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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.
The series listed by Guinness World Records as the longest-running science-fiction TV show is coming up on its 50th anniversary, and its current executive producer says he’s planning a “huge” celebration, TVLine.com reports. The show is the BBC’s "Doctor Who,"…
A former CNN anchor who made a spectacular exit from the cable network last fall — following a radio rant about Jews and Jon Stewart — is in discussions to co-host a syndicated bilingual talk show, reports TVNewser.com. Rick Sanchez,…
Hulu has picked up its first original series, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The online streaming service has signed on to stream a documentary series from "Super Size Me" creator Morgan Spurlock, the story reports. The show…
"Sex and the City" writer, producer and director Michael Patrick King vowed that his new CBS comedy will be different from the hit HBO show and won’t simply be a younger version of it, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show…
NBCUniversal has tapped a new chief diversity officer, filling the position left vacant in May when Paula Madison retired, Deadline.com reports. Craig Robinson, president and general manager of NBC-owned KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, will take over the job starting Aug….
As talks between AMC and Sony Pictures Television over the fate of “Breaking Bad” enter what appears to be the home stretch — the license fee expires in 11 days — it is becoming increasingly likely that the show will…
The CW has added to its episode orders for next season, requesting additional episodes of four shows, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. "Gossip Girl" has received an order for two more episodes, while "90210" will also get two more episodes….
"ABC’s canceled daytime dramas ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ may be returning to television," reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Here’s what Andreeva also writes: "Prospect Park, the company that licensed the soaps from ABC and…
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has announced that Jerry Lewis is no longer the organization’s national chairman, and that, contrary to what was announced this past spring, Lewis "will not be appearing on the Telethon" this year. And oh yeah, the…
CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler presided over one of the most hotly anticipated sessions at TCA on Wednesday, fielding questions about what is an unusually unstable period for the traditionally stable network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tassler talked about…