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.

NBC News Regular Bolts for ABC

A veteran on-air personality at NBC News is switching networks, TVNewser.com reports. Giving a tearful goodbye to her show over the weekend was "Today" Saturday co-anchor Amy Robach, who is leaving for ABC News, the website reports. Robach has worked…

TVWeek’s Cable Television Woman of the Year Talks About the Future of TV in a Must-Read Interview

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Cult CBS Series, Canceled a Few Years Ago, May Come Back to Life

A drama series that developed a cult following before having the plug pulled a few years ago is the subject of reports that it may be resurrected by Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is “Jericho,” which starred…

NBC’s ‘Community’ Showrunner Fired, Goes Out With a Pointed — and Funny — Blog Post

"Community" creator Dan Harmon was fired from his role as showrunner, with the studio, Sony Pictures Television, issuing a press release Friday night noting that comedy veterans David Guarascio and Moses Port had joined as showrunners and executive producers, reports…

‘thirtysomething’ Star Accused of Sexual Battery

A familiar TV actor who was one of the stars of "thirtysomething" has been accused of sexual battery, reports TMZ.com. Timothy Busfield reportedly took a date to the ArcLight theaters in Sherman Oaks, Calif., where the woman claims Busfield groped…

What Are the Best and Worst Upfront Decisions?

Now that the broadcast upfront presentations are over and the fall schedules have been announced, it’s time to call out the best and worst decisions by the networks, according to EW.com’s Inside TV. The worst new show title is CBS’s…

Video: ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Send-Off to Kristen Wiig

NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" gave an emotional send-off during last Saturday’s broadcast to Kristen Wiig, who is leaving the show after seven seasons, reports Deadline.com. The broadcast, hosted by Mick Jagger, didn’t mention the futures of Jason Sudeikis and Andy…

Conan O’Brien, FCC’s Julius Genachowski, NBA’s David Stern in Lineup for This Week’s Cable Show

The FCC chairman and NBA commissioner join celebrities including talk show host Conan O’Brien and actor-director Edward Burns for the star-studded 61st annual gathering of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The annual event put…

Days After Quitting Facebook Ads, GM Swears Off the Super Bowl — First the Social Network on the Eve of an IPO, Now TV’s Biggest Stage

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Not long after announcing that it will stop advertising on Facebook, General Motors said Friday it would not be a sponsor in the Super Bowl in 2013 either. What’s going on here? Deep-pocketed marketers typically follow…

Why General Motors Will Skip the Super Bowl in 2013

General Motors plans to sit out the Super Bowl next year, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The decision comes after the automaker said it will stop advertising on Facebook, the story notes. The company gave a simple reason for…