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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.
Jimmy Fallon, the slick but oh-so-kool NBC late night host, will be emceeing the Emmys in a few weeks. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin says look for fun under pressure, and, of course, perhaps one Fallon’s signature musical ditties….
Comcast and CBS have signed an unusually long 10-year deal that will cover the cable operator’s retransmission fees to the network and sets the stage for Comcast customers to watch CBS content online through TV Everywhere, reports the New York…
AMC’s ‘Rubicon,’ a moody new drama about a code breaker, broke the network’s record for a debut audience with an average of 2 million viewers on Sunday, reports Multichannel News. That broke the network’s previous record, which was held by…
One of the most influential people in pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s, who became a TV icon as well, has died at the age of 99, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was Mitch Miller, familiar to baby…
With a day to spare before production was set to begin Monday, NBC’s "Law & Order: Los Angeles" locked in its cast over the weekend, reports Deadline.com. "CSI: Miami" alumna Wanda De Jesus and Regina Hall from "Ally McBeal" have…
One of the fixtures of HLN has left the network, TVNewser reports. The move is being reported as amicable. Chuck Roberts, an anchor with the network since 1982, wrote a note to his staff that said in part: "I can’t…
Producers of the Emmys telecast, which will air Aug. 29 on NBC, have sent an inquiry to Conan O’Brien to see whether he’s interested in being a presenter on the show, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. O’Brien, who is a nominee, is currently…
Lindsay Lohan was released from jail early Monday in Los Angeles after serving 14 days of her 90-day sentence for probation violation in a 2007 drug case, USA Today reports. Next up for the 24-year-old actress is a three-month rehab…
An FX star who normally plays a dramatic character will try his hand at comedy when he appears on a two-episode arc on NBC’s "The Office," reports TV Guide. Timothy Olyphant, who plays U.S. Marshal Raylon Givens on "Justified," will…
Taking a cue from "Glee"–which had its premiere in May 2009 before a full-fledged launch in September 2009–Fox will debut its new high-profile sci-fi series in May 2011 before commencing its regular run in September 2011, reports Deadline.com. The Fox…