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.

Son of Andy Rooney to Join CBS News

The son of the late CBS newsman Andy Rooney will be joining the network as a contributor, reports TVNewser.com. Brian Rooney, who worked for 22 years at ABC News as a correspondent, will contribute occasional reports to CBS News broadcasts…

‘X-Files’ Star Says She Was Offered Role of Lady Cora on ‘Downton Abbey’

"X-Files" star Gillian Anderson says she was offered the part of Lady Cora Crawley, currently played by Elizabeth McGovern, on "Downton Abbey," reports The Huffington Post. Asked in an interview with TV Guide Magazine whether her next project — an…

HBO Sets Sales Record With ‘Game of Thrones’ DVD Release

HBO has set a record with the March 6 release of the first-season DVD set of "Game of Thrones," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The premium cable network has sold about 350,000 units of the DVDs, the biggest seven-day tally…

Reality Series From ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ Stars Picked Up by TBS

A reality series hosted and executive produced by two of the stars of the 1984 movie "Revenge of the Nerds" has been picked up by TBS, reports Deadline.com. The show, "King of the Nerds," tracks nerds as they compete in…

Unscripted Version of ‘Modern Family’ in the Works From Casting Team Behind ‘Jersey Shore’

An unscripted version of "Modern Family" is in the works, with the casting team behind "Jersey Shore’ looking for a real-life Dunphy-Pritchett family, reports the New York Post. The show is called "My Modern Family" and is seeking "multi-generational families…

Another ‘Men of a Certain Age’ Star Lands a Pilot

A second actor from TNT’s “Men of a Certain Age” has been cast in a broadcast network pilot, Deadline.com reports. NBC’s comedy pilot "Table for Three" has cast Scott Bakula in the lead role, according to the report. Bakula will…

Premiere Date Set for ‘Katie’

"Katie," the new syndicated daytime talk show starring former CBS News anchor Katie Couric, will premiere Sept. 10 and will be available in 94% of the U.S., reports Bloomberg. "Katie" will be broadcast live weekdays in front of an audience…

Sitcom in Trouble at Fox

Fox is pulling back on its strategy for a sitcom that has suffered with skimpy ratings and negative reviews, Entertainment Weekly reports. The network had planned to move “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” from Tuesday nights to Wednesdays. Instead, Fox…

Nickelodeon Pitches Twice the New Programming Hours Amid Ratings Decline — Network Developing Projects for Brit Boy Band One Direction, ‘X Factor’ Singer Rachel Crow

By Jeanine Poggi BioAdvertising Age Nickelodeon used its upfront presentation to tout 650 hours of new programming, more than double the amount it presented last year, as it sought to counter a ratings decline and charges that its lineup has…

Nickelodeon Unveils Greatly Expanded Slate of New Programming

Nickelodeon unveiled at its upfront presentation a greatly explanded slate of new programming — 650 hours, more than twice what it presented at last year’s event, Advertising Age reports. The cable network has been hit with a ratings decline and…