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.

Tim Tebow Is New Spokesperson for TiVo. Tebow Was Approached After TiVo CEO’s Son Heard Radio Show Talking About Tebow and Thought They Were Talking About TiVo. Really

TiVo has hired controversial NFL quarterback Tim Tebow as its spokesman, USA Today reports. The story reports: "TiVo CEO Tom Rogers … admits the genesis of the idea came from his teenage son, who mistakenly thought a discussion he heard…

Better Bond Girl: Rihanna or Beyonce? Current 007 Daniel Craig Doesn’t Hesitate, Saying One Is ‘Dirtier’

Actor Daniel Craig, who’s out making the rounds in support of his current James Bond movie “Skyfall,” was asked whether Beyonce or Rihanna would make a better Bond girl, and he didn’t hesitate. Craig thinks Rihanna is a better fit…

Report: Netflix Customers Watch Less Television

Netflix subscribers watch 11% fewer minutes of television each day than people who don’t subscribe to the streaming service, reports Multichannel News, citing a report from Nielsen. Netflix users watched an average of 246 minutes of TV per day in…

News Anchor Suspended Over Alleged Homophobic Remarks About TV Host

A television news anchor was suspended by her station for remarks that are being called homophobic, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. Raycom-owned WXIX-TV, a Fox affiliate, suspended anchor Tricia Macke for two days. Macke, who co-anchors the evening newscasts, allegedly made…

Rance Crain to Be Inducted Into Advertising Hall of Fame

Press release from Crain Communications Inc.: Rance Crain, president, Crain Communications Inc. and editor-in-chief of Advertising Age, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business and TelevisionWeek.com, has been named to the American Advertising Federation’s 64th annual Advertising Hall of Fame….

Video — The Verdict Is In: After the Thousands of Ads Shown During the Presidential Campaign, and the Millions Spent, Here’s the TV Ad Judged Most Effective

The race for the presidency is over. And of the thousands of TV ads shown, and the millions of dollars spent making them and buying ad time to show them, one has been judged the "most effective spot of the…

Will Ferrell and Anne Heche Join Forces on New NBC Sitcom

A single-camera comedy in development at NBC has a high-profile team behind it, including Will Ferrell and Anne Heche. Deadline.com reports that Ferrell and Adam McCay’s Gary Sanchez Productions is working with Heche on the female-focused sitcom "Bad Judge." The…

Video: Jon Stewart Berates Himself for Paula Broadwell Interview: ‘I’m the Worst Journalist in the World’

Jon Stewart berated himself on "The Daily Show" for his interview with Paula Broadwell, the biographer and mistress of former CIA Director David Petraeus, the Los Angeles Times reports. Video of the interview gained widespread attention after Petraeus suddenly resigned…

Aside From NBC, Broadcasters Are Having a Not-So-Great Season — So How Bad Is the Damage?

Aside from NBC’s improving fortunes, the broadcast networks aren’t having a great start to the 2012-13 television season, reports MediaLife. All the other broadcasters are down in the ratings from last year, and the combined top five networks have seen…

Eddie Murphy Finally Gets His Moment in the Spotlight

You may be surprised to hear that comedy legend Eddie Murphy has never been the focus of a televised tribute by the many comics he has influenced. But that changes tonight, when “Eddie Murphy: One Night Only” airs on Spike…