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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.
NBC is going straight to series with a 10-episode order for “Dracula,” Deadline.com reports. Taking on the title role will be Jonathan Rhys Meyers, recently seen on Showtime’s "The Tudors." The story reports: “The series, from producers Tony Krantz and…
Weigel Broadcasting Co. and Hearst Television today announced an affiliation agreement that adds five Hearst markets to the Me-TV Network’s list of local station affiliates. Joining Me-TV will be WCVB-TV, Boston; KCRA-TV, Sacramento; WBAL-TV, Baltimore; KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City; and WXII-TV,…
The lead role in the new CBS comedy pilot from former “How I Met Your Mother” exec producer Rob Greenberg has been given to a relative newcomer, TVLine.com reports. Landing the lead in “Ex-Men” is Chris Smith, who is known…
An actor who became a big television star in the 1970s through a long-running CBS sitcom has died, People magazine reports. Sherman Hemsley, known for playing the fiery George Jefferson on “The Jeffersons,” was 74. Hemsley, who also starred as…
One of the most popular comedy series on TV is struggling to get its cast signed to contracts for the upcoming season. Deadline.com reports that ABC’s “Modern Family” made a last-minute decision to cancel a table read that was scheduled…
Arrests have been made in at least three separate incidents related to screenings of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the Associated Press reports. In an incident in Maine, authorities put a massive arsenal of assault weapons and handguns on display after…
Updated headline and first paragraph at 8:53 p.m. (PT). Following the lead of THR, where we got this item, our original headline and first paragraph said Scarborough "apologized." In fact, what he did was clarify his remarks, as a number of commenters to…
VH1 has given a series order to its second scripted comedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network ordered “Bounce,” which stars Dean Cain, Kimberly Elise and Charlotte Ross. The network announced the order today for the series, which…
NBC is going all-out for the launch of a high-profile fall drama series, Deadline.com reports. In plans unveiled today at the Television Critics Association press tour, the network revealed it will leverage its Olympics coverage to boost the kickoff of…
MTV today announced plans to bring back a show that was a staple on the cable network in the 1990s. USA Today reports that the channel is reviving “House of Style,” with new episodes set to launch Oct. 9. The…