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.

USA Greenlights Miniseries About Politics, Family Pressures and World Crisis

USA is breaking with its tradition of lighter programming such as “Psych” and “Burn Notice,” giving the green light to a new miniseries about the lives of a former first family, TVLine reports. The new show, “Political Animals,” comes from…

Struggling Soap Opera Actor Commits Suicide — Dispute With Neighbors Over Pet Dog Cited

A struggling New York actor who appeared on "All My Children" and "Guiding Light" was found dead in his apartment last Wednesday in a suicide — one day after he had his beloved dog euthanized, the New York Post reports….

Former TV Choreographer Gets 10 Years in Prison

A choreographer who appeared for four seasons on Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance" has been sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault, reports TMZ.com. Alex Da Silva was convicted in September 2011…

Rumors of Talk Show’s Demise Are Premature

Speculation that a new syndicated daytime talk show from NBCUniversal is in trouble appears to be off the mark, TVNewsCheck reports. “Trisha,” starring British personality Trisha Goddard, has reportedly been sold in 75% of the market for a fall 2012…

Actor Known for Role on ‘Seinfeld’ Dies

An actor with a long string of film and TV credits, who is known for his role on “Seinfeld,” has died, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Ian Abercrombie was 77. Abercrombie is remembered for playing Elaine Benes’ boss, Mr. Pitt,…

Saying ’30 Rock’ Is ‘Almost Over,’ Alec Baldwin Pitches Himself to Another Hit Sitcom

Alec Baldwin of NBC’s “30 Rock” told the cast of a hit sitcom on another network that his show "is almost over" and added, "I’m actually pitching myself to you guys," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog….

Falling in Love With, and At, the Movies. What I Said to an Oscar-Nominated Actress. To Which Your Reaction Will Be — I Promise You — No, He Didn’t Really Say That. But Yes, I Really Did

If you click here you can read today’s Open Mic entry by TVWeek’s Chuck Ross, wherein he talks about falling in love … at the movies.

Outrageous ‘Fear Factor’ Stunt Angers Advocacy Group — but the News Here May Be That Such a Group Exists

An unusual advocacy group has expressed outrage over a boundary-pushing stunt that is scheduled for tonight’s episode of NBC’s “Fear Factor,” TMZ.com reports. As we reported previously, the episode had NBC executives debating whether to pull the stunt — in…

Former Top NBC Executive Testifies He Warned Network About Golden Globes Deal

Marc Graboff, who until recently worked as NBC’s president of West Coast business operations, testified Friday that he warned his network bosses that NBC was paying too much for the Golden Globes, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog….

What — or Whom — Are Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters Fighting Over?

Talk show heavyweights Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters are battling it out in a high-stakes scramble to snag the first U.S. interview with Pippa Middleton, the London Sunday Mirror reports. Winfrey and Walters are in a 300,000-pound ($471,810) bidding war…