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.

2-to-1 You Can’t Guess the Premise of This New Show in Development. Hint: It’s Got Its Roots in the Classic Style of Such Hollywood Icons as Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly and Warren Beatty

In an exclusive story our friends at Deadline.com write of a new series in development at NBC that will be focused on the style of classic Hollywood films, "or a celebrity’s signature style (think Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly,…

Nickelodeon Doubles Order for Comedy Series

Nickelodeon has doubled its order for a spinoff series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel greenlighted 20 additional episodes of the "iCarly" and "Victorious" spinoff comedy "Sam & Cat." The first season’s episode count will now…

Another New Summer Series, Another ‘Just OK’ Opening; CBS Gets Good News

NBC rolled out a new series Wednesday night, and like most of the programming opening this summer, it bowed to less-than-spectacular viewer numbers, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the new dramedy "Camp," starring…

Cheap 4K UHD TVs: Who Wins and Who Loses in the New TV Market?

Top executives from major TV sellers opened up about a new trend in the television set marketplace: the arrival of inexpensive 4K UHD television sets from third-tier and second-tier manufacturers. Dealerscope questioned them about whether the trend poses a threat…

Justin Bieber and Bill Clinton Talk Out the Bucket Incident

Justin Bieber’s videotaped peeing-in-a-bucket display apparently caught the attention of Bill Clinton, who wound up having a conversation with the pop star about the incident, according to media reports. Clinton was mentioned — and not in a good way —…

Two Broadcasters Lead the Pack by a Wide Margin in News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations — We Have the Full List of Nominees

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the nominations for the 34th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, with two broadcasters — CBS and PBS — way out ahead of the pack in total number of nominations….

Non-TV Story of the Day: Body of Boston Strangler to Be Exhumed

Authorities plan to exhume the body of the Boston Strangler, Albert H. DeSalvo, the Boston Globe reports. The move was set in motion to enable new forensic testing in the hope of proving DeSalvo killed Mary Sullivan in 1964. The…

Nominees for the 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Press release from NATAS: New York, N.Y. — July 11, 2013 — Nominations for the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy®…

CBS Finds a Way to Replace the ‘Half’ in ‘Two and a Half Men’

CBS is making a surprise casting move to fill time that used to be occupied by the "Half" on the hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men." The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the network’s scaling back of…

Report: Sitcom Star Breaks From Scientology After ‘Interrogations’ and ‘Thought Modification’

An actress who has been a familiar face on TV for years is reportedly breaking from the Church of Scientology. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that "King of Queens" star Leah Remini is making the move after she…