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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.
"Today" co-host Matt Lauer almost left NBC for a move to ABC last year, reports New York Magazine in a lengthy story about the morning program. Lauer’s near departure happened around the time that former “Today” co-host Ann Curry was…
Tonight’s return of the singing competition show “The Voice” to the NBC lineup is a big moment for the Peacock Network in a season in which ratings have been hard to come by. But it also will be closely watched…
George R.R. Martin, whose books are the basis for HBO’s hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones," might develop a prequel for the network, according to an interview with IGN.com. "I have been writing a series of novellas set in Westeros,…
ABC Family is developing a drama based on a book written by the stars of HGTV’s "Selling New York," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Called "Hot Property," the drama is about a mother and two daughters who work…
CNN’s new prime-time program "The Lead" is off to a tough start in the ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Four days after its debut, the show continues to trail its predecessor, Wolf Blitzer’s "The Situation Room," the…
A new telefilm about the legendary relationship between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is getting BBC America as a co-producer, reports Deadline.com. Called "Burton and Taylor," the film comes on the heels of another project focusing on the pair, the…
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City is genuinely passionate about certain issues, and is willing to spend his money to back up those passions. According the the New York Post, "Bloomberg today [March 25, 2013] is kicking off a $12 million TV ad…
"Longtime producers and executives working in late-night television concede that NBC is taking a risk in planning changes to one of the few remaining areas where the network finishes first. NBC, though, is encouraged by the fact that [Jimmy] Fallon seems…
Jay Leno’s "Tonight Show" monologue on Friday night, March 22, 1013, had two zingers directed at NBC, writes our good friend James Hibberd at the InsideTV blog on the website of Entertainment Weekly. According to Hibberd, here are the two zingers: “Doctors in…
Looks like CBS is close to acquiring half of a cable network that’s in about 80 million U.S. homes. "As soon as next week, Lionsgate is expected to close a deal to sell about half of TVGN, formerly known as…