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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.
Regis Philbin, the outgoing host of "Live With Regis and Kelly," said he has been invited to appear on "Dancing With the Stars," reports the New York Post. But Philbin, who turns 80 in August, apparently isn’t interested. Philbin and…
Ashton Kutcher’s salary for replacing Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men” will be about $1 million per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites a Wall Street Journal article. The deal was reportedly…
NBC’s decision to pass over the "Wonder Woman" pilot for a series order raises questions, given that the project had an appealing star, an experienced TV creator behind it and a top female superhero as its focus, reports Nellie Andreeva…
As consumers opt to watch movies and TV via low-cost rentals or online streaming through services such as Netflix, the revenues collected by studios from DVDs plunged 44% last year, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. A…
NBC is telling Donald Trump to make up his mind about whether he wants to run for president or remain a reality show host and is dangling a huge offer to keep him on TV, reports the New York Post….
NBC reportedly has a prime-time project in the works that would feature Brian Williams and would involve other correspondents for the network. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog reports that the network is developing a news magazine to be…
Multiple Emmy-winning TV star Mary Tyler Moore was set to undergo brain surgery today to remove a benign tumor called a meningioma, reports People magazine. "At the recommendation of her neurologist, who has been monitoring this for years, and a…
A former late-night host has signed a development deal with ABC Studios to create and star in a prime-time comedy show, reports Deadline.com. Craig Kilborn, former host of the "Late Late Show" on CBS and "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, is hoping to next…
A former ESPN sports personality has been hit with three felony charges in an ongoing hassle that first surfaced last summer when he allegedly had an altercation with his ex-girlfriend, the Los Angeles Times reported. Jay Mariotti was a popular…
Rick Kaplan, whose last day as executive producer of the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" is tonight, Thursday, May 12, 2011, already has a new gig lined up, according to TVNewser. Kaplan will be returning to ABC to lead…