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.

Nominations Announced for 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards — See the Complete List

The Screen Actors Guild has released its nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring performances during 2011 in five film categories and eight prime-time TV categories. The guild’s Life Achievement Award will be presented to Mary Tyler…

FCC Turns Down the Volume on TV Commercials

Television ads that jar viewers with a sudden jump in volume have been banned by the Federal Communications Commission, reports the New York Post. Viewers will have to wait a while to hear a difference, however. The rules won’t go…

FX Renews Sitcom

FX will bring back a comedy series for another season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The channel has renewed “The League” for a fourth season. The network ordered 13 episodes of the fantasy football comedy, the…

Nominations Announced for 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards — Here’s the Complete List

The Screen Actors Guild has released its nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring performances during 2011 in five film categories and eight prime-time TV categories. The awards ceremony is set for a live simulcast on TNT…

‘American Horror Story’ House Goes on the Market — and This Time It Won’t Be Cheap

The house featured in "American Horror Story," an FX drama about a creepy haunted house, has gone on the market, reports the New York Post. Its owners aren’t looking for a bargain basement price, according to the story. They’re asking…

Glenn Beck’s Network Orders Reality Show About Preparing for the Apocalypse

Glenn Beck’s GBTV online network has ordered its first reality show: a program that follows a dad and his family as they prepare for the apocalypse, reports TVNewser.com. Frank Belcastro and his family will be shown building "a car that…

Smoking Gun: E-Mail Was Sent to James Murdoch in Sept. 2008 About Widespread Hacking. Since He Responded to the E-Mail Murdoch Admits Receiving It. But He Says He Was in the Dark Because He Didn’t Read the Whole Thing.

"Fresh questions about the extent of James Murdoch’s knowledge of the phone-hacking scandal were raised on Tuesday [Dec. 13, 2011], when it emerged he received an email that included a briefing indicating that the activity had not been confined to a…

Christiane Amanpour Leaving ABC’s ‘This Week’; Stephanopoulos Will Return as Host, Adding to His ‘GMA’ Chores

Christiane Amanpour is leaving ABC’s "This Week," ABC News has announced. As previously reported, the move was expected. George Stephanopoulos, who moderated ABC News’ “This Week” from September 2002 to January 2010, willl return to his "This Week" chair on Jan. 8,…

Chuck Lorre, for the First Time, Reveals How His Relationship With Charlie Sheen Spun Out of Control. For Many Years, Lorre Says, Sheen ‘Was a Great Friend and Partner’

“Two and a Half Men” co-creator Chuck Lorre has broken his silence about the firing of Charlie Sheen from the show, according to the upcoming issue of TV Guide that hits newsstands Dec. 15, 2011. Here are some comments Lorre made to…

Donald Trump Fires Himself

Donald Trump has removed himself from a high-profile gig, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The billionaire and reality television star bowed out as moderator of a Republican presidential debate set for Dec. 27. Publicity leading up to the event has…