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.

Video: Barbara Walters’ Latest High-Profile Interview — as Her Retirement Plans Aren’t Causing Her to Slow Down

Barbara Walters apparently isn’t slowing down ahead of her retirement. The TV news and talk fixture just conducted a high-profile interview: a sit-down with the parents of George Zimmerman, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Portions of the interview…

In the Televised, Highly Publicized Trial of George Zimmerman, CNN Reports That ‘When the six jury members went in for deliberation, three were for acquittal, one was for second-degree murder and two were for the manslaughter charge’

“When the six jury members in the George Zimmerman trial went in for deliberation, three were for acquittal, one was for second-degree murder and two were for the manslaughter charge, one of those jury members told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on…

Starting This Fall, Hit ABC Show Will Be Aired on BET Just 8 Days After Each Episode Is Shown on ABC

Starting this fall, cable channel BET will televise episodes of an ABC hit "just eight days after they premiere on ABC, under an unusual syndication deal announced on Monday," reports Brian Stelter of The New York Times. The series is ABC’s…

Battle Over Health Care Will Be a Boon to the TV Advertising Market

It looks as though an infusion of advertising money is headed television’s way. Advertising Age reports that TV stations nationwide can expect to see about $500 million in advertising money as the political fight over the Affordable Care Act heats…

Ongoing Health-Care Fight to Generate Another $500M in TV Advertising — Aim Isn’t to Repeal Act, But to Hammer Opponents

By Ana RadelatAdvertising Age Midterm elections aren’t until next year, but TV stations around the country are likely to see $500 million in politically themed advertising this year through early next year. The subject — or target in most cases…

A 1.2 Average Rating in the Key 18-49 Demo — a Number That Would Have Barely Been a Blip on the Radar Screen for Broadcast Networks Not That Long Ago — Wins Sunday Night

The broadcast networks were mostly mired below the 1.0 barrier in the key 18-49 demo Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights, as the broadcast nets’ summer ratings doldrums continued. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the network that made the most of the…

How Did This Ever Get On-Air? Asiana Airlines Says It Will Sue Cox’s KTVU-TV, a TV News Powerhouse in the San Francisco Bay Area, for Broadcasting Prank Names of Pilots of the Jet that Crashed at SFO on July 6, 2013

"Asiana Airlines Inc. said a California television station ‘seriously damaged’ the carrier’s reputation by broadcasting incorrect [prankl] names of the pilots on its jet that crashed in San Francisco on July 6, 2013," reports Bloomberg. The story says Asiana has "decided…

ABC Family Hires New VP for Original Programming

ABC Family has named a new vice president, original programming. The cable channel announced today that the job is going to Kelly Goode. Making the announcement was Kate Juergens, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development and Chief Creative Officer,…

Barbara Walters Makes It Official: Jenny McCarthy Is ‘The View’s’ New Co-Host

Barbara Walters has put to rest months of rumors and speculation, making the official announcement today that Jenny McCarthy has been named as the new co-host of ABC’s "The View." McCarthy has been on the show 17 times, including eight…

Bad News for Twinkie Lovers: In the Non-TV Story of the Day, the New Owner of the Venerable Snack Food Has Tinkered With the Twinkie

The good news is that the Twinkie is back. The bad news: It’s not the same. The Associated Press reports that the company that now owns the Hostess brand has tinkered with the Twinkie, and the new version is smaller….