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.

After Being Ordered by Judge to Stop Driving, Amanda Bynes Apparently Does It Again — This Time She Has Her Car Impounded — So Why Is Lindsay Lohan Sounding Off About Bynes’ Situation?

Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes, who had been ordered by a judge to stop driving, was pulled over while driving and had her car impounded on Sunday, reports People.com. The Burbank Airport Police confirmed Bynes was stopped and cited for…

Complete List of 2012 Creative Arts Emmys Winners

This year’s list of Creative Arts Emmy Award winners is only available as a pdf. Please click here to download it.

2012-Creative-Arts-Emmys-Press-Release.pdf

CBS Orders Project From Co-Creator of ‘Rescue Me’

CBS has given a put pilot commitment to Jim Gaffigan and Peter Tolan for a single-camera comedy loosely based on Gaffigan’s life, reports Deadline.com. Tolan is the co-creator of "Rescue Me." The pair will co-write the story, although Tolan will…

Consumers Already Crazy About the iPhone 5. At 2 Million, Apple Gets More Than Double the Number of Preorders It Got for the iPhone 4S. Some Preorders Won’t Be Filled Until October. And AT&T Sets Sales Record With iPhone 5 Preorders

Apple said today, Sept. 17, 2012, that "iPhone 5 preorders topped 2 million in 24 hours — more than double the amount of preorders it had for the iPhone 4S," reports USA Today. The story continues, "The company said that because…

ABC Buys Comedy Based on ‘Fat, Forty and Fired’ Book

ABC has given a put pilot commitment to a project based on the book "Fat, Forty and Fired," about a man who loses his job and realizes life involves more than work, reports Deadline.com. The project comes from writer Jeff…

Cable Networks Book $9.8 Billion in Upfront, Surpassing Broadcast

Cable networks booked almost $9.8 billion in upfront sales this year, surpassing the broadcast upfront, reports Jon Lafayette in B&C. The growth rate for the 2012-13 upfront was 5%, lower than the double-digit gains recorded during the two previous years,…