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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.
NBC has ordered a new series for this fall that Deadline.com calls "one of the most ambitious unscripted efforts ever attempted." The live competition series will feature a 12-day contest. Called "The Million Second Quiz," the contest will last 1,000,000…
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker is said to be considering a high-profile political figure for a job with CNN. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Zucker has his eye on former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich for a revival of…
"American Idol" producers and Fox executives recently created a secret plan to dump judge Mariah Carey and bring back Jennifer Lopez, all part of a scheme to boost the show’s slumping ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites “knowledgeable…
"Today" co-host Matt Lauer reportedly urged NBC to hire a crisis team to help with the situation at the NBC morning show. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Lauer wanted the network to bring in public relations experts…
Scripps rolled out an ambitious plan for the 2013-14 television season, with its six networks planning to add a combined 52 new series, reports The New York Times. While parent company Scripps Networks Interactive has previously invested in original programming…
Ozzy Osbourne’s substance abuse "devastated" Sharon Osbourne, "The Talk" co-host said on her show, when she also told the audience that the pair is "not getting divorced," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. "However, am I happy? No. Am…
A new National Geographic series set a ratings record this week for the cable network. Deadline.com reports that the show "Brain Games" drew 1.5 million viewers on Monday, marking the highest-rated series debut ever for the network. The show had…
Stephen Lloyd, the executive producer of "How I Met Your Mother," has signed a new two-year deal with 20th Television, keeping him on the CBS comedy for its final season and then moving him to ABC’s "Modern Family" the following…
A+E Networks, known for original dramas such as "The Glades," is moving into comedy with a new pilot order. Deadline.com reports that the cable programmer has David Koechner of NBC’s “The Office” on board for "Whitey." Koechner, who played Todd…
A New York Times reporter who received a scathing review from the paper for his new book about the morning TV wars has responded to the negative writeup. Brian Stelter tells TheWrap that he believes The Times’ review of "Top…