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.

ABC Reality Show Is Latest to Be Crushed by London Games — NBC’s Numbers Continue to Outpace Beijing

NBC’s Olympics coverage from London continues to crush the competition in prime time, with Thursday’s coverage — highlighted by a historic gold medal in the all-around competition for U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas — pulling in an 11.2 average rating in…

Reality Star Confirms She’s Vying for ‘X Factor’ Judge

A popular reality show star confirms that she has auditioned for one of the judges’ jobs on Fox’s "The X Factor" and she hopes she gets the job, reports E! Online. Said Khloe Kardashian: "I’ve always wanted to do hosting…

Video: Will Ferrell Is Inconsolable Over Kristen Stewart’s Affair

Comedian Will Ferrell was apparently more deeply affected by the Kristen Stewart cheating scandal than anyone would have guessed. He aired his feelings on “Conan” — see for yourself:

CBS Goes Back to Court in Dispute With ABC Reality Show

Even though ABC’s summer reality series "The Glass House" has been a bust in the ratings, CBS remains focused on the show and on allegations that it violates CBS copyrights and trade secrets, the Associated Press reports. CBS alleges that…

A Relatively Obscure Olympic Sport Has Been Outdrawing All the Others in Cable Coverage — and Two Hit Movies May Be the Reason

One Olympic sport has been outdrawing any other sport NBC has covered on its cable channels during the London Games — even basketball, reports our friend Bill Carter at The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The sport is archery, and its popularity…

Story With Our Favorite Headline of the Week (It’s by ABC News): ‘Lindsay Lohan Films Topless Scene With Pants-Less Crew’

The ABC News story begins, "Before Lindsay Lohan went topless, the crew of her new movie, ‘The Canyons,’ dropped their pants." The article continues, "They were down to their underwear,” a source told ABCNews.com. “It’s a common thing for a crew…

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan Has Deal for First Scripted TV Effort; ‘Buffy’ Producer Also on Board

Syfy has given a put-pilot commitment to filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" producer Marti Noxon, with a deal that marks Shyamalan’s first scripted TV venture, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The project, "Proof," would…

Report: NBC Late-Night Host Fallon in Talks to Host Oscars — But ABC Is Squirming About Bringing Aboard a Personality From a Rival Network

NBC late-night host Jimmy Fallon is in discussions to host the Oscars in early 2013, although ABC is reportedly objecting to the comedian from a rival network acting as master of ceremonies, reports the Los Angeles Times. ABC doesn’t have…

Despite the Freeze Between Stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Promotional Effort for Next ‘Twilight’ Film Moving ‘Full Steam Ahead’

Despite the romantic travails of stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson — who reportedly had his "heart ripped out" by a cheating scandal involving his girlfriend Stewart — promotion for the latest "Twilight" film is moving forward, reports EW.com’s Inside…

Fake Facebook Accounts Raise Concerns

Facebook disclosed in a regulatory filing that 83 million of its users are fakes, such as duplicates, pages for pets or spam, raising concerns about the company’s advertising effectiveness, reports the New York Post. The fake users make up almost…