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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 recent book by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller "ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun"–a revealing oral history of the groundbreaking sports network–may be turned into a feature film, reports SportsNewser. According to a story by Deadspin.com, a…
A senior political analyst was suspended indefinitely by MSNBC after an appearance today on “Morning Joe” in which he made an off-color remark about President Obama, TV Guide reports. The analyst, Mark Halperin, later apologized. Halperin commented that during President…
The star of a popular Showtime series was rushed to the hospital after a reported overdose of prescription medication that is suspected to be a suicide attempt, Reuters reports. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the star of Showtime’s "The Tudors," was found…
A coalition of musicians is calling for a boycott of CBS as part of an effort to put pressure on the Recording Academy, which has a deal with the network to air the annual Grammys ceremony, AP reports. The group…
ABC has announced the date when the long-running soap opera “All My Children” will air its final episode, ending its more than 41 years on the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The finale is set for Friday, Sept. 23,…
Lindsay Lohan celebrated her first night of freedom Wednesday after serving 35 days of house arrest in connection with that infamous necklace theft, People magazine reports. The actress went right back to her old habits, the story says, with a…
The morning talk and news shows on the Big 3 broadcast networks are thriving, with all three shows adding viewers over last year, TVNewser reports. For the recently concluded second quarter, ABC’s “Good Morning America” had the biggest gains, up…
To find a terrific list of 4th of July marathons and specials on TV today (july 4, 2011)–and you can still catch part of most of the marathons–go to TV Tango and a great list complied by Mike Vicic. All times are Eastern. Where a…
After reports that James Spader might be the new boss on NBC’s "The Office," and following news that James Gandolfini of “The Sopranos” was not interested in the role, the word today is that the boss may come from the…
For the first time ever, two of the giants of sports broadcasting will join forces to announce a baseball game, according to the Sporting News. Emmy Award winners Al Michaels and Bob Costas will combine their talents for a game…