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.

‘Luck,’ the HBO Drama With the Thoroughbred Pedigree — Dustin Hoffman in Front of the Camera, David Milch and Michael Mann Behind It — Abruptly Canceled After Third Horse Dies on Set

HBO has announced the cancellation of the racetrack drama "Luck" following the death of a third horse, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The step came after HBO initially suspended filming with horses following the death, as previously reported….

Talk Show ‘Charlie Rose’ Is Sued Over Use of Unpaid Interns

The talk show "Charlie Rose" has been hit with a lawsuit from a former unpaid intern, who is accusing Rose and his production company of violating New York state wage laws, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The lawsuit…

Sharon Osbourne Fires Back After Being Accused by Leah Remini of Getting Her Fired

Sharon Osbourne took to Twitter to give her own version of events after being accused by Leah Remini of being behind Remini’s firing from the CBS talk show "The Talk," according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, Remini made…

Must-Read Non-TV Story: Goldman Sachs Stock Loses $2 Billion After Top Executive Resigns via a New York Times Op-Ed Article in Which He Blasts the Company

The market value of Goldman Sachs’ stock fell by $2.15 billion yesterday after one of the company’s top executives resigned via an op-ed article he wrote in The New York Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports. Says the article, "Goldman Sachs Group…

20th Century Fox Is Sued Over ‘Valley of the Dolls’ Television Project

Twentieth Century Fox Film has been sued over the "Valley of the Dolls" television series it’s developing, Bloomberg reports. The estate of the late novelist Jacqueline Susann has sued claiming the studio doesn’t have the rights for the production, according…

Video: Witness to Alleged Lindsay Lohan Driving Incident — a Young Female Paparazzo — Refutes Claim of Club Manager

The club manager’s version of an alleged driving mishap early Wednesday involving Lindsay Lohan, which we reported previously, has been refuted by a witness, according to TMZ.com. Here’s the video of the witness — a 16-year-old girl who was working…

CMT Orders Reality Show From Kelly Ripa and Her Husband

A reality show from Kelly Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, has been ordered by CMT, reports Deadline.com. The six-episode series from Ripa and Consuelos’ Milojo Productions will track the world of competitive cheerleading, with a September debut scheduled, according…

Comedy Veteran Cast as First Lady in NBC’s ‘1600 Penn’

A veteran comedy actress has been cast as the first lady in NBC’s sitcom pilot "1600 Penn," reports TVLine.com. “Dharma & Greg’s” Jenna Elfman joins the comedy about a dysfunctional presidential family, with Bill Pullman cast as the president, the…

Hallmark Upfront Report: ‘Movie Pilots’ Move Network Toward Scripted Series — Daytime Block Gets Marketer-Friendly ‘Home & Family’

Hallmark Channel is looking into producing its first original scripted series, using two TV movies based on popular novels as potential springboards, parent Crown Media said at the network’s upfront presentation to media buyers in New York on Wednesday. Hallmark…

CBS Renews 18 Series

CBS has announced its first round of pickups for next season, and it’s a sweeping announcement: The network has renewed 18 series, Businessweek reports. The pickups are for four comedies, nine dramas, three reality shows and two news programs. On…