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.

Dick Wolf Reveals How He Has Survived at NBC for Decades — and How His New Drama Fits In at the Network

Dick Wolf, the creator of NBC’s wildly successful “Law & Order” franchise, tells the Los Angeles Times that his new drama for the network, "Chicago Fire," marks a return to "retro TV." "Nobody knows what’s going to work in television…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Staffs Up, Fills Vacancies Left by Departing Cast Members

After the departure of cast members Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott, “Saturday Night Live” has hired two sketch comedians: Aidy Bryant and Tim Robinson, reports the Comic’s Comic. The two will join the cast when the show returns…

NBC Developing Drama for Oscar Nominee

NBC is developing a drama for an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-nominated actress, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The actress is Angela Bassett, who starred in a Fox drama pilot last spring that didn’t get picked up for this fall, the report…

NBC and CNN Beat Rivals on Final Night of the Democratic Convention

NBC and CNN were the most watched broadcast and cable networks, respectively, during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, reports B&C. NBC drew an average of 7.03 million total viewers from 9-11 p.m. on Thursday, while CNN was…

Video: Comedy Central’s New Attack Ads Against CNN and Fox News for Political Season

Comedy Central has created attack ads that mimic political commercials, as a way of getting viewers to tune in to "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" during the election season, reports TVNewser.com. In an ad that attacks Fox, the commercial…

Weekend Box Office Is the Worst in 11 Years

The film industry recorded its slowest weekend in more than a decade, with ticket sales amounting to only $67 million, the Los Angeles Times reports. The total makes the weekend the lowest grossing since the second weekend after the Sept….

The Great Rebate Debate: Are Media Buyers Getting Cash Back? Some Marketers Think So — and Want Their Fair Share

By Jack NeffAdvertising Age Want to quickly quiet a group of agency and marketing execs? Utter the words "media rebates." The Association of National Advertisers reported in July the eye-opening results of a survey indicating that 28% of respondents are…

It’s Exciting, It’s Romantic, and It Can Be Damn Dangerous: So You Wanna Be a Travel Writer

In this month’s issue ot TVWeek’s NewsPro, we feature travel journalism. As we say in the issue, "In a world where the travel writer might commonly find himself or herself at the scene of a natural disaster or face-to-face with…

Divine Decadence: ‘Arrested Development’ Taps Return of Legendary Performer

The revived comedy series "Arrested Development" has tapped a legendary performer to appear on the show. The performer is Liza Minnelli, who will reprise her role as Lucille Austero — the older girlfriend of the Bluth son Buster, reports TVGuide.com….

Shonda Rhimes, Creator of ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Lands Script Development Deal With NBC For Crime Drama

Shonda Rhimes, the creator of "Grey’s Anatomy" is "reteaming with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ scribe Peter Nowalk for" a script commitment with NBC, writes Lesley Goldberg in an exclusive story for The Holllywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Goldberg writes that the script…