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.

CBS Corp. Reports Strongest First-Quarter Gains Since Viacom Spinoff

CBS Corp. reported its strongest first-quarter gains since the company was spun off from Viacom six years ago, The New York Times reports. CBS’s first-quarter profit was $363 million, an increase of 80% from its year-earlier profit of $202 million,…

‘Community’ Producer Signs Two-Year Pact With Universal TV

"Community" co-executive producer Chris McKenna has signed a two-year overall deal with Universal Television, reports Deadline.com. Under the deal, he will develop and supervise new and existing projects for the studio, the story says. McKenna spent the past three seasons…

‘Parks and Recreation’ to Supersize Final Episodes for Online Viewers

NBC’s "Parks and Recreation" will supersize its last two episodes for online viewers, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show used the strategy last week for its episode "The Debate," which was written and directed by star Amy Poehler, adding five…

Fox Delays New Gordon Ramsay Show for Second Time, as Two Other Ramsay Series Get Shuffled

A new reality show from television chef Gordon Ramsay has been pushed back by Fox for a second time, reports Deadline.com. "Hotel Hell" was originally scheduled to debut April 6, but that was pushed back to June 4, the story…

NBC Close to Order for Comedy Series From ‘Glee’ Creator

NBC is close to ordering to series a comedy project from one of the creators behind “Glee” and "American Horror Story,” reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. NBC chief Bob Greenblatt has given the go-ahead for Ryan…

One of NBC’s Strongest Shows Falls to Historic Low

A show that has been one of the few bright spots for NBC during a season of relentless ratings challenges suffered a setback Monday night. The network’s singing competition “The Voice” slipped 8% from a week ago in the key…

Complete List of 2012 Tony Award Nominees

Here’s the full list of nominees, from the Tony Awards website: Nominations for the 2012 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards, Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Play Clybourne Park Author: Bruce NorrisProducers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Jane…