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.

Fox Buys Tennis Comedy From Producer Behind ‘The Office’

Fox has bought a comedy about a pro tennis player from Greg Daniels, who developed the U.S. version of "The Office," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The untitled project will focus on a mid-level pro tennis player who…

Two Sketch Comedy Veterans Working on Family Sitcom for ABC

Two veterans of sketch comedy from the 1990s are working together on a family comedy for ABC. Joe Adalian reports in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog that the project is in the works from Ben Stiller and Michael Ian Black….

Nielsen Rolls Out Plans to Extend Ratings Monopoly to Radio

In a move that extends Nielsen’s monopoly reach on TV ratings to also include the U.S. radio market, the company announced plans today to buy Arbitron for $1.26 billion, Advertising Age reports. “Nielsen, already by far the largest research company…

After Tackling Dylan and the Stones, Martin Scorsese Aims His Cameras at the ‘Rock Star President’ for New HBO Documentary

Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has increasingly turned his attention to documentaries in recent years, and his subjects have often been rock stars: Bob Dylan in the 2005 “American Masters” project “No Direction Home”; the Rolling Stones in the 2008…

ABC’s ‘Bachelorette’ Special Tanks, CBS’s ‘Survivor’ Finale Has Ho-Hum Turnout … and NBC Wins Big With Football

On a night when live NFL telecasts and coverage of news including President Obama’s address about the Newtown, Conn., school tragedy jumbled the broadcast schedule and impacted ratings measurement, NBC rolled to a fairly easy win Sunday night, based on…

Well-Known Film Actor Will Revive the Character Telly Savalas Made Famous in ‘Kojak’

Universal, which is picking up momentum with its remake of the 1970s TV detective series "Kojak," has found its lead actor. Vin Diesel will take on the role — and suck the lollipop — made famous by Telly Savalas, reports…

E! Moves Forward With Art Gallery Drama

In an effort to add to its growing development slate of scripted programming, E! has opted for a new drama about the art world called "Gallerina," reports Deadline.com. "Freaky Friday" director-producer Mark Waters will executive produce the hour show, working…

AMC Orders Cop Drama to Series

AMC has greenlighted a new police drama series, placing an order for 10 episodes of the show, B&C reports. The series, "Low Winter Sun," is based on a two-part British miniseries of the same name that aired six years ago….

Morgan Freeman a Victim of Hoax Related to School Tragedy

Social media blew up over the weekend with Oscar winner Morgan Freeman’s reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., but it turned out the words were not the actor’s, reports TheWrap.com. Freeman’s publicist Stan Rosenfield declared…

“12 to Watch in TV News” in Our December NewsPro

Our cover story, “12 to Watch in TV News,” looks at some journalists and other media professionals who are making a difference, and some of the people who hire them; many are old hands in TV news, including Jeff Zucker,…