Logo

Author Page

Chuck Ross 38,865 Entries
Chuck Ross

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.

Actor and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Sam Shepard Dead at 73

Oscar-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard, most recently seen as the patriarch of the disfunctional Florida family the Rayburns on the Netflix drama series “Bloodline,” has died. The New York Times reports that Shepard died Thursday at his…

IFC Takes Wraps Off Development Slate

Coming off the highest-rated first-season show in IFC’s history, the cable network unveiled a development slate that includes 11 new comedy projects. The announcement comes as the channel celebrates a strong first season for the comedy series “Brockmire.” IFC has…

Key Marketing Appointments Made at ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios

Press release from ABC, July 31, 2017: Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, announced key Marketing appointments today, including her new head of the department. Rebecca Daugherty will oversee the department and has been promoted to executive vice president, Marketing. In…

IFC Announces Development Slate

Press release from IFC, July 29, 2017: On the heels of the critically acclaimed Brockmire, the highest-rated first season show in the network’s history, IFC has today announced 11 new comedy projects as part of their development slate for 2018…

CBS Corporation and Imagine Television Form Strategic Partnership

Press release from CBS, July 31, 2017: CBS Corporation Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves and Imagine Entertainment Chairman Brian Grazer announced today that Imagine Television Studios and CBS Corporation have entered into a four-year co-financing and first look agreement for…

Katie Couric Walks Away From $10 Million-a-Year Job

Former “Today” host and “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric is on the move again, walking away from a reported $10 million annual salary from online company Oath, formerly Yahoo, where Couric has had an interview show and other assignments…

White House Aide’s Profanity-Laced Tirade Forces TV Outlets to Make Tough Calls

An eruption of profanity by a Trump administration official during an interview tested news operations on how graphic they’re willing to get in reporting the news. “Anthony Scaramucci, the incoming White House communications director, aimed his tirade at chief of…

Fox Tweaks Fall Schedule

Fox made some adjustments to its rollout of fall programming — the updated lineup of premieres can be seen below. The new schedule moves up the season four premiere of “Gotham” and the time period premiere of the new Seth…

Is Grumbling Good for Ratings?

A program that generated more than its share of griping also set a high-water mark in the ratings. Discovery Channel announced today that “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White,” which helped kick off this year’s “Shark Week,” became…

Jennifer Aniston Returns to Series TV — Along With an Oscar-Winning Friend — in Mega-TV Package

Jennifer Aniston is taking the plunge back into series television, where the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress did just fine back in the days of NBC’s “Friends” and Must-See TV. Joining Aniston is co-star Reese Witherspoon, who brings some formidable…