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.

*****PLEASE NOTE–THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT* American Legion Announces 2013 Recipients of Top Journalism Award

***PLEASE NOTE–THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT*** INDIANAPOLIS (May 10, 2013) – A Hawaii television station, America’s newspaper and a war correspondent’s video on the website of the nation’s “newspaper of record,” will receive The American Legion’s Fourth Estate…

Two CW Shows Get Renewals

The last two of the CW’s current series to receive renewals have been announced. Deadline.com reports that the channel renewed "The Carrie Diaries" and "Nikita." "Carrie" will return for a 13-episode order as a midseason show, while "Nikita" will return…

Neil Patrick Harris to Host Tony Awards Again — Here’s a Clip of One of His Classic Tony Openings

"How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris has agreed to host the awards show for a fourth year, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. Harris first hosted the Tonys in 2009, then took off 2010, and returned in…

Spike Orders More ‘Bar Rescue’

Spike TV has given the greenlight for 20 more episodes of its original series "Bar Rescue," which will air this fall, reports Deadline.com. The show, which features bar expert Jon Taffer as he tries to turn around failing businesses, averaged…

Netflix Adds Shows From Disney Junior and Disney XD

Netflix has signed a deal with the Disney/ABC Television Group giving the online streaming site shows from Disney Junior and Disney XD such as "Tron: Uprising" and "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," reports the Los Angeles Times. The multiyear…

Calling the TV Business an ‘Injustice Being Inflicted on the American People,’ John McCain Unveils Legislation Challenging the Current TV Model

Sen. John McCain introduced legislation today that he says will give consumers better control over their pay-television choices. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Arizona Republican announced the measure while proclaiming that the current practices of the television business…

Seth MacFarlane to Make ‘Simpsons’ Debut

Seth MacFarlane is responsible for much of Fox’s Sunday animation block, but hasn’t yet voiced a character on the long-running "The Simpsons." Now Deadline.com reports that’s about to change. MacFarlane will make his debut on the show during its one-hour…

Reality Check: NBC’s ‘The Voice’ Sinks to Historic Low, Still Better Than Fox’s ‘Idol’ Head-to-Head

Two flagship reality shows suffered their own forms of ratings misery Wednesday night, with NBC’s “The Voice” sinking to a series low in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights, while Fox’s “American Idol” lost to the NBC show…

YouTube Launches Subscription Service With ‘Sesame Street,’ UFC

YouTube rolled out its eagerly anticipated subscription service today, taking the wraps off 30 paid channels, the Los Angeles Times reports. The channels offer familiar entertainment brands including "Sesame Street," "Jim Henson Family TV" and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the…

PBS Orders California-Based Version of ‘Downton Abbey’

PBS has commissioned a project that is being described as "Downton Abbey" set in California, reports the New York Post. Called "Alta California," the show is set in the 1800s in California, and is a multigenerational drama with some of…