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.

Reality Star Enters Rehab — With Camera Crew in Tow

One of the stars of a VH1 reality show entered rehab Monday, with a VH1 camera crew following her through the program, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. "Mob Wives" star Renee Graziano entered Transitions in Miami after a…

Study Indicates Catching Up, Not Cord Cutting, Drives Increase in Content Streaming — TVGuide.com Research Indicates Devotion to TV Programming Remains Strong

By Cotton DeloAdvertising Age Contrary to prognostications about TV dying a slow death as tweens and younger children become hypnotized by YouTube, a new study suggests that consumers’ devotion to TV programming remains strong — even though more of them…

Popular ‘SNL’ Alum Andy Samberg Lands Lead in Fox Sitcom

A Fox project from "Parks and Recreation" producers Mike Schur and Dan Goor has cast popular former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Andy Samberg to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Samberg will play the lead detective in…

One Company Has Sold Six Projects to ABC This Development Season — the Latest Is ‘Dirty Girls’

ABC has bought a comedy project based on the book "Dirty Girls: The Naked Truth About Our Guilty Secrets" from the Mark Gordon Co., reports Deadline.com. The sale marks the sixth project of this development season to be sold by…

Brendan Fraser Making the Move to Small Screen as Star of Drama

"The Mummy" star Brendan Fraser has been cast in his first major scripted television series role, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Fraser will star in TNT’s drama pilot "Legends,” the story reports. Fraser has previously appeared on TV…

Leslie Moonves — Who Just Received a Cool $22 Million as a Bonus for Re-Upping With CBS — Says If Sony Puts Its Movie and TV Businesses on the Block, CBS Might Be Interested in Buying Them

If Sony wants to sell its movie and TV businesses, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves says CBS might be interested in buying them, reports The Wall Street Journal. [Note: The WSJ is behind a firewall and might charge you to read…

J-Lo’s ABC Family Pilot Casts Young Disney Channel Star

The ABC Family pilot "The Fosters," from producer Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, has cast "Wizards of Waverly Place" actor Jake T. Austin, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Austin, who just ended four seasons playing Max Russo on Disney…

New Research Says Viewers Remain Devoted to TV Programming — Even Though They’re Increasingly Watching It Online and on Tablets

A new study offers encouraging data for TV programmers, indicating that fears of losing viewers to YouTube, Netflix and other new media may be overblown. Citing research from TVGuide.com, Advertising Age reports that consumers’ dedication to television programming remains strong…

BBC America Renews Drama Series

BBC America has renewed its first original scripted series for a second season, reports TheWrap.com. The program, "Copper," was renewed before its first-season finale, which is scheduled to air Oct. 21 at 10 p.m., the story notes. Since debuting in…

‘Twilight’ Producer Sells Projects to NBC, Fox

NBC and Fox have each bought a project from former Paramount Pictures executive and "Twilight" producer Karen Rosenfelt, reports Deadline.com. The NBC project is a drama called "Town and Gown," written and executive produced by Tom Garrigus of "Everwood." The…