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.

Don’t Know Much About Biology. Though, Like You, I Read About a Study Yesterday Saying ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Scrambles Toddlers’ Brains. Really?

So. It’s a Tuesday morning (last spring) and son No. 1, our 16-year-old, has overslept, which means he most likely will miss the bus, which is a big problem because he’s got a chem test period one and I’ve got…

Glenn Beck on Track to Bring In $20 Million After Leaving Fox News

Glenn Beck’s Internet-only network GBTV is on track to bring in $20 million in revenue in its debut year, according to The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that The WSJ is behind a pay wall and not all readers may…

Jim Belushi, Who Had a Long Run in ‘According to Jim,’ Sells New Sitcom to ABC

ABC has bought a sitcom pilot from Jim Belushi, who starred for eight seasons in ABC’s "According to Jim," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. “You Won’t Even Know I’m Here” focuses on a "co-dependent father and his teenage daughter," the…

‘Game of Thrones’ Lines Up Directors for Season Two; Feature Director, TV Veterans on Board

HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" has lined up directors for the second season, reports Deadline.com. Film director Neil Marshall, who directed the movie "The Descent," is slated to direct an episode of “Thrones,” the story says. This will mark…

TBS Orders Conan O’Brien Sitcom

TBS has ordered a half-hour comedy pilot from Conan O’Brien’s Conaco and Warner Horizon Television, reports TheWrap.com. The untitled project is about a man who reunites with his old best friend and his old neighborhood after quitting his job, the…

Tyler Perry Leads a List That Includes Spielberg, Bruckheimer and Elton John. It’s the Same List That’s Got Howard Stern Sandwiched Between Leonardo DiCaprio and Tiger Woods. And Don’t Forget Simon Cowell, Dr. Phil, and Ubiquitous Writer James Patterson

Tyler Perry heads a very special list, one that includes nine other A-list celebrities. Perry tops this year’s list of the highest paid ten men in the entertainment business, as compiled by Forbes magazine. As Forbes says in its introduction…

Bill Lawrence, the Co-Creator of ‘Spin City’ and ‘Cougar Town,’ and the Creator of ‘Scrubs,’ Sells His Second Pilot in Three Weeks

Bill Lawrence, who co-created "Spin City" and the current ABC sitcom "Cougar Town"–and who created solo the long-running "Scrubs"–has sold his second pilot within three weeks, according to our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Writes Andreeva, "I hear Fox has…

The Meanest Jokes From the Charlie Sheen Roast

Live blogging from Saturday’s taping of “The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen” was former TVWeek writer James Hibberd, writing for Entertainment Weekly. Hibberd compiled some of the event’s highlights, including a list of the meanest jokes and who said…

Brian Williams’ New Primetime Show Gets a Name That Doesn’t Exactly Roll Off the Tongue

NBC has announced the name of its upcoming prime-time newsmagazine, to be headlined by Brian Williams, the Sun Sentinel reports. In something of an echo of Tina Fey’s sitcom "30 Rock," the new show will be called "Rock Center With…

ABC’s Diane Sawyer Continues Her Roll, Lands Another Big ‘Get’

ABC has announced plans for another big newsmaker interview, continuing what has been a winning streak for the network. “ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer will interview Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, along with her husband, Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly, during…