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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.
"Homeland" writer-producer Alex Cary has signed a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television, Deadline.com reports. Cary will continue as co-executive producer on the Showtime drama, which is produced by 20th TV’s cable unit Fox21, the story says. He…
Comedian George Lopez has a summer TV job lined up, Deadline.com reports. Fox has hired Lopez as the host of its summer dating series "Take Me Out," according to the report. The show, which will debut June 7 and hold…
While urging the two sides in the "Desperate Housewives" wrongful-termination suit to settle, a Los Angeles County judge set a September retrial date, reports the Los Angeles Times. "I would strongly urge you to consider settlement discussions,” Superior Court Judge…
Legendary television producer and entrepreneur Dick Clark, who helped popularize rock ‘n’ roll with the early music TV show “American Bandstand,” has died, Reuters reports. Clark died early today at 82 after suffering what was described as a massive heart…
Time magazine today unveiled its list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2012, singling out someone many observers would consider an unlikely choice as the most powerful person in Hollywood: Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein, the only producer…
Comedian Roseanne Barr — who has declared herself to be a candidate for president as part of the Green Party — has targeted Ann Romney, the wife of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, over her claims about being a hard-working…
Two men who were rejected as contestants on ABC’s “The Bachelor” reality franchise are taking the show to court with a lawsuit claiming “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” keep contestants of color out of the featured roles, The Washington Post…
Current TV, fresh off a failed experiment with talk host Keith Olbermann — and now embroiled in a lawsuit with him, as previously reported — is hoping a prominent California politician can help fill the void in the channel’s lineup…
TLC has ordered another season of an offbeat reality show that some viewers have found disturbing, which shines a spotlight on people with unusual obsessions. The show is "My Crazy Obsession," which will return for season two in early 2013…
Key shows on all four of the major broadcast networks shared a dubious distinction Tuesday night, according to the Nielsen overnight ratings. Fox’s "Glee," CBS’s "NCIS," NBC’s "Fashion Star" and ABC’s "Private Practice" all sank to series lows or season…