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.

Ratings Freefall Continues for NBC Series — and It’s Not Alone

Tuesday was another night of landmark ratings for the broadcast networks — and not in a good way. A number of shows sank to all-time lows in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s “Smash”…

How Cable’s Top Programmers Keep Their Channels Ahead of the Pack

A number of the most successful programming chiefs in basic and pay cable recently met to talk about issues including the rapidly changing business landscape for cable, the challenges presented by new models such as Netflix and how they approach…

Sam Neill and Emmanuelle Chriqui Join CBS Drama

Veteran actor Sam Neill, whose credits include “Alcatraz,” “Crusoe,” and “The Tudors” on television, as well as “Jurassic Park” and “The Piano” on the big screen, has taken an integral role on the CBS drama pilot “The Ordained,” according to…

Cronkite Award Winners for TV Political Journalism Announced for 2013

The 2013 winners of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism have been announced by the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. The awards recognize distinguished work produced…

Legendary Rock Guitar Player Dead at 68

One of the legends of British blues-rock, considered one of the greatest guitarists of the rock era, has died. BBC News reports that Ten Years After frontman Alvin Lee, whose blazing performance of “I’m Going Home” was one of the…

Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism 2013 Winners Announced

Press release from USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, March 6, 2013: Proving that political coverage can be both informative and compelling, the 2013 winners of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism were announced today by the…

Report: Big Star Being Groomed to Take Over Fallon’s NBC Late-Night Slot

With news that Jay Leno might be leaving NBC’s "The Tonight Show" to make room for Jimmy Fallon, the network is reportedly grooming a replacement for Fallon’s time slot, according to The New York Post. That replacement is reportedly shock…

Beloved Sitcom Star Dying of Brain Cancer

An Emmy Award-winning actress who was one of the most popular television stars of the 1970s confirms that she has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, People magazine reports. Valerie Harper shot to fame as Rhoda Morgenstern on the CBS…

Actor Gets Six-Month Sentence

An actor known for movies including “Terminator 2” has been sentenced to six months in jail. The Huffington Post reports that Edward Furlong received the sentence for violating probation in a domestic violence case from 2010. “The 35-year-old actor has…

CBS Lines Up Host, Judges for Summer Reality Series

CBS has hired a well-known comedian to host a summer reality series, and named a couple of judges for the show. Deadline.com reports that Jeff Foxworthy will host "The American Baking Competition." The show, based on the U.K. program "The…