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 Mission to Kill bin Laden Has Been Compared to ’24.’ Here’s What Jack Bauer Himself–Kiefer Sutherland–Has to Say About bin Laden’s Death

Actor Kiefer Sutherland, who portrayed counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer on Fox’s "24," where he fought the likes of an Osama bin Laden on screen, tweeted this feelings about the American military killing bin Laden. Sutherland tweeted, "Sometimes real life is…

Stay Tuned: Long-Running Shows at ABC, NBC and Fox at Risk of Cancellation

Television executives are making tough decisions about which long-running shows to cancel in favor of new programs to place on their fall schedules, reports the Los Angeles Times. Veteran shows that are potential cancellations include ABC’s "Brothers & Sisters," NBC’s…

Trump May Legally Be a Candidate Already–Creating Potential Problems for NBC

NBC said "nothing’s changed" after "Celebrity Apprentice" star Donald Trump said he has already decided “in his mind” to run for president, reports Bloomberg. That means that NBC is continuing to air the program, the story says. Trump said in…

Obama Tells ’60 Minutes’ Why He Won’t Release Osama Death Picture–Read Exactly What Obama Said

Press Release Directly from CBS News: PRESIDENT OBAMA TELLS “60 MINUTES” HE WILL NOT RELEASE THE DEATH PHOTOS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN IN AN INTERVIEW TO BE BROADCAST SUNDAY ON CBS An excerpt from the Interview in which the President…

Report: TV Academy Close to Signing New Deal For Primetime Emmy Telecast; Looks Like One Network Will Host

According to Ray Richmond at Deadline.com, "Deadline has just learned that a new deal to telecast the Primetime Emmy Awards is imminent and that Fox will host without any radical changes to the show." In the story, posted on Tuesday night, May…

ABC Blew an Opportunity When It Announced It Was Canceling ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’

In the initial entry by PR maven Arthur Sando on TVWeek’s Open Mic blog, Sando takes on ABC and its killing of two venerable soap operas, "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." Sando, as he usually does, brings…

Mummified Body of Screen Siren, Playboy Playmate–Who May Have Been Dead a Year– Found by Friend (Apparently Not a Very Close One…)

Yvette Vickers, a television and film actress and early Playboy playmate, was found dead in her California home, with her body in a mummified state, reports the Los Angeles Times. The condition of her body, which was discovered last week,…

‘Ship Happens’ at A&E: Cable Net Rolling Out 10 New Unscripted Series, Miniseries From Tony and Ridley Scott

A&E has unveiled an ambitious slate of 10 new unscripted series scheduled to launch by the end of this year. Included among them is one called "Ship Happens" (working title) which "explores the cutthroat world of…competitive shippers," according to an A&E announcement….

CBS May Be Working to Lure Hosts of Cable News Show

CBS may have a plan in the works to hire the hosts of a cable news morning show. The network is reportedly trying to hire Chris Licht, the executive producer of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," to oversee "The Early Show," according…

More Than 50 Million U.S. Viewers Watched Obama Announce News That bin Laden Was Killed

President Barack Obama’s announcement on Sunday night about Osama bin Laden’s death drew 56.5 million U.S. viewers, making it the most-watched such event in almost a decade, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. By comparison, most State of…