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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.
Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman spoke out about the cancellation of his HBO drama "Luck," saying the series was canceled because of misinformation spread by animal rights organization PETA and the tabloid site TMZ.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO canceled…
NBC has a new prime-time show in the works that brings back a genre that has recently fallen out of fashion — the home makeover show — and the face of the show will be “the only Oprah protege to…
A former New York City mayor who was one of the most colorful in the city’s history has died. The New York Times reports that Ed Koch, who led New York for three terms as its mayor and later served as…
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s revealed its "30 Rock"-based flavor during the NBC comedy’s finale Thursday night: It’s a Greek frozen yogurt called "Liz Lemon," reports E! Online. The flavor is named after Tina Fey’s character on the show….
The Consumer Electronics Association has cut its ties with CNET in a rebuke to CNET parent company CBS, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. The move is part of the fallout from CBS’s decision to block CNET editors from…
FX’s new drama series "The Americans" debuted Wednesday with stronger numbers than the cable network’s hit “American Horror Story,” TVLine.com reports: 3.22 million total viewers. The premiere also attracted 1.57 million adults 18-49. Adding in two encore telecasts that same…
Television personality Geraldo Rivera is considering running for a Senate seat in New Jersey, reports TheHill.com. "I mentioned this only briefly to my wife … but I am and I’ve been in touch with some people in the Republican Party…
"Witches of East End" has been picked up to series with a 10-episode order, reports Deadline.com. It’s the first drama series order to surface from Lifetime’s recent pilot orders. The series stars Julia Ormond, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Rachel Boston and Madchen…
"Girls" creator Lena Dunham is working on a new comedy show for HBO, which she is creating with Jenni Konner, an executive producer on “Girls,” reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The new project is a pilot about a…
Amazon has cast "Roseanne" star John Goodman in one of its first six original comedy pilots, reports Deadline.com. The project, "Alpha House," is written by Oscar nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Trudeau. The show is about four senators who…