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.

Citing Reality Show as Proof of Bad Parenting, Bristol Palin’s Ex Plans to Fight for Custody

Citing the Lifetime reality show "Life’s a Tripp," Bristol Palin’s former fiance, Levi Johnston, plans to seek full custody of their son, Tripp, claiming that the program shows the boy is receiving "no real parenting" and is on a "downward…

Why One of the Stars of ‘The Wire’ Turned Down ‘Game of Thrones’

"The Wire" star Dominic West said he turned down a role on HBO’s "Game of Thrones" because taping the show would have required living in Reykjavik, Iceland, for six months, reports The Huffington Post. "My problem is, I’ve got four…

NBC Strikes Gold With Its Online Olympics Presence — Which Event Has Been Streamed the Most?

While NBC’s prime-time coverage of the London Games is receiving the highest-ever ratings for an Olympics, the network’s online coverage is also scoring well among viewers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. During the Games’ first week, 75 million…

Nick Jonas Says He’s Being Considered for ‘Idol’ — If He Gets the Job, the Three Jonas Brothers Will Be on Three Different Networks

Nick Jonas tweeted on Saturday that he’s being considered as a judge for "American Idol," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jonas would join Mariah Carey at the judges’ table for the 12th season of the Fox talent show. "The rumors…

NBC ‘Comes Back’ After Losing Wimbledon to ESPN, Extends Rights Deal for Another Major Tennis Event

NBC Sports, which recently suffered a setback when it lost its TV deal for Wimbledon, has signed a contract with the French Tennis Federation to keep the French Open tennis tournament on the network through 2024, reports the Los Angeles…

What NBC Can Learn From the BBC — and Vice Versa — About Televising the Olympics. Observations From the Former GM of an NBC Affiliate

[Note: This guest blog entry is written by Bill Bauman. For many years Bauman was the GM of WESH, Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate serving Orlando, Fla. He retired five years ago. We received the following essay along with this email…

Fox in Script Deal With Chernin Entertainment and Writer Chris Levinson

"Fox has made a premium script deal for a character-driven cop drama from Chernin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV," reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The untitled project is from veteran writer Chris Levinson ("Dawson’s Creek," "Charmed" and…

Video: Rant Against Bob Costas by Dan Hicken, Sports Director of Gannett’s WTLV, the NBC Affiliate in Jacksonville, FL. Recorded Live During the Station’s First Coast News Broadcast

VH1 Greenlights Two Series, Brings Back a Past Favorite

VH1 has announced a number of programming moves, including greenlighting two new series, Deadline.com reports. The cable network is also bringing back a show after a three-year hiatus. “VH1 has given the green light to new series ‘Grand River Singers…

NBC Has Yet More Explaining to Do After Placement of Monkey Promo Bothers Some Viewers

NBC has had to endure plenty of criticism over its Olympics coverage, and the floodgates opened again after an unfortunately timed promo for a new series aired Thursday night. According to The Hollywood Reporter: “Immediately after NBC finished its broadcast…