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.

‘Captain Kangaroo’ Performer Dies at 86

Cosmo Allegretti, a set painter who became a figure on the children’s television classic "Captain Kangaroo," has died, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. He was 86. Allegretti died July 26 of emphysema, the story reports. The performer stumbled…

NBC Wins Bidding War for Comedy Project

In what is being reported as potentially the biggest commitment for a comedy project so far this development season, Deadline.com reports that NBC has bought a project from "Happy Endings" creator David Caspe and Jamie Tarses. Called "Marry Me," the…

VH1 Hires Fox Veteran to Oversee Programming

VH1 has hired a veteran television programming executive who worked for years at Fox as its new programming chief. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cable network has placed Susan Levison, who was most recently at FishBowl Worldwide Media, in…

Suggestions for Surviving the CBS Blackout

With millions of viewers left without Showtime and CBS programming given the blackout of those networks on Time Warner Cable systems as a dispute drags on between the two companies, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed has compiled a "a survival…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Creator Sells Cop Drama to ABC

The creator of "Grey’s Anatomy" and its spinoff "Private Practice" has sold a police drama to ABC. Deadline.com reports that Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland received an order from the network for the hourlong project, from "Made in Jersey" creator Dana Calvo….

Quirky Rap Video From DirecTV Featuring the NFL’s Manning Brothers Becomes a Viral Hit; Watch It Here — at Your Own Risk

A rap parody featuring Eli and Peyton Manning and made by DirecTV has become a viral hit, The New York Times reports. The clip had already surpassed 4 million views by this morning, one day after being posted. The story…

Fox Buys Comedy From Rashida Jones and Will McCormack

Fox has made a put pilot commitment for a new comedy from Rashida Jones and Will McCormack’s new production company, Le Train Train, reports Deadline.com. The project is "Stuck," a single-camera comedy about a middle-aged woman who gets her "stuck…

TV Series in the Works Based on ‘Rich Kids of Instagram’

Some young people featured on the "Rich Kids of Instagram" Tumblr blog, which focuses on wealthy kids showcasing their over-the-top lifestyles, will be spotlighted in a show in development at E!, reports Deadline.com. The project, "Rich Kids of Beverly Hills,"…

Huh? Time Warner Chief Says That for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ the Fact That It’s Among the Most Pirated TV Shows in the World Is ‘Better Than an Emmy’

"Studies have shown that ‘Game of Thrones’ is among the most pirated TV shows around the world. In the final analysis ‘that’s better than an Emmy,’ [Time Warner chief Jeff] Bewkes said today [Aug. 7, 2013], speaking on the media…

Mr. Rogers Remixed: How PBS Found a ‘Lost Generation’ of Viewers

PBS is the only broadcast network that is holding its ground in the key 18-49 demo, up in total viewers and way up in viewers 18-34, TheWrap.com reports in a piece examining how the public broadcaster is defying the downtrend…