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.

Fox News Chief Says Sarah Palin ‘Had No Chance to Be President’

During a speech at the University of North Carolina, Fox News chief Roger Ailes said that Fox News contributor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "had no chance to be president," reports The Huffington Post. Palin, asked about his comment…

As Media Companies Report Executive Compensation, One CEO Is Ahead of the Pack With $69.9 Million

Among those firms that have released details on 2011 executive compensation, one company’s CEO ranks as the highest-paid chief of a media company, reports TheWrap.com. The executive is CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves. Moonves raked in $69.9 million in compensation…

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Lashes Out at Comcast

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings fired another volley at Comcast over the weekend, criticizing the cable giant’s policy on net neutrality and data caps, CNet reports. The story reports: “As he explained on his Facebook page, his complaint is that when…

CNN Welcomes Back a Network Mainstay

CNN is bringing back an on-air personality who was a familiar face on the network in past years. The cable news channel unveiled plans today for its new Christiane Amanpour program "Amanpour," which it has set to premiere Monday at…

Penis Jokes vs. Vagina Jokes — HBO’s New Buzz-Heavy Comedy Adds Fuel to TV’s Sitcom Gender War

The TV sitcom landscape seems to be breaking down increasingly along gender lines, with penis jokes on one side and vagina jokes on the other. In the latest volley, the creator, writer, director and star of HBO’s much talked about…

Mel Gibson’s Latest War of Words: Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas Renews Accusations of Anti-Semitism — and Says He Has a Tape

No stranger to controversy, Mel Gibson is involved in another one that exploded this week. This time he’s battling it out with famed Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterhas — a controversial figure in his own right. The latest fracas, reported by…

CBS’s Reruns Top Most of What’s on the Other Broadcast Nets — But Thursday Belongs to Fox’s ‘Idol’

A mostly repeat lineup on CBS was good enough for second place Thursday night, even as ABC and NBC put up all fresh programming — but no one had an answer for Fox’s “American Idol.” With “Idol” surging three-tenths of…

Morgan Freeman Responds to Persistent Tabloid Rumor

After years of tabloid stories and Internet gossip, Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has finally come out to deny that he has been romantically involved with his great-granddaughter E’Dena Hines and that he intends to marry her, reports TheWrap.com. In a…

CBS Going to the ‘Dogs’

Carol Mendelsohn, best known for her work on CBS’s "CSI" franchise, is producing a new show for the network that’s all about dogs, reports Deadline.com. The reality series "Dogs In the City" focuses on Justin Silver, the owner of a…

‘Of course, you won’t be able to lie on your back for a while, but then you can lie from any position, can’t you?’ Sparkling Dialogue, Wonderful Films. It’s the TCM Classic Film Festival, Part 2

That line above is from “Charade,” the movie wherein Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant sparred in the best example of a romantic comedy meeting a mystery thriller since Nick Charles hooked up with Nora. Written by Peter Stone and directed…