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.

The CW’s ‘Carrie Diaries’ Has a Very New York Problem

The CW’s "Sex and the City" prequel "The Carrie Diaries" has a problem that might be apparent to many viewers: the absence of the World Trade Center from the 1980s-era city, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Show…

On Eve of White House Gun Push, NRA Starts a TV Talk Show — Series ‘Especially Timely,’ Says Rifle Association

By Jeanine PoggiAdvertising Age The Sportsman Channel is turning the National Rifle Association’s radio show, "Cam & Company," into a live daily talk show. The show, hosted by gun-rights advocate Cam Edwards, was set to begin airing Tuesday evening, Jan….

Best-Selling Writer David Baldacci Teams with ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Executive Producer Shane Brennan for New TNT Series to Star Rebecca Romijn and Jon Tenney

Shane Brennan, the executive producer of the hit CBS drama "NCIS: Los Angeles," is expanding to TNT with a new, untitled detective series, reports TV Line. Rebecca Romijn ("X-Men") and Jon Tenney ("The Closer") will star in the show, which…

New CNN Chief Jeff Zucker Backs Piers Morgan on Guns

New CNN President Jeff Zucker told the network’s staff that he backs Piers Morgan’s decision to speak out on gun control, reports Politico.com. Zucker made the comments during a town-hall meeting with employees, according to the story. He was asked…

NRA Starts Live TV Talk Show

The National Rifle Association is launching a live daily television talk show, reports Advertising Age. The show will be a TV version of the organization’s radio show "Cam & Company," which will air on the Sportsman Channel. The move for…

Longtime Media Exec Mel Karmazin Has a New Job in Mind

Mel Karmazin, who was the president of Viacom before moving to SiriusXM, which he recently left, has a new job in mind: running the recovery efforts for New Jersey’s Hurricane Sandy victims, reports the New York Post. “I would be…

TNT Passes on Drama Pilot From Jerry Bruckheimer

TNT has passed on the drama pilot "Trooper," produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Mira Sorvino as a divorced state trooper, reports Deadline.com. "The project was originally developed at CBS last season where it also went to pilot starring Sorvino,"…

Oxygen Pulls Plug on Show That Was Accused of Racism

After charges of racism over a new reality show, Oxygen has canceled the program, Deadline.com reports. The show, "All My Babies’ Mamas," would have featured the rapper Shawty Lo and his 11 children by 10 mothers. As previously reported, the…

Jessica Simpson Lands Deal for NBC Sitcom

A sitcom project starring Jessica Simpson is in the works at NBC after the network ordered a pilot presentation, Deadline.com reports. “The single-camera project, inspired by Simpson’s life, is based on a pitch developed by Robin and Nick Bakay, with…

ESPN Anchor Faces Cancer Fight

A longtime anchor on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” who has battled cancer in the past said the disease has returned. The New York Daily News reports that Stuart Scott tweeted about the return of the disease Monday night — just before going…