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.

CBS Gives Pilot Orders to ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Backstrom’

CBS has given pilot orders to "Beverly Hills Cop" and the drama "Backstrom," with the latter from "Bones" creator Hart Hanson, reports Deadline.com. The network also gave a pilot order to the comedy "Friends With Better Lives," from writer Dana…

Greg Kinnear Project Gets Pilot Order from Fox

A comedic drama starring Greg Kinnear has received a pilot order from Fox, reports Deadline.com. The project, “Rake,” received the green light after Kinnear, who was given the right to sign off on the script, OK’d the script last week,…

ABC Loads Up on Pilot Orders

ABC ordered four new pilots Tuesday, including a drama from “ER’s” David Zabel and a comedy executive produced by “Office” writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, TVLine.com reports. “The Zabel project, ‘Betrayal,’ centers on a beautiful but unhappily married female…

Fox News Slips to No. 3 in Cable Viewership for Inauguration

Ratings for President Obama’s second inauguration declined significantly from four years ago, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. CNN was the leader among the cable news networks while the oath of office was administered and Obama…

This Story Has Lots of Bull: Stock Market on Fire as Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Hit Highest Levels in More Than Five Years

The bulls have gotten a hold of the stock market and won’t let go. "The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 62.43 points, or 0.5%, to 13,712.13 on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, recovering from a morning slide of as much as…

Son of a Bitch: ABC Yanks Sitcom From Schedule — Co-Star Tweets ‘We’ve Basically Been Canceled’

ABC has yanked one of its sitcoms from its schedule, effective immediately, reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The sitcom involved is "Don’t Trust the B– In Apt. 23." Writes Andreeva, "While ABC does not call this a cancellation,…

Strong Opening for Fox’s New Kevin Bacon Drama Series

Fox scored the second-highest-rated drama premiere of the season with the debut Monday night of the new Kevin Bacon series “The Following,” TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The series turned in a time zone-adjusted 3.2 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, ranking…

‘SNL’ Actor to Fill Hasselhoff’s Speedo in ‘Baywatch’ Adaptation

An upcoming adaptation of the hit 1990s series “Baywatch” will feature a “Saturday Night Live” actor stepping into the role made famous by David Hasselhoff as the leader of a team of California lifeguards, TheWrap.com reports. Bill Hader — known…

Must-See: While There Is Some Controversy as to Whether or Not Beyonce Sang the National Anthem Live During Obama’s Inauguration Yesterday, There Is No Doubt That Kelly Clarkson’s Live ‘My Country Tis of Thee’ During the Ceremony Moved Many to Tears

More TV Appearances in the Works for Alabama Beauty Queen Who Caught Brent Musburger’s Eye

Alabama beauty queen Katherine Webb, who became a part of a minor controversy after ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger emphatically expressed his appreciation for her during the BCS National Championship Game, has been getting plenty of offers since then, the New…