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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 veteran producer is returning to CBS to take over “The Early Show” after the departure, announced earlier this week, of executive producer David Friedman after 16 months at the helm of the program, Broadcasting & Cable reported. Taking over…
Authorities investigating the shooting death of MTV executive Gabriel Aron Ben-Meir in Los Angeles are exploring the possibility that the killing is related to a string of shotgun robberies and another homicide in recent weeks, the Los Angeles Times reported….
A source close to “Two and a Half Men” confirmed rumors that the show came close to signing a deal with a major film star to replace Charlie Sheen on the show, Entertainment Weekly reported. The star is Hugh Grant,…
The third installment of NBC’s “The Voice” led the ratings Tuesday night in the 18-49 demo, helping NBC take another overall win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS and ABC, however, both topped NBC in total viewers. In adults 18-49…
Comcast has a new senior VP of government affairs, hiring a Federal Communications Commissioner who recently approved the company’s acquisition of NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Meredith Attwell Baker, a Republican, was one of four of the FCC’s five…
Just days after the producers of Showtime’s “Dexter” revealed that Colin Hanks would be appearing in all 12 episodes of the show’s upcoming sixth season, word surfaced that hip-hop superstar Mos Def will also be on the show, according to…
The final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which airs May 25 and wraps up a 25-year run in syndication, will feature at least two guests, The Daily reports. Guests who are now set for the show are Will Smith…
Fox has announced that five series will not return to the network next season: two comedies and three dramas, according to Deadline.com The two comedies that have been canceled are "Breaking In" and "Traffic Light." The three dramas that have…
A former president of CNN who helped lead the development of 24-hour news coverage during his tenure at the cable network has died at 91, reports CNN.com. Burt Reinhardt was president of the cable network from 1983-1990, and served as…
Almost a year after his death, the body of former child star Gary Coleman still hasn’t been buried, according to the New York Post. His remains are in limbo as his ex-wife and his parents battle over his estate, the…