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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 dead body that was found floating in the Mississippi River has been identified as that of an actor who appeared recently on the HBO drama “Treme,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Actor Michael Showers, who played a recurring role…
The wealthy town of Greenwich, Conn., has kicked an ABC show out of town, reports the Greenwich Time newspaper. Officials asked the television show "What Would You Do?" to leave, describing taping of the show as "disruptive," according to the…
MTV has made a surprising decision about the hosting of the upcoming Video Music Awards, set for Aug. 28. The cable network has decided to go without a host for the show, reports Billboard. The decision came after MTV had…
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. was hit with a lawsuit Wednesday, filed by a former studio executive who says he is owed unpaid bonuses linked to the show’s recent syndication run, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. Edward…
"Grey’s Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes has sold ABC a period drama set in 1895, reports TVLine.com. The drama, "Gilded Lillys," is set in New York City and tracks the fictional story of the first luxury hotel built in the Big…
A former child actor who went on to produce and direct some of Britain’s most popular television comedies has died of cancer, The New York Times reports. John Howard Davies was 72. Davies starred in the 1948 David Lean movie…
In a rare television role for the actress, Heather Graham has signed on to star opposite Rob Corddry in Fox’s comedy pilot "Little in Common," reports Deadline.com. Graham and Corddry will play a couple who move from California to Texas,…
Diane Keaton has signed a new talent holding deal with HBO, following the pay-cable network’s decision not to go forward with "Tilda," a dark comedy that would have starred Keaton, reports Deadline.com. HBO has writers developing projects for the actress,…
Even though its nostalgic programming block The ‘90s Are All That has been a ratings success, TeenNick is tinkering with the formula and will bump "Clarissa Explains It All" and "Doug" in favor of two animated shows, reports EW.com’s InsideTV…
Marking the first time it has signed a contract for Web news writing and promotions, the Writers Guild of America, West, signed a contract with CBS that covers 15 Web writer-producers in TV and radio news, reports the Los Angeles…