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.

Shake-up! Larry Jones, the Longtime President of TV Land is Leaving. He’s the Second Top Viacom Cable Network Executive in Two Days to Announce His Departure

Larry Jones is out as TV Land president, reports Lesley Goldberg in the Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The story continues, “The news, which is said to be a surprise to many internally, comes as his Viacom-owned network is prepping…

What Will Jon Stewart Do Next? A Very Experienced TV Reporter – Bill Carter, Who Just Left the New York Times After Close to Three Decades – Thinks He Has An Idea

It’s quickly become a fun parlor game: What will Jon Stewart do next? Bill Carter, who just recently left his post covering the TV beat for The New York Times after close to 30 years, thinks he might have an…

She’s Won an Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe, Tony and Grammy. Some of Those More than Once. She’s a Major Player on a Daytime Show. And Now She is Going to Co-Star in a Sitcom Pilot for ABC

There’s only one person who fits this description: A regular on the ABC talk show “The View, it’s Whoopi Goldberg. Variety reports that Whoopi Goldberg will co-star in the pilot “Delores & Jermaine.” If the project is picked up, Goldberg…

Well-Known TV Chef Joins a Cable News Channel

Another cable news channel will try to turn food into ratings. Following a move by Anthony Bourdain to CNN, TV chef Tom Colicchio is joining MSNBC. The Los Angeles Times reports that Colicchio, known for the Bravo reality show “Top…

Amazon, Whose ‘Transparent’ Won the Golden Globe For Best Comedy TV Series, Places Full-Season Orders for Five New Series

Amazon has given full-season orders for five new shows, Deadline.com reports. The shows include the Frank Spotnitz drama “The Man in the High Castle,” along with the dark comedy “Mad Dogs,” the docuseries “The New Yorker Presents” and two children’s shows:…

Warren Buffett Buys Stake in Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has bolstered its media holdings with a big buy in 21st Century Fox, Fortune magazine reports. “In a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, Berkshire revealed that it bought 4.7 million shares of…

NBC Reality Show Picked Up for Another Season

NBC will bring back a long-running reality series. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the announcement came Monday on “The Celebrity Apprentice” that the show will return for its eighth season. Host Donald Trump made the announcement during the show’s live finale for season seven….

Uh-Oh: Where Have All the 18-34 Year Olds Gone? Reportedly, They Are Certainly Not Watching TV Like They Used To. Says Top NBC Research Guru: This ‘Change in Behavior is Stunning!’

“Traditional TV usage — which has been falling among viewers ages 18 to 34 at around 4 percent a year since 2012 — tumbled 10.6 percent between September and January,” writes our friend Claire Atkinson in the New York Post….

Philip Morris Responds to Attack on Cigarette Industry by John Oliver. Part of the Philip Morris Response: ‘we take seriously the responsibility that comes with selling a product that is an adult choice and is harmful to health.’

Tobacco company Philip Morris has offered a response after coming under fire on an HBO show. The Los Angeles Times reports that the company issued a statement after John Oliver, the host of “Last Week Tonight,” devoted much of last…

More John Oliver: Why He Won’t Be Taking Over ‘The Daily Show’ When Jon Stewart Leaves

One of the names that seems to have been on many of short lists to replace John Stewart — at least in the mind of TV critics and some of the public — has been former “Daily Show” correspondent John…