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.

With Dan Harmon Out, ‘Community’ Writers and Producers — the New and the Old — Gather to Figure Out Who Will Be Sticking Around

The writers on NBC’s "Community" are scheduled to meet with its new showrunners, David Guarascio and Moses Port, to talk about their futures with the show, indicating that some may be willing to stay on after creator Dan Harmon was…

Key Court Ruling in Broadcasters’ Battle With Barry Diller’s Aereo

A key decision came down Monday in a closely watched legal case that many see as a showdown between traditional media and online streaming. Television broadcasters lost some ground in their battle against Barry Diller’s Aereo, a service that streams…

ABC News Announces Anchors for ‘Good Afternoon America’

ABC News has announced the two co-anchors who will host “Good Afternoon America,” a one-hour extension of “Good Morning America” that will have a nine-week run starting July 9. The anchors will be “GMA’s” Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer, with…

AMC Rolls Out Summer Slate, Sets Premieres for ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Hell on Wheels’; New Unscripted Show to Debut

AMC announced its summer programming lineup today, setting premiere dates for a number of series and announcing plans for a new unscripted series, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Breaking Bad,” which is entering what the network calls the first part of its final…

Lowest-Ever Rating for Season Finale of NBC Staple

A franchise show that has delivered big numbers for NBC in the past had its lowest-rated season finale ever Sunday night, as “Celebrity Apprentice” mustered only a 2.2 rating in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…

Johnny Depp Moving Forward With Another Remake of an ABC Cult Show

Johnny Depp, who’s currently in theaters starring in Tim Burton’s adaptation of “Dark Shadows,” is intent on bringing another vintage ABC show to the big screen. The update of the Darren McGavin series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” which attracted a…

Howard Stern Sidekick to Undergo Major Surgery

A longtime sidekick of Howard Stern through his various radio and TV incarnations has revealed a major medical development, Examiner.com reports. Robin Quivers, Stern’s longtime co-host, told listeners of his radio show Monday that she is set to go ahead…

Fox TV Studios Settles Lawsuit Over Hit Cable Drama

A lawsuit over the creation of a successful cable drama series has been settled by Fox Television Studios, the showrunner of USA’s "White Collar" and the showrunner’s agents at CAA, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The suit was…

Comcast and Nielsen to Start Testing Commercial Ratings for Tablets — Common Currency Across Platforms Is the Ultimate Goal

By Jeanine PoggiAdvertising Age Comcast has reached an agreement with Nielsen to begin testing commercial ratings for viewing that takes place on iPads and mobile devices starting this summer, the company told Ad Age during The Cable Show convention taking…

News From the Cable Show: Comcast and Nielsen Readying Test of Commercial Ratings for Tablets

Comcast and Nielsen have joined forces to begin testing commercial ratings for the use of iPads and other mobile devices, Advertising Age reports. Comcast broke the news at the Cable Show, taking place this week in Boston. The story reports:…