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.

Quarterly Report on Prime-Time TV Ratings: ‘Broadcast Has Taken a Beating’; Here Are the Grim Numbers

An analysis of the ratings for the second quarter of 2012 paints a grim picture of the situation for broadcast TV, even with DVR viewing factored in, Deadline.com reports. Michael Nathanson of Nomura Securities says in his quarterly report on…

Oscar-Winning Actress Dies

A veteran film and TV actress who won an Academy Award for "Gentleman’s Agreement" in 1947 has died, reports CNN.com. Celeste Holm was 95. Holm shifted to television after buying out her Fox contract following the 1950 film "All About…

Funny TV Ads Don’t Sell Better Than Unfunny Ones — And Can Even Sell Worse; Study Rates 10 Funniest Commercials, Finds Most Effective Balance Humor With Information, Relevance

By Jack Neff Advertising Age One in five TV ads are funny, and Super Bowl ads are three times funnier than the rest. But none of this makes much difference in selling stuff, according to new research by syndicated ad-testing…

After Three-Plus Years in Bankruptcy, Tribune Wins Court Approval to Come Out of It

Three and a half years after seeking Chapter 11 protection, Tribune has received court approval to exit bankruptcy, reports Reuters. The approval was granted Friday by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey in Wilmington, Del., with the judge overruling objections to…

Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ Continues to Shed Viewers

Charlie Sheen’s starring vehicle "Anger Management" continued to lose viewers in its third week, with an average of 2.42 million people tuning in for the show’s fourth episode, reports B&C. That’s a 28% decline from the previous week in total…

CBS Newsman Schieffer Protests Use of His Image in Campaign Ad

Bob Schieffer, the anchor of CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” is unhappy about the use of his image in a campaign ad for Mitt Romney — an ad that was televised Sunday during Schieffer’s program, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

It’s Official: NBC and Microsoft Part Ways on Web, With MSNBC Website Renamed

It’s official: NBC and Microsoft ended their online relationship, which stemmed from the early days of the Internet, with the software giant receiving about $300 million for its 50% stake in MSNBC.com, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. We…

Jennifer Lopez Reveals Her Decision on Whether to Return to ‘Idol’

“American Idol” judge Jennifer Lopez is putting an end to weeks of speculation about her future on the Fox singing competition, announcing today that she will not be back for season 12, TheWrap.com reports. Lopez made the announcement in an…

Movie Project Goes Horribly Wrong: Actor Brendan Fraser Is Accused of Assault, Battery and Emotional Distress in Lawsuit by Producer

A dispute over a possible feature film project based on William Tell has turned ugly. After actor Brendan Fraser sued producer Todd Moyer over the project, Moyer has fired back with a lawsuit accusing the actor of assault, battery and…

CBS Finally Breaks Out a Big Summer Premiere … Which Fizzles in the Ratings

CBS has been dialing it in with repeat programming for most of the summer, but the network finally broke out a fresh program Thursday night … only to see it bow to unspectacular ratings. “Big Brother” had its summer premiere…