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.

Scary Moment for Bill Nye (‘The Science Guy’)

TV personality Bill Nye, best known for his Emmy Award-winning 1990s show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” collapsed a couple of times during an appearance Tuesday evening at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reports. After he…

The Ronni Chasen Mystery: Making Sense of the Publicist’s Murder

[The following is by Lynda Obst, one of the most prolific producers in the film industry, from “Flashdance” to “Sleepless in Seattle.” She also produced the TV mini-series "The 60’s." This piece first appeared today on the website of "The Atlantic." We are indebted to Ms….

‘We Know Drama’ Net Also Knows When It Doesn’t Like One: TNT Cancels One of Its Dramas

TNT has canceled one of its dramas, ending the series after two seasons, reports Deadline.com. The low-rated cop drama "Dark Blue" has been canceled by TNT. The series, which stars Dylan McDermott and is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Warner Horizon TV, never found…

Key Anchorman Re-ups at Fox News

One of the network’s key anchors has re-signed with the Fox News Channel, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Chris Wallace, son of legendary CBS newsman Mike Wallace, has re-upped with Fox through 2012, the story says. Chris Wallace anchors "Fox News…

Former ‘Survivor’ Producer Arrested by Feds. Mexican Authorities Want Him Extradited to Stand Trial On a Charge of Murdering His Wife. Chilling Details of Case Revealed

Bruce Beresford-Redman, a former producer on ‘Survivor,’ has been arrested by U.S. federal authorities. "Mexican authorities want him returned to stand trial on an aggravated homicide charge" for allegedly murdering his wife, Monica, about seven months ago at a hotel in Cancun,…

Video: Strange Bedfellows–Bristol Palin Teams with The Situation in Spot Promoting Safe Sex or Abstinence

Freedom Communications, Which Only Last Week Named Tom Herwitz to Head Its Broadcast Group, Has Put Its Eight TV Stations Up For Sale. Asking Price Is $500 Million

Freedom Communications has put its eight TV stations up for sale. Asking price is $400 million to $500 million,reports TVNewsCheck Says the article, "The asking price for the eight TV stations works out to eight to 10 times estimated 2010…

Playboy TV’s Dilemma: Too Tame vs. Other Sex-Related VOD and Too Raunchy to Attract Women. How Do They Plan to Fix This? Sounds Like They Are Trying to Snooki-ize Their Programming, With Reality Shows Such as ‘Brooklyn Kinda Love’

Playboy TV has a dilemma. Some consider them to tame, and others too raunchy. The network’s solution? A block of reality TV shows that focus on the intimate, hoping to prove more female-friendly with programs like "Brooklyn Kinda Love," a…

Hear Ye Hear Ye: Whereby and Whereas the Corporation For Public Broadcasting Expresses, In As Arcane and Indirect Language As It Can Think Of, That It’s Pissed Off About NPR Firing Juan Williams

Here’s the resolution the Corportation for Public Broadcasting has adopted, which we found at B&C’s website: "WHEREAS, The public media system is highly interdependent; and"WHEREAS,The actions of one public media stakeholder can affect the welfare of the others and the…

Oxygen Sets Rules and Audition Places and Dates For Reality Show Whose Winner Will Appear in Multiple Episodes of ‘Glee’

"The Glee Project," a reality show from Oxygen that will pick a winner to appear in a multi-episode guest-starring role in Fox’sGlee"’s third season, has set its open casting calls and requirements, reports the New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. To…