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.

Mariners Broadcaster Dave Niehaus Dies at 75 from Heart Attack. He Was the Only Employee Left With the Team Who Was With Them When They Debuted in 1977

Dave Niehaus, the Mariners broadcaster since the team’s inaugural 1977 season, has died, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He was 75. Niehaus died Wednesday of a heart attack at his home, the story says. While the team has had 17 managers…

Report: Jeff Gaspin Leaving NBC; Also, Nancy Tellem Declines to Come to NBC

Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment, is leaving the company, reports Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter in a story labeled ‘Exclusive." Gaspin, according to his official NBC Universal biography, "oversees all business, creative, production, distribution and marketing…

‘ET’ Announcement Leaves Egos Bruised, Feathers Ruffled–And It’s Not Just Spurned Host Lara Spencer Who’s Upset

Tuesday’s announcement that Mary Hart’s anchor chair on “Entertainment Tonight” will go to “Access Hollywood” host Nancy O’Dell–not “Insider” host Lara Spencer, as had been rumored–has ruffled the feathers of a few of the key players, according to the New…

‘Lopez’ Prospering as Lead-Out to ‘Conan’

"Lopez Tonight," the show hosted by George Lopez that shifted to midnight on TBS to make room for "Conan," got a boost from its new lead-in, reports the New York Post. Monday’s second-season debut of "Lopez Tonight" drew 1.4 million…

Nicole Richie Gets an ABC Sitcom–Again

ABC has closed a deal for a single-camera comedy starring Nicole Richie, Deadline.com reports. It’s the network’s second attempt at a show starring Richie, after last development season’s comedy vehicle with Richie starring as a professional woman who’s also a…

Facial Hair Growing, Time Travel and ‘Loser Cops’ in the Lineup as IFC Puts Eight New Shows in Development

[UPDATED 11/11/2010 at 8:55 am, PT–Tweak headline and first sentence to say these shows are all in development] IFC announced a slate of eight original shows in development that demonstrate its "Always On. Slightly Off" brand–including a nonfiction series that…

What Will KCET-TV Air After It Moves On From PBS?

As KCET-TV puts together its first programming plans as it prepares to break from PBS, the Los Angeles Times‘ Scott Collins provides a peek at what Los Angeles-area viewers can expect from the new lineup: decades-old programs available on DVD…

Hulu Reveals 2010 Revenues; Prelude to IPO?

Hulu has revealed how much money it will bring in this year, Advertising Age reports. According to the article, "The company will earn $240 million in revenue in 2010, he said, up from $108 million in 2009. That tracks pretty closely…

Hulu Reveals 2010 Revenues

By Michael LearmonthAdvertising Age Did Hulu’s IPO road show just start? At GigaOm’s NewTeeVee Live conference on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar lifted the veil on some of the three-year-old video site’s economics. The company will earn…

Bruce Springsteen to Make Rare Appearance on Late-Night Show, Where Not Only Will He Perform But He’ll Chat With the Host

Bruce Springsteen, a rock ‘n’ roll legend who rarely makes TV appearances, will be a guest on a late-night talk show on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, when he will not only sing and perform, but also sit and talk with the…