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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.
With one of its thriving reality shows wrapping up its current season tonight, CBS announced that it has ordered a 14th season of the show, “Big Brother.” Season 14 is set for next summer. The finale to the current season…
Yahoo is meeting with investment bank Allen & Co. following the ouster of Chief Executive Carol Bartz, reports Bloomberg. The company’s board will hear different scenarios for Yahoo’s future from the investment bank before deciding whether to hire Allen &…
No, we are not making this up. "No one has been charged with a crime in the death of Dexter Paul Williams, 24, whose lifeless body was discovered last Monday, but meteorologist Brett Cummins resigned his position at KARK, CNN…
"Caroline Kennedy holds the rights to the audio and ABC News was granted first broadcast rights to air the tapes," writes our friend Marisa Guthrie at The Hollywood Reporter, continuing, "But NBC News aired portions of that audio last Friday…
"Rock Center with Brian Williams," the new NBC prime-time newsmagazine, has tapped a former "Today" anchor as a special correspondent, reports TVNewser.com. Meredith Vieira’s role with the show will be in addition to her reporting across other NBC platforms, including…
Ratings are in for the first installment of Anderson Cooper’s new daytime talk show "Anderson," which bowed Monday, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The premiere’s performance was so-so, with a 1.1 household rating. The show was well…
The news site that issued an erroneous tweet reporting that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died offered an explanation for the error, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Shira Lazar, who runs What’s Trending, noted that the tweet was retracted less…
“American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe’s newly formed production company has a slate of reality programs in development for networks including CBS, CW, E! and TruTV, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Among the heavyweights lined up for projects from Nigel…
A new report indicates a shift may be coming to the rankings among the big four broadcast networks. The report from TheWrap.com gives NBC, which has been mired in fourth place in the ratings for some time, a good chance…
Showtime is taking a page from the CW and Fox and putting a drama pilot online before the show debuts on television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot for "Homeland" will air on Showtime’s website before its Oct. 2…