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.

‘That ’70s Show’ Star Revisits Decade With Cop Show Remake

The former star of Fox’s "That ’70s Show" is the prime mover behind a new TV version of a popular 1970s cop series, reports Deadline.com. Topher Grace is executive producing the remake of "CHiPs," which originally premiered on NBC in…

Reality Shows on Fox, NBC, ABC Post Strong Ratings

Reality series from Fox, NBC and ABC all scored well in the Tuesday night Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. Fox’s "Hell’s Kitchen" was tops for the hour with a 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, followed closely…

Discovery Communications Says the $100 Million It Had Earmarked For Oprah’s New Network is Not Enough

Discovery Communications said that the $100 million it had earmarked for developing Oprah Winfrey’s new network isn’t going to be enough, reports the New York Post. The network, slated to debut in January, has cost Discovery $75 million already in…

Could Southern California Lose Public Station KCET? Station Considering Leaving PBS or Even Selling its Studios

Southern California may lose one of its flagship public-television stations, KCET-TV, as it mulls its options, ranging from leaving the Public Broadcasting Service to selling its studio in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, reports the Los Angeles Times. With KCET…

Another ‘Law & Order’ Show Whose Days Are Numbered; D’Onofrio Back, Goldblum Gone?

It looks like the end of an era for another "Law & Order" show, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will likely be picked up with an eight-episode order on USA for the show’s 10th and…

Idea That Ricky Gervais Could Replace Steve Carell on ‘The Office’ When Carell Leaves Is Under Consideration; How It Could Actually Happen

In an example of everything old becoming new again, NBC and the producers of "The Office" are reportedly considering Ricky Gervais, the creator of the U.K.’s original "The Office, to become the new boss on the U.S. version of the…

‘Jersey Shore’s’ The Situation May End Up as Murder Victim — on Another TV Show

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, the ab-flashing star of MTV’s "Jersey Shore," may end up as a murder victim — on another primetime show, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. The creator of "Bones," on Fox Broadcasting, Hart Hanson, has been trying…

Ex-“ER” Star Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis) Cast as the Lead in Cable Cop Drama Pilot

Former "ER" star Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis) has been cast as the lead in an untitled police drama pilot, reports Deadline.com. The project is from "Drop Dead Diva" creator and executive producer Josh Berman and comes from Sony Pictures…

FX Chief John Landgraf: Any TV Executive ‘Who Tells You They Don’t Wish the DVR Had Never Been Invented Is Lying”

John Landgraf, speaking as president of FX, blasted the fact that digital video recorders had ever been invented, reports TV Critic Ed Martin, who writes for the Jack Myers Media Business Report. Landgraf, speaking at the TV Critics Association’s annual…

‘Survivor’ Host Jeff Probst and Others in Reality Business Rail Against Decision to Boot Reality Show Host Category to the Creative Arts Emmys; Will Reality Stars Boycott Show?

One reality show host isn’t too happy about a recent development from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Jeff Probst of "Survivor" says the ATAS’ decision to shift the outstanding reality show host category to…