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.

CBS Picks Up Workplace Ensemble Comedy

A workplace ensemble comedy from writer Peter Knight and Happy Madison has been given a pilot order by CBS, reports Deadline.com. The project, produced by Sony Pictures TV, is executive produced by Knight, who created "Krod Mandoon and the Flaming…

Shampoo Showdown: Another Super Bowl Player Lets His Hair Down

The upcoming Super Bowl will showcase two rival hair endorsements, with Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu–a spokesman for Head and Shoulders–getting some competition from Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, who just signed a deal with Suave, SportsNewser.com reports. Matthews…

Audience Dips for State of the Union Address; Numbers Are In for Broadcast, Cable Nets

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was watched by about 43 million people across 11 television networks, a smaller audience than last year, reports The Washington Post. About 5 million fewer people watched the address than last year’s…

A TV Reunion of Sorts: Wanna Chat Online with Luke Perry and Jason Priestley? Here’s Your Chance

Luke Perry and Jason Priestley, who both became stars during the long run of "Beverly Hills, 90210," have paired up again, and you can chat with them online. This time around Perry has been directed by Priestley in an upcoming…

CBS Picks Up Second Season of Mom-Focused Daytime Talker

CBS has renewed its daytime show "The Talk" for the 2011-12 season, reports B&C. The talk show debuted in October and is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini, who tend to view…

Chelsea Handler Project Among Four Pilot Pickups From NBC

Chelsea Handler’s bestselling book "Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea" has been given a pilot order from NBC, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Handler will executive produce the multicamera comedy, along with Tom Werner, Mike Clements and Tom Brunelle. The…

Netflix Subscriptions and Revenues Surge; Company Now No. 2 in Video Subscribers

Netflix is now No. 2 in U.S. video subscriptions, and is poised to become No. 1 by the middle of this year, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Netflix surpassed 20 million subscribers at the end of 2010,…

Regis Approaches Another TV Veteran–Who’s Also Ending a Long Run on a Show–About Possibly Working Together

Regis Philbin is ending his run on “Live With Regis and Kelly,” but he’s not ready to retire, says another TV veteran who reports that Philbin talked with her about possibly working together, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mary Hart,…

Producer Spills Secrets of Thriller That Will Bring ‘Buffy’s’ Sarah Michelle Gellar Back to Network TV

Peter Traugott, producer of the pilot for CBS’s hotly anticipated thriller “Ringer,” has revealed details about the show that, if it goes to series, will mark “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Sarah Michelle Gellar’s return to regular network TV, Entertainment…

NBC Gets a Ratings Win as Presidential Speech Dominates Prime Time

With all the major networks covering the same live event Tuesday night–President Obama’s State of the Union address–the overnight ratings remain subject to more than the usual adjustments when final numbers come in. But with that in mind, NBC was…