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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.
Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago-based production company Harpo Studios has revealed plans to cut as much as one-third of its staff, which would be more than 100 workers, reports Crain’s Chicago Business. According to the report, " ‘Employees are being notified on…
A television writer, producer and director whose credits include "Get Smart” and “The Honeymooners,” who also created the word game Mad Libs, has died at 87, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonard B. Stern, a multiple Emmy winner, created "McMillan…
Two USA dramas saw declines in viewership as they returned to the cable network with season premieres Tuesday, Deadline.com reported. Spy drama "Covert Affairs" debuted its second season with 4.6 million viewers, a 7% decline from its series debut last…
The 2011 Miss USA Pageant, to be aired live by NBC on June 19, has named the co-hosts for the ceremony, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The event, which will take place at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood…
NBC has unveiled plans for a new game show to be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, with a premiere set for July 12, reports Deadline.com. "It’s Worth What?" will air in the 8 p.m. Tuesday time slot, and features contestants…
Disney-ABC’s "Castle" has been sold in syndication to a cable network for $1.5 million per episode, with the show’s reruns slated to begin airing on the basic cable network next summer, reports B&C. The buyer is TNT. The price was less…
Comments made to The New York Times by a 21-year-old college student who received the tweet by Rep. Anthony Weiner of him in his underwear appear to contradict the congressman’s claim that his sexually charged online messaging was always consensual….
One of the stars of Fox’s “Glee” has signed a deal to write two books for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer’s "The Land of Stories" will be up first,…
"iCarly,’ one of Nickelodeon’s most popular shows, will feature a guest appearance by someone who lives at the White House, reports the Associated Press. Michelle Obama will appear on the show to promote Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at building support…
The supermarket tabloid the National Enquirer is pitching a reality show about the publication’s reporters digging into scandals, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. CBS veteran Hal Gessner is producing the weekly series and pitching it to CBS’s Eye…