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.

Nancy Grace to Be Replaced on Syndicated Show by Judge Who Presided Over Most Recent O.J. Simpson Trial

Judge Jackie Glass, who presided over the most recent O.J. Simpson trial, will replace Nancy Grace on CBS Television Distribution’s "Swift Justice," reports B&C. Grace will continue with her show on CNN’s HLN and remain based in Atlanta, while "Swift…

Report: ‘Jersey Shore’ Stars Get Into a Fight in Italy

"Jersey Shore" stars Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino reportedly got into a fight that left the Situation needing medical care, reports EOnline.com. MTV said the Situation needed medical care because of an "accidental injury," the story notes. Photos…

Kevin Costner Takes Lead in History Miniseries About America’s Most Legendary Family Feud

Academy Award winner Kevin Costner will star in History’s miniseries about the most famous family feud in U.S. history, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. "The Hatfields and McCoys" will likely debut in 2012 and will be produced…

Anna Kournikova–Tennis Pro and One of People’s Most Beautiful People–Joins ‘The Biggest Loser’ as NBC Retools Show

Tennis pro Anna Kournikova–who was named to People’s list of the 50 most beautiful people four times–is joining NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" as its new celebrity trainer, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. NBC made the announcement during…

OWN Interrupts Regular Programming, Goes All-Oprah

OWN plans to halt its regular programming today at 4 p.m., when "The Oprah Winfrey Show" airs its final episode on network television after 25 years in syndication, to begin six days of "Oprah-filled programming," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog….

Spoiler Alert: What to Expect in Today’s ‘Oprah’ Finale

Sources have been revealing what today’s emotional final episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will be like, and it’s not exactly what people have been predicting, Today reports. Stop reading now if you want to be surprised when the show…

Report: Comedy Central Programming Exec Out

One of the programming executives at Comedy Central has left the company, Nellie Andreeva of Deadline.com reports. According to the story, Elizabeth Porter, Comedy Central’s SVP Specials & Talent, was let go on Friday, May 20, 2011. Porter, a seven-year…

Who’s Reaping Rewards From Schwarzenegger Scandal?

The Arnold Schwarzenegger scandal is good news for one segment of the television business, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Covering the scandal last week helped improve ratings for entertainment news shows, the publication reported. Syndicated programs such as "Entertainment Tonight"…

When It Comes to Ad Avoidance, the DVR Is Not the Problem–Turns Out Smartphones and Other Media Are a Bigger Distraction

By Brian MonahanAdvertising Age The advertising industry has long been concerned about new technology that aids ad avoidance. While much attention has been focused on the impact of DVRs, new research from the IPG Media Lab and YuMe shows the…

MTV’s Next Reality Series Will Fit the Pattern of ‘Teen Mom’ and ’16 and Pregnant’

After finding success with shows that depict young moms and pregnant teenagers, MTV is developing a docuseries with a closely related theme, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. With the working title "Married Young," the show will focus on the tribulations…