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.

‘The Office’ Co-Executive Producer Steps In as Showrunner on ‘Fairly Legal’

One of the co-executive producers of "The Office" will serve as the showrunner for USA Network’s "Fairly Legal" next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Ocko comes in as "Fairly Legal’s” creator and executive producer Michael Sardo steps down…

Super Bowl Ads Selling Quickly Despite NFL’s Labor Trouble; Regular-Season Spots Also Moving

Super Bowl ads are selling quickly, with NBC having sold more than half the spots in the game, even though it’s unclear whether National Football League games will be played this year, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. NBC is receiving…

More Stations May Leave PBS

As public television stations struggle with declining donations, some are considering whether to leave the PBS family, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. They include WTTW-TV in Chicago, whose board earlier this year told its management to consider…

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Ricky Gervais Trashes ‘The Office’ Finale

Ricky Gervais–who created the original U.K. version of “The Office” but apparently doesn’t think NBC’s U.S. version is quite up to its standards–had plenty to say, most of it bad, about last night’s season finale, Entertainment Weekly reported. Gervais did…

Wrestling Star Killed in Car Accident

One of the most colorful and successful stars of professional wrestling was killed today in a car accident in Tampa, Fla., that was triggered by a heart attack, TMZ.com reported. Randy "Macho Man" Savage, who was a star in both…

‘Taxi’ Star Remains in Coma After Apparent Overdose, Struggling for Life

Former “Taxi” star Jeff Conaway, who apparently overdosed on painkillers about a week ago, remained in a coma today, and in a battle for his life, People magazine reported. Conaway played Bobby Wheeler on the hit sitcom, and also had…

Baldwin Drops Another Hint That He’s Heading Out the Door at ’30 Rock’

He’s said it before and now he’s saying it again: Alec Baldwin intends to leave NBC’s "30 Rock" and his Emmy-winning role as Jack Donaghy next season when his contract is up, reports the Toledo Blade. In an interview, Baldwin…

Thursday Ratings: Fox Racks Up Another Easy Win as ‘Idol’ Juggernaut Rolls On

CBS, ABC and NBC all aired season finales Thursday night, but when the ratings dust settled it was just another routine win for “American Idol” and Fox, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox won the night by a wide margin in the 18-49…

NBC Names New EVP of Comedy Programming

The executive shuffle continues at NBCUniversal following the Comcast takeover a few months ago. In the latest move, Jeff Ingold is leaving the company, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Replacing him as executive vice president of comedy programming for NBC…