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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.
After having had surgery on her throat last fall, pop sensation Adele will make her return to performing later this month with an appearance at the Grammys, The New York Times reports. The ceremony will be broadcast live from the…
With rumors swirling that Neil Patrick Harris is being groomed to take over Ryan Seacrest’s hosting duties on “American Idol,” Harris appeared this week on “Access Hollywood” and made it clear he’s not interested, The Huffington Post reports. "I would…
Spike TV has announced that it’s bringing back an unscripted show for a second season, B&C reports. The show is “Flip Men,” starring Doug Clark and Mike Baird. The network has ordered 12 new episodes. The show tracks Clark and…
The Fox ratings juggernaut "American Idol," which has dominated U.S. television for years, is showing signs of audience fatigue, reports Scott Collins in the Los Angeles Times. Now in its 11th season, the show has seen its ratings slide this…
Don Cornelius, the creator and host of the long-running music TV show “Soul Train,” was found dead this morning at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports. Cornelius, 75, appears to…
Sony Corp., which is predicting its fourth year in a row of losses, has announced that it has selected a new chief executive officer who will replace Howard Stringer, reports Bloomberg. The job will go to Kazuo Hirai, the story…
ABC has given a pilot order to a project from Marc Cherry of "Desperate Housewives," according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition, ABC has given pilot orders to projects from the writers behind "Heroes," "Prison Break," and the movie "Twilight." Cherry…
The CW has given the go-ahead to three more drama pilots, including one from J.J. Abrams, reports Deadline.com. The Abrams project is called "Shelter" and is written by "One Tree Hill" creator and showrunner Mark Schwahn, the story notes. The…
CBS chief Leslie Moonves, in testimony presented via videotape, says "that he might have bid at least $25 million for the rights to the [Golden Globes] awards telecast, but that was only the opening of negotiations," reports Alex Ben Block…
A prestigious win at the recent Directors Guild Awards meant vindication for a miniseries that struggled to find a television outlet. TVWeek’s Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin breaks down the story behind the award, along with the rest of the…