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.

Lohan May Seek Plea Bargain in Jewelry Theft Case

A lawyer for actress Lindsay Lohan says his client will consider a plea bargain in the felony case in which she is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice, Calif., jewelry store, CNN reported. The attorney, Shawn Chapman…

Trouble for L.A. Station That Recently Left PBS Fold–KCET Fined for Withholding Access to Public Records

KCET-TV, the Los Angeles station that broke with the Public Broadcasting Service on Jan. 1, has been fined $10,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for "willfully and repeatedly violating" rules that give the public access to station records, reports the…

Ricky Gervais Reveals Who He Wants to Bring Into ‘The Office’

Ricky Gervais, the creator of "The Office" and an executive producer of the U.S. version of the show, has revealed who he has in mind to join the show after Steve Carell departs, Deadline.com reports. According to the article, Gervais…

CBS Picks Up J.J. Abrams Pilot

CBS has given a pilot order to a new show from J.J. Abrams, the creator behind “Lost,” “Alias,” “Felicity” and other shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new project is the crime drama "Person of Interest," written by "The…

Fresh Off News of His Poker Gig, Norm MacDonald Gets Another Show

It has been a good week for former "Saturday Night Live" comic Norm MacDonald, with the latest announcement that he has inked a deal for a new cable show, TV Guide reported. The news follows the announcement earlier this week…

TV Legend’s Son Interested in Resurrecting Role His Dad Made Famous in ’70s Sitcom

The son of one of the the most popular TV sitcom actors of all time is interested in taking on the role his dad made famous when the show is remade as a feature film and broadway play, TV Guide…

History Greenlights Second Season of Its Youngest-Skewing Show Ever

History announced Thursday that it is greenlighting a second season of a critically acclaimed series that has attracted the channel’s youngest audience ever. The show is “Top Gear,” a U.S. adaptation of the award-winning and wildly popular BBC automotive show….

Report: Al Roker’s Forecast Is Cloudy with a Chance of Legal Trouble

"Al Roker’s forecast is cloudy with a chance of legal trouble," writes Michael Starr in the New York Post. According to the article, "Two Jersey City men are suing Roker’s Spike TV reality show, ‘DEA,’ for allegedly entering their apartment…

Ratings: ‘Idol’ Slips, Sunshine for ‘Mr. Sunshine’ and No Feuding About the Success of ‘Modern Family’

"American Idol’ on Wednesday night, Feb. 9, 2011 was down 7.8% in key ratings from both last Wednesday’s episode and from the comparable Tuesday night episode last season. At the same time, ABC’s ‘Modern Family" was up 9% since its last original episode…

Whoa! Take This, Verizon: AT&T Offering the 8GB 3GS iPhone for Just….$49

AT&T has lowered the price of the 8GB 3GS iPhone to just $49. Consumers can also buy this phone through Apple at this new low price, but only for customers willing to take a two-year contract with AT&T. That’s a…