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.

He Was a Legend in the TV Ad Sales Business, and Here Is a Must-Read Story That Proves It. He Entered TV Ad Sales in the 1950s and Left as a Top Ad Sales Exec at NBC in 1992. Bud Hirsch Dies at 85. And Really, You Won’t Believe the Story About Him and the Super Bowl

By Chuck Ross “Bernard ‘Bud’ Hirsch, 85, passed away peacefully on Sept. 29, 2014. He worked as a television executive for both CBS and NBC from the ’50s to the ’90s, and, after retirement, traveled the world.” So begins the…

American Freelance Cameraman Working for NBC News Tests Positive for Ebola. As a Precaution, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Who Worked With the Cameraman, Will Be Quarantined for 21 Days

“An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola and will be flown back to the United States for treatment,” NBC News reports. The article continues, “The infected freelancer was hired Tuesday to be…

The Full Text of the Note NBC News President Deborah Turness Sent to NBC News Staff About the Cameraman Who Has Tested Positive for the Ebola Virus. He Was Working With Dr. Nancy Snyderman

All: As you know, Dr. Nancy Snyderman and our news team are in Liberia covering the Ebola outbreak. One of the members of their crew is an American freelance cameraman who has worked in Liberia for the past three years…

Fox Pulling Reality Show — Which Is Struggling in the Ratings — Off of Tuesday Nights. It Will Still Air on Fridays, However

One of Fox’s big hopes for the fall season is being pulled from one of the two nights it airs, the network announced. “Fox is pulling struggling new reality show ‘Utopia’ — which had been airing twice a week —…

Must-See ‘Bra Cam’ Spot

We put this ‘Bra Cam’ spot on our TVWeek Daily Viral Video list and it almost instantly became one of the most clicked-on videos we’ve ever posted. What makes it especially a Must-See is its marvelous (and important) surprise ending.

‘How to Get Away With Murder’ Breaks Ratings Record

ABC’s freshman series “How to Get Away With Murder” set a ratings record with its debut episode. The “new drama delivered the largest-ever total viewer increase in Live + 3(-day) ratings for any telecast on any network,” reports TVbytheNumbers.com. That…

Shakeup at NBCU Cable Networks: President of E! Steps Down

There has been a shakeup within the NBCUniversal cable networks, reports B&C. “In the new structure,” the story says, “Frances Berwick, head of Bravo and Oxygen, will add E! and Esquire Network to her portfolio in her new role as…

Whoa! Cable TV Mogul Says It’s Likely Bundling of Cable Services Will Fall by the Wayside

The CEO of one of the major cable operators in the United States believes that the bundling of cable TV services will eventually go away, reports our good friend Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. Cablevision CEO Jim Dolan…

We All Knew This Was Coming. Netflix Is Getting Into the Business of Distributing Major Theatrical Movies Over Its Service. Next Summer a Sequel to a Popular Academy Award-Winning Film Will Debut Simultaneously on Netflix and in Imax Theaters Only

“In a first deal of its kind, Netflix and the Weinstein Company said Monday that they planned to release next year’s sequel” to an Academy Award-winning movie “simultaneously across the globe on Netflix and a select number of Imax theaters,”…

The Puzzling Reaction by the Editors of The New York Times to TV Critic Alessandra Stanley’s Wrong-Headed Essay About Shonda Rhimes

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross compliments The Times’ public editor in her investigation of Alessandra Stanley’s stilted essay about Shonda Rhimes, but he’s concerned about the thinking of The Times’ editors who are dealing with the incident. Please click…