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.

Co-Creator of Showtime’s ‘The L Word’ Joins CBS Pilot as Showrunner

Ilene Chaiken, the co-creator and executive producer of "The L Word", has joined one of CBS’s pilots as showrunner and executive producer, reports Deadline.com. This pilot is "Hail Mary," and is of the detective genre. The project tracks a single mom…

Star of Cult Favorite Movie ‘Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!’ Dies

The star of the Russ Meyer’s 1965 cult movie "Faster Pussycat! Kill Kill!’ has died, reports The New York Times. The actress was Tura Satana, and "In the film she played Varla, the leader of a gang of go-go dancers who…

Video: Letterman Tells Guest Howard Stern on Thursday Night That Letterman Is Thinking of Quitting Show in Two Years; Letterman Producer Later Downplays the Remarks

During a segment with Howard Stern on “Late Show with David Letterman” on Thursday night, Feb. 3, 2011, David Letterman said he might quit his show in two years. Later, speaking to Kate Ward at EW’s Inside TV blog, Letterman’s longtime…

Icy Weather Puts a Damper on Pre-Super Bowl Festivities

The runup to this year’s Super Bowl, airing this Sunday on Fox starting at 6:30 p.m. ET, may be remembered for the absence of the usual excitement, and Mother Nature is to blame, CNN reports. With a deep freeze blanketing…

MTV Officially Kills Reality Show From Star of ‘Laguna Beach,’ ‘The Hills’

MTV has made it official that a planned reality show featuring the star of “Laguna Beach” and “The Hills” is dead, Entertainment Weekly reports in its Inside TV blog. The documentary-style show from Lauren Conrad was expected to showcase her…

Girlfriend of Lakers Coach Phil Jackson in Talks for Part on ‘Real Housewives’

L.A. Lakers executive Jeanie Buss–the girlfriend of Lakers coach Phil Jackson and the daughter of team owner Jerry Buss–is meeting with casting execs from “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” about possibly joining the show, TMZ.com reported. Producers for the show…

‘Glee’ Stars Spill Secrets of Upcoming Super Bowl Episode

Some of the stars of the Fox musical series “Glee” have spilled insider info about this Sunday’s Super Bowl episode, using terms such as “epic” and “ginormous” to describe the hotly anticipated production, SheKnows Entertainment reported. Fans of the show…

Breakout Cable Hit Shakes Things Up Again, Brings in New EP and New Writers

A successful cable show that recently eliminated its writing staff has had a change of heart, Deadline.com reports. The show, AMC’s hit zombie series “The Walking Dead,” is bringing in a new executive producer and a new team of writers….

Hall of Fame QB, Winner of Two Super Bowls, Retires From Broadcasting After 29 Years

A Hall of Fame NFL quarterback and ABC/ESPN college football announcer is retiring from broadcasting after 29 years behind the microphone, reports SportsNewser.com. Bob Griese, who played for the Miami Dolphins from 1967-1980 and won two Super Bowl rings during…

BBC Apologizes for ‘Top Gear’ Host’s Wisecrack Against Mexicans

The BBC has apologized to Mexico for comments made by "Top Gear’s" Richard Hammond, reports the AP. Hammond, one of the presenters on BBC’s "Top Gear," created a firestorm when he criticized Mexican automobiles and suggested that the Mexican people…