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.

New Season Of Deadliest Catch May Include Footage of Captain Phil Harris in Hospital Soon Before He Died

The upcoming season of Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” will feature Capt. Phil Harris’ final voyage at sea, but it may also include footage from the hospital as he unsuccessfully tried to recover from a massive stroke, EW.com reports. Harris died Feb….

Planned Mini Series from Co-Creator of ’24’ About JFK Draws Fire

JFK loyalists who have read scripts of an upcoming History Channel miniseries about President John F. Kennedy are trying to shut the production down even before filming begins, The New York Times reports. The mini is a project of Joel Surnow, a political…

Drama Pilots Show More Diversity in Casting Leads

Four of the most high-profile drama pilots this season feature non-Caucasian actors as their leads, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The four shows are CBS’ "Chaos," CBS’ spinoff of "Criminal Minds," NBC’s "Undercovers," and Fox’s "Breakout Kings." By comparison, only one of…

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NBC and KRON in San Francisco Once Again Talking Partnership

NBC is in what B&C calls “advanced negotiations” to partner with Young Broadcasting’s KRON, the former NBC affiliate in San Francisco which is now affiliated with MyNetworkTV. The possible shared technical services agreement was revealed in documents filed last week…

Fox Business Hires CNBC Correspondent Gasparino

Fox Business Network signed correspondent Charlie Gasparino from rival CNBC to a multi-year contract, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former Wall Street Journal reporter is one of the network’s biggest hires so far. Gasparino is known for breaking stories,…

New Lawsuit Claims ‘Biggest Loser’ Trainer Promotes ‘Toxic Cocktail’

“Biggest Loser” trainer Jillian Michaels has been sued for the third time in a week and this suit alleges that the diet pills that bear her endorsement contain a “potentially lethal” ingredient, TMZ reports. Kathy Hensley’s class action lawsuit claims…