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.

Whoooa Nellie! When Brands Go Horribly Wrong: Psst–Vince McMahon and the WWE Are No Longer In the Wrestling Business. Publicist Alerts the Media.

If you are a boy baby boomer of a certain age, and grew up in the Los Angeles area, like I did, one of your fondest memories of TV as a kid was watching Dick Lane and wrestling on KTLA…

Showrunner Credited With Turning Around CW Series Is Leaving Show

The showrunner credited with turning around one of the CW’s signature series is leaving the show, reports Michael Ausiello at TVLine.com. According to the story, the showrunner, "Rebecca Sinclair — who took over as showrunner of the CW reboot [‘90210’]…

Jimmy Smits Signed for Pilot

Jimmy Smits continues to try and find another primetime hit. He’s be tapped to play the Mayor of Los Angeles in a new drama pilot on NBC, writes Lynette Rice at her EW.com Inside TV blog. According to the article,…

Crisis in Japan Hitting Home for U.S. TV Production Industry

The impact of the disaster in Japan following a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami is beginning to be felt by the domestic TV production business, B&C reports. The availability of professional products such as tape and electronic components is expected to…

Sheen Sells Out Two New York Shows

Charlie Sheen’s self-destruction–or whatever it is that’s going on with the recently fired star of “Two and a Half Men”–is a hot ticket. People magazine reports that tickets to the latest shows to go on sale in his upcoming tour,…

Congressman Wants NCAA Tournament Game Moved From Cable to Broadcast

A Connecticut lawmaker is unhappy with the new television arrangement for the “March Madness” NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and is lobbying to have the first-round game featuring the University of Connecticut moved from cable to network television outlets in the…

Damon Wayans to Headline CBS Pilot

Damon Wayans has locked in a deal to star in a sitcom pilot about a sports radio station from CBS TV Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot for the multicamera comedy is written by Bill Martin and Mike…

NBC Renews Three Thursday Night Sitcoms

NBC announced that it is bringing back three of its Thursday night sitcoms next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bob Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, made the announcement that “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation” and “Community” will be back…

Golden-Voiced Homeless Man to Be Subject of TV Documentary

The rags-to-riches-to-rehab story of Ted Williams will be retold in an episode of Bio’s "Biography," reports the L.A. Times. Williams’ story broke in early January when he was discovered asking for handouts at an intersection in Columbus, Ohio, and then…

Syfy Gives Second-Season Orders to Two Shows

Syfy has given second-season orders to two shows, reports Entertainment Weekly. The latest announcement is that “Being Human” will be back for another round. The heavily female-skewing show has averaged 1.8 million viewers and has been Syfy’s most successful launch…