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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.
ESPN has announced that it will remove poker advertising and programming after U.S. authorities seized gambling websites that sponsor televised poker tournaments, reports Bloomberg. "For the immediate future, we are making efforts to remove related advertising and programming pending further…
A low-rated series has been pulled from the schedule by CBS after only three episodes aired, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s the Live Feed blog. The spy series “Chaos” debuted April 2 with 6.4 million total viewers, but pulled just…
Dish Network has revealed part of its plan for Blockbuster, the bankrupt video-rental chain that is being bought by Dish for $320 million, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Dish will keep open about 600 of Blockbuster’s 1,751…
"Bones" showrunner Hart Hanson said he’s confident the Fox show will return for a seventh season, although he said the program may end up being impacted by co-star Emily Deschanel’s pregnancy, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Fox…
Yahoo wants to grab some of television’s advertising dollars and is planning to debut seven to 10 new series this year, bringing its total number of shows to more than 30, reports Adweek.com. Yahoo executives are deciding whether to host…
The last four episodes of the canceled Fox show "Running Wilde" will be televised beginning later this month, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. FX, a corporate sibling of Fox, will air the four episodes on Thursdays at…
The FX comedy "Wilfred" has cast Mary Steenburgen to play Elijah Wood’s mother on the show, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The Oscar winner will play the mom of Ryan, Wood’s character, who forms an odd relationship with his neighbor’s…
Alan Cumming has signed a deal to stay on CBS’s “The Good Wife” as a regular for three additional seasons, reports Deadline.com. Cumming joined the program in the first season in a recurring role and became a regular in the…
An Oscar-winning actress is in discussions to join "More as the Story Develops," an HBO project from Aaron Sorkin and Scott Rudin, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Marisa Tomei met with Sorkin and Rudin as well as the…
Two U.S. networks have made offers for an American version of the new British game show "Sing if You Can," reports Deadline.com. The report does not identify the networks. "Sing if You Can" debuted Saturday on the U.K.’s ITV with…