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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.
A baseball Hall of Famer who has been fighting esophageal cancer announced today that he is going into hospice as the fight enters its final stages, CBS Sports reported. Harmon Killebrew, 74, revealed his diagnosis in December, but said at…
The stars of ABC’s "Good Morning America" will be checking into the world of reality television next week in a promotion dubbed “Reality Week,” reports TVNewser.com. The shows cover the spectrum, including George Stephanopoulos checking out History Channel’s "Pawn Stars"…
Instead of getting a few extra days of rest before the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat, the teams will play game one on Sunday, May 15, because Oprah has already booked Chicago’s United…
At least two Hollywood trade publications are reporting that Ashton Kutcher will replace Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men." Furthermore, on Thursday night, May 12, 2011, Kutcher sent out this tweet: "What’s the square root of 6.25?" The…
One of the stars of the long-running NBC sitcom “Friends” is returning to rehab to work on recovery from substance problems, People.com reports. The star is Matthew Perry, who has had problems in the past with alcohol and prescription pills,…
NBC has revealed that it will bring back two more shows–one for a third season and one for a second season–according to Entertainment Weekly’s Inside TV blog. "Parenthood" will return for a third season after performing solidly this season, while…
Three dramas with unusual premises are receiving series orders from NBC, as the network seeks to revamp its prime-time lineup, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. "Playboy" is an hour-long show that tracks the lives…
A 26-year old man and a 29-year old woman have been booked on suspicion of murdering Gabriel Aron Ben-Meir, 30, an MTV music coordinator, reports the Los Angeles Times. As previously reported, authorities were exploring the possibility that the killing…
An Oscar-winning actress and reality show contestant who is having tax problems is opening up about the situation and offering insights into what it’s like to get by on the inconsistent income of an acting career. Marlee Matlin owes $50,000…
Mike Benson, the former co-chief of ABC Marketing–and for a number of years the chairman of Promax/BDA–has landed a new job. Benson has been named Chief Creative Officer of Time Warner’s Global Media Group, which is the company’s in-house ad…