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.

USA Network Names New EVP of Original Scripted Programming

USA Network has named a new executive vice president of original scripted programming, promoting head of scripted development Bill McGoldrick to the position, reports Deadline.com. With his promotion, McGoldrick will continue to oversee USA’s development of drama and comedy series,…

NBC Seeks Close to $1 Million for 30-Second Spots in Upcoming Broadcast

Even with much of its lineup sagging in the ratings, NBC has one upcoming broadcast that it thinks is worth top dollar from advertisers. Advertising Age reports that the network will ask almost $1 million for a 30-second spot in…

Anti-Fox News Bits on ‘The Simpsons’ Draw Angry Response — From a ‘Predictable’ Source

After “The Simpsons” aired an end card taking a poke at Fox News during Sunday’s Fox Network 25th anniversary celebration, one of Fox News’ most outspoken on-air personalities fired back, Mediaite reports. Bill O’Reilly, who has already attacked Fox’s “Glee”…

Kardashian Family Inks Blockbuster Deal With E!

The Kardashian family has put the finishing touches on a deal with E! that, among other things, will keep the family’s flagship show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” on the cable channel for another three years, Deadline.com reports. The story…

Singing vs. Dancing: NBC and ABC Split the Spoils on a Night When CBS Stays Home

On a night when CBS aired all repeats, NBC got a steady performance from “The Voice” to coast to an easy win for the night in the key 18-49 demo while ABC cashed in on “Dancing with the Stars” for…

HBO Renews Long-Running Series for Two More Seasons

HBO has renewed a weekly show for two more seasons, bringing it back for seasons 11 and 12 and ensuring it will stay on the air at least until 2014, TheWrap.com reports. The show is "Real Time with Bill Maher,"…

American Legion Announces 2012 Recipients of Top Journalism Award

American Legion press release: INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2012) – One broadcast station, a newspaper and a war correspondent’s feature on an online news website will receive The American Legion’s Fourth Estate Award during the organization’s 94th National Convention in Indianapolis…

Little Rock TV Station Wins Prestigious Journalism Award

KLRT-TV in Little Rock, Ark., was the winner in the broadcast category of a prestigious national journalism award — The American Legion’s Fourth Estate Award. The Legion announced the winners April 23. KLRT News reporter Donna Terrell took the award…

New Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sitcom Improves Time-Slot Performance for HBO

The critically acclaimed Julia Louis-Dreyfus series “Veep” premiered Sunday night on HBO, improving the viewer numbers for its 10 p.m. slot — but only a little, Deadline.com reports. “Veep” drew 1.4 million viewers for the premiere telecast, up 8% from…

NBC Asks Near $1M to Advertise in Thanksgiving Night Football — Interest in Football Advertising Percolates as Upfronts Loom

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age NBC is seeking an ambitious sum for ad inventory in its new Thanksgiving night NFL broadcast, a signal that discussions for ad time in football could heat up in the weeks leading to the annual upfront…