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.

‘DWTS’ Dancer Julianne Hough Says She Was Abused as a Child

"Dancing with the Stars" dancer Julianne Hough tells Cosmopolitan she was abused as a child, when she was sent at age 10 to study dance in London. "While I was in London, I was abused, mentally, physically, everything," she said….

Producers Guild of America Announces Theatrical Motion Picture, Animated Theatrical Motion Picture and Long-Form Television Nominations for the 2013 Producers Guild Awards

Press release, Jan. 2, 2013: The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical…

Why French Movie Star Gerard Depardieu Is Now — Suddenly — a Russian Citizen

French film star Gerard Depardieu, who has denounced his homeland, suddenly became a Russian citizen Thursday, Reuters reports. The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had granted citizenship to Depardieu, according to the report. The actor is leaving France…

Holiday Special Delivers Record Ratings for BBC America

BBC America hit an all-time ratings high in adults 25 to 54 with a special holiday telecast. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel’s Christmas "Doctor Who" special set a record with a 0.95 rating in the…

Lights Out for ‘That Doggie in the Window’ — Popular ’50s Singer Patti Page Dead at 85. Biggest Hit Was ‘Tennessee Waltz’

"Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey-voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing, sometimes silly hits like ‘Tennessee Waltz,’ ‘Old Cape Cod’ and ‘(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window’ made her one of the most successful pop singers of the 1950s, died…

Blast From the Past: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ — Which Hasn’t Aired a Fresh Episode in a Year and a Half — Goes Up Against ‘Modern’ Sitcoms on ABC, CBS, NBC and FX for Producers Guild Comedy Award; We Have the Full List of TV and Film Nominees

In an odd twist based on the Producers Guild of America’s decision to follow the same schedule as the Primetime Emmys — even though the PGAs play out six months later — a show that hasn’t been on the air…

Director of ‘Iron Man’ to Helm Episode of NBC’s ‘The Office’

The man behind the feature film "Iron Man" will direct an episode of "The Office" before the show goes off the air, reports TVLine.com. It’s not yet clear which episode of the NBC sitcom Jon Favreau will direct, the story…

Conan O’Brien Producing Medical Comedy for Fox

Late-night host Conan O’Brien is producing a medical comedy for Fox, which has the scripted show in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show is called "Bob’s New Heart Show," a pun on the classic comedy "The…

Jim Murray, Agent Who Worked With George Burns and Phyllis Diller, Dies at 85

Jim Murray, an agent who ran ICM’s offices in Las Vegas and represented stars such as George Burns and Phyllis Diller, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 85. Murray helped bring stars to Las Vegas, including Tony…

Lifetime’s ‘Dance Moms’ Premieres to Series High

Lifetime’s "Dance Moms" premiered its third season to a series high in total viewers, reports Deadline.com. The show’s 2.8 million viewers represented a 33% increase from its summer 2012 season premiere, the story notes. After "Dance Moms," Lifetime aired a…