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.

Olbermann’s New Deal With ESPN: What the Network Won’t Let Him Do

As part of ESPN’s deal to rehire Keith Olbermann, the television host is banned from talking about a certain subject, The New York Times reports. According to the report, Olbermann has agreed not to discuss politics. As part of his…

ABC Renews Drama Series

Just four episodes into its current season, ABC has announced a renewal for a drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network renewed the Canadian cop show "Rookie Blue" for a fifth season. Even though the drama…

‘Glee’ Moving Ahead Without Cory Monteith

"Glee" is moving forward without star Cory Monteith, who was found dead Saturday from a drug overdose in a Vancouver hotel room, reports TMZ.com. The show isn’t canceled and its writers called an emergency meeting to figure out how to…

MSNBC’s ‘The Cycle’ Names Daughter of Former Presidential Candidate as New Co-Host

MSNBC’s "The Cycle" has named the daughter of a well-known politician who ran for president in 2012 as a new co-host. TVNewser.com reports that the show is bringing aboard "HuffPost Live" host Abby Huntsman — the daughter of former Utah…

NBC’s J.J. Abrams Project Loses Showrunner

An NBC project from Warner Bros. TV and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has lost its showrunner, with Mark Friedman departing "Believe" on his own accord, Deadline.com reports. The parting was agreeable, the story notes. While Friedman, who is also…

In-Demand Writer-Producer Team Behind Fox’s ‘Fringe,’ CBS’s ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Switches Studios, Signs Three-Year Pact

The veteran writing-producing team behind such shows as Fox’s "Fringe" and CBS’s "Hawaii Five-0" signed a three-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, with their K/O Paper Products TV President…

‘Sherlock’ Actor Joins HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’

An actor from the British series "Sherlock" has been cast in HBO’s "Game of Thrones." EW.com’s Inside TV reports that Mark Gatiss, who plays Mycroft Holmes on "Sherlock," is joining the HBO series. Gatiss’ role is being kept quiet, the…

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 65th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

Here’s the full list of nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, July 18, 2013: Outstanding Drama SeriesBreaking Bad • AMC • Sony Pictures Television Downton Abbey • PBS • A…

FX Orders Comedy About a Toxic Romance

FX has ordered a comedy pilot about a toxic, self-destructive relationship. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel ordered "You’re the Worst," written and created by Stephen Falk. Falk, who is a co-executive producer and writer on "Weeds" and on Netflix’s…

Kim Kardashian Opens up About Motherhood

Reality television star Kim Kardashian, who has been quiet since giving birth to her and Kanye West’s baby girl, took to her blog to write a brief post about motherhood, notes The Hollywood Reporter. "These past couple of weeks have…