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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.
A longtime CBS News correspondent has been killed in a head-on automobile accident on Montauk highway in Amagansett, N.Y., reports TVNewser.com. Richard Threlkeld, who was an anchor and correspondent for 25 years with CBS and also did a stint on…
"Today" host Matt Lauer poked fun at rumors that "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest will replace him on the NBC morning show, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. Lauer ridiculed the idea at the show’s 60th anniversary party,…
There’s a reason why Jennifer Lopez didn’t present at the Golden Globes awards show on Sunday night: a threat that she would be banned from the Oscars in February, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Lopez reportedly pulled out…
Reaction to Ricky Gervais’ performance as host of Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony wasn’t nearly as polarized as the response to his controversial appearance a year ago — when many observers objected to his harsh attacks on Hollywood. This year’s performance…
ABC has canceled one of its newest series. It’s a sitcom that only drew a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49 when it debuted on Jan. 3, 2012, and then dropped to a 1.6 rating in that demo in its second airing. The show…
Some exciting surprises in the TV categories at the 69th Annual Golden Globes, which were announced on Sunday night, Jan. 15, 2012. To see a complete list of Golden Globe winners, please click here. Showtime’s freshman drama, "Homeland," run by…
Former Vice President Al Gore, the co-founder of Current TV, appeared Friday at the Television Critics Association press tour and said the cable channel is not for sale, B&C reports. "No, it’s not true and we’re not for sale," Gore…
At least one TV writer has come clean about why he’s involved in television, and the reason is money, Deadline.com reports. Elmore Leonard, 86, whose work is the basis for the FX hit "Justified" and who serves as an executive…
FX President John Landgraf opened up about what the network is doing in business with Charlie Sheen, B&C reports. "Anger Management," the Sheen comedy series picked up by FX, isn’t a "cynical publicity stunt," Landgraf said, deflecting speculation that the…
In the real part of the news, Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., the former governor of Utah who finally got some momentum in a recent TV debate, is dropping out of the race, according to a number of media…