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.

Roger Ebert — the Best-Known Movie Critic in the Country — Has Second Thoughts About His Oscar Choices, and Now Says Another Movie May Win as Best Picture

Roger Ebert, the best known movie critic in the country, now says he may be wrong about his previously published prediction of the Best Picture winner that will be announced this coming Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, on ABC’s coverage of…

CBS Pulls Series After Two Airings

It’s generally been tough for midseason entries this year. Latest word is from CBS, which has pulled one of its shows after just two airings, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "The midseason reality competition [‘The Job’], which counted Mark Burnett among…

Country Music Star Mindy McCready Dead at 37, Apparent Suicide. Follows the Recent Apparent Suicide of the Father of Her Youngest Child

This is from TMZ. It’s a statement from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas: “At 3:31 PM, Sunday, February 17th Deputies from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of gun shots fired in the area…

‘Girls,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Louie’ Top Writers Guild Awards for TV. ‘Argo’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Take Top Movie Awards. We Have All the Winners.

"HBO’s ‘Girls’ was hailed as the best new series of the year during the 2013 Writers Guild Awards, while the awards for drama and comedy series went to the writing staffs of, respectively, AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ and FX’s ‘Louie,’ reports…

2013 Writers Guild Awards

[Winners are in bold in the first line of each category] TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC Boardwalk Empire, Written by Dave Flebotte, Diane…

‘Dream Team of Stars’: Two ‘Cheers’ Stars and One High-Profile ‘Seinfeld’ Alum Unite for New Prime-Time Comedy

A new comedy series will feature cast members from two long-running NBC hits, “Cheers” and “Seinfeld.” Deadline.com reports that TV Land has picked up the Kirstie Alley project that was titled “Giant Baby” in its pilot phase. The series, which…

Video: Lindsay Lohan’s Controversial New Project Goes to IFC

A Lindsay Lohan project that has attracted more than its share of notoriety — par for the course with anything involving Lohan these days — will be distributed on multiple platforms by IFC, EW.com reports. “’The Canyons,’ the already infamous…

Plenty of Bad News to Go Around in Thursday Ratings: ABC Has Its Lowest In-Season Scripted Premiere Ever, While NBC Series Plummets to Historic Low

Thursday’s prime-time overnights offered plenty of bad news for the broadcast networks — especially ABC and NBC. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s premiere of “Zero Hour” mustered only a 1.3 average rating in the key 18-49 demo — the worst in-season…

In Case You’re Missing Herman Cain, He’s Now a TV News Talking Head

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain, who was often ridiculed for his verbal missteps during the 2012 campaign, will get a chance to make a few more — or prove he has more important things to say. Deadline.com reports that Cain…

CNN’s Cruise Ship Coverage Widely Mocked (Video)

CNN, which is eager to polish up its battered image and low ratings under new boss Jeff Zucker, didn’t exactly do itself proud Thursday with its extensive coverage of plumbing problems and other hassles aboard a cruise ship, according to…