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.

ESPN Apologizes for Brent Musburger’s Comments About Player’s Girlfriend

ESPN has apologized for comments from commentator Brent Musburger about the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. As previously reported, Musburger, 73, made his comments after the camera spotted McCarron’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb,…

Actress to Reprise Iconic Role on the Longest-Running U.S. Soap Opera Still in Production

The daytime drama credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running U.S. soap opera currently in production — ABC’s “General Hospital” — is bringing a legendary actress and iconic character back on board. EW.com’s Inside TV reports…

Actor Who Played Ralph the Doorman on ‘The Jeffersons’ Dead at 89

The actor who played Ralph the Doorman on the classic CBS comedy "The Jeffersons" has died, reports the Associated Press. He was 89. Ned Wertimer died Jan. 2 at a Los Angeles-area nursing home, after he fell at his Burbank…

Los Angeles TV Drama Production Plummets

Television drama production in Los Angeles posted the largest annual decline on record in 2012, reports Richard Verrier in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Production of one-hour dramas in the city plunged 20% last year, the piece reports….

Fox Sticking With Low-Rated Comedies to Give Them More Time

Fox wants to give a couple of low-rated comedies more time to attract audiences, reports Bloomberg, citing comments from Kevin Reilly, chairman of entertainment at Fox. The network is standing by the sitcoms "Ben and Kate" and "The Mindy Project,”…

CBS Sells Out Super Bowl Inventory — CBS Corp. CEO Says Ad Prices for Game Have Never Been Higher

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age CBS has sold out its ad inventory for its coming broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII, according to Leslie Moonves, chief executive of the network’s corporate parent, CBS Corp. Speaking before a crowd at a press event…

Report: Lower-Priced iPhone in the Works From Apple

A lower-priced iPhone is in the works at Apple, with a possible debut set for later this year, reports The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that the site is subscription-based, and not all readers may be able to access the…

Hey Networks, Here’s a Way to Monetize Your Tweets

"It looks like networks may have some new, unexpected inventory to sell: their Twitter feeds. The Associated Press and Samsung appear to have established a template this week, where a network could place ads atop their own pages as well…

‘Bethenny’ Clearances Hit 97% of Country for Fall Launch

"’Bethenny,’ the one-hour daily talk show hosted by Bethenny Frankel, has been cleared in over 97% of the country following an incredibly successful six-week summer test on select Fox-owned stations," Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced. The announcement continues: "The…

White House to Host Screening of NBC’s ‘1600 Penn’

President Barack Obama will host the cast and crew of NBC’s new comedy "1600 Penn" for a screening at the White House, reports Deadline.com. The screening, slated for today — Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 — will end a day of…