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.

Numbers Are In for Olbermann’s ‘Countdown’ Premiere on Current TV

The ratings are in for the premiere of Keith Olbermann’s new version of “Countdown,” which debuted Monday on Current TV. It’s no surprise, given Current’s modest distribution, but the turnout wasn’t up there with Olbermann’s MSNBC numbers. The premiere was…

‘Mad Men’ Locks In Jon Hamm With Multi-Year Deal–Signaling Show May Go Longer Than Previously Known

AMC’s "Mad Men" will feature Don Draper for a number of years as actor Jon Hamm, who portrays the advertising executive, has signed a deal to remain on the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pact is for three…

Former ‘Lost’ Star Lands a New Role

One of the stars of ABC’s hit series “Lost” is ready to hop from one island to another with his latest prime-time TV gig, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. Terry O’Quinn, who played John Locke on "Lost," will resurface on…

Apple Reportedly Has a Faster iPhone With a Better Camera Ready to Roll Out in a Few Months

Apple plans to debut a faster iPhone featuring a better camera in a few months, reports Bloomberg. The phone will include the more powerful A5 processor, which Apple introduced in the iPad 2 earlier this year, and an 8-megapixel camera,…

Disney Channel to Try Its Hand at Reality; Celebrity-Driven Show Debuts July 15

In an unusual move, Disney Channel is making a departure from its scripted programming focus with an unscripted show that takes a page from the "Candid Camera" playbook, reports Deadline.com. The network on July 15 will debut "PrankStars," a hidden-camera…

Film Star Jason Patric to Play Lead in TV Project Based on Graphic Novel

Film actor Jason Patric, best known for his roles in movies such as “The Lost Boys” and “Sleepers,” will play the male lead in a new FX project, “Powers,” based on a graphic novel, Deadline.com reported. If the show goes…

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Hits a Ratings High With Season Finale

HBO’s fantasy series "Game of Thrones" ended its first season with its largest audience yet, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The Sunday finale drew 3 million total viewers, or about 50% more than the show’s April debut,…

Creator Alan Ball Talks About Future of HBO’s ‘True Blood’

"True Blood" creator Alan Ball said he’s in negotiations for a fifth season of the supernatural HBO show, and said he could see the show "going a few more seasons," according to The Hollywood Reporter. But he said that after…

How Clarence Clemons Helped Bruce Springsteen Make Rock ‘n’ Roll History

The music my parents loved was big bands, jazz standards and Sinatra. As I tried to find my own identity I fell in love with other kinds of music, starting with blues shouters such as Big Joe Turner and Wynonie…

Heavyweight Punch: Spike Lee, Mike Tyson and ‘Entourage’ Creator/Showrunner Doug Ellin Developing Series for HBO

Spike Lee, Mike Tyson and ‘Entourage’ creator/showrunner Doug Ellin are developing a dramatic series for HBO, according to a number of media publications. According to our good friend Cynthia Littleton, writing in Variety, "Project, dubbed ‘Da Brick,’ was penned by [John]…