. The obituary continues, "Her husband Stephen Eckelberry announced…