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.

Rare Medical Procedure to Air on ABC’s ‘Boston Med’

In a case of being at the right place at the right time, ABC’s summer documentary series "Boston Med" captured one of the rarest procedures of all, the AP reported. In the course of shooting months and months of footage…

Oscar-Winning Actress Set for FX Pilot

FX has cast an Oscar-winning actress to star in the cable network’s new drama pilot "Outlaw Country," reports Deadline.com. The thriller, which is set in the country music world, will star Mary Steenburgen as an overprotective mother and a Nashville…

Conservative Columnist Is Top Candidate for Prime-Time Co-Host Spot on CNN

A conservative syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group is said to be the leading candidate to co-host a show that would pair her with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reports the New York Post. Kathleen Parker has…

HBO Orders 12 Episodes for Fourth Season of Hit Series

Saying that the new season is "off to a terrific start, as enthusiasm for this unique show continues to build among both subscribers and critics," HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo announced that the cable network is ordering 12 new episodes…

ABC Shuffles Plans for Mystery Series

ABC has changed its mind about burning off the remaining unaired episodes of one of its series this month, Reuters reports. The mystery series “Happy Town,” which was canceled in the spring, has been running on Wednesday nights at 10…

NASCAR to Air Race in 3D

NASCAR will jump into 3D programming with the July 3 broadcast of the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola on TNT at 7:30 p.m. ET. The 3D production will be a collaboration between NASCAR Media Group and Turner Sports. It…

Exclusive: Henry Schleiff, President of ID Network, Is Injured; Discovers It’s Really an Animal Planet After All, and a Dangerous One at That

Quite a harrowing Friday for the President and General Manager of Investigation Discovery (ID), Henry Schleiff. Last Friday, June 18, as part of Discovery Communications’ 25th Anniversary Celebration, employees took part in "Discover Your Impact Day," where they volunteered to…

Today’s Truly Fascinating Must-Read: The Part ‘Jeopardy!’ is Playing in the Next Step of IBM’s Development of Artificial Intelligence; Including the Fact that a Computer Will Play Some of Jeopardy’s Best Players On-Air

Believe it or not, the TV show ‘Jeopardy!’ is having a significant impact on IBM’s development of computer-generated artificial intelligence. A fascinating report by Clive Thompson in the New York Times Magazine says, "For the last three years, I.B.M. scientists…

Thanks to TV, a Terrific Father’s Day

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross tells why Father’s Day was fulfilling yesterday, thanks to what he watched on TV. Did you have the same experience in your family? Click here to read Ross’ insights.

A Wonderful Father’s Day, Thanks to TV

Yesterday was Father’s Day, and turned out to be a great day to watch sports on TV. Furthermore, if you watched with your kids, a good life lesson came out of it as well. The day started, at least in…