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.

Report: Resurgent NY Knicks Basketball Team May Cause Time Warner Cable Customers to Defect in Nation’s Largest Market

Jeremy Lin’s winning streak with the New York Knicks is electrifying fans — except for subscribers of Time Warner Cable, who are unable to watch the NBA team’s games because of an ongoing dispute between the cable operator and MSG…

‘Chuck’ Star Takes Lead Role in Fox Comedy

The star of NBC’s “Chuck” has been cast as the male lead in a Fox comedy, lifting a contingency on the project, reports Deadline.com. Zachary Levi, who plays the title character in "Chuck," joins the Fox pilot "Let It Go."…

Out-of-Home Viewing Lifted Total Super Bowl Audience — Don’t Forget About Those Fans Watching Someone Else’s TV

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Out-of-home viewership lifted this year’s Super Bowl audience by at least 20.7%, depending on the demographic, according to data collected by media-and-marketing-research firm Arbitron. Using data based on a panel of 70,000 people, Arbitron determined that…

Public Funeral May Be Held for Whitney Houston; Drama Surrounds Houston’s Daughter

Funeral plans are beginning to take shape for singer Whitney Houston, who died Saturday at 48. Her body will be flown to her home state, New Jersey, and her family is said to be considering holding a wake Thursday and…

‘Glee’ Set to Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston

Fox’s telecast of "Glee" tomorrow night, the Valentine’s Day episode, will include a tribute to Whitney Houston, E! Online reports. The episode was taped before Houston’s death, but by coincidence the episode already included a rendition of Houston’s big hit,…

One of OWN’s Most Important Shows Gets Tweaked, Drops Live Audience

A show that has been counted on to help bring viewers to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network has been undergoing some fine-tuning, and the tweaks appear to be getting bigger. Since its bow in September 2011, Rosie O’Donnell’s "The Rosie…

E!’s ‘Live from the Red Carpet’ Sets Ratings Records

E!’s Grammys red carpet show on Sunday went through the roof, finishing as not only the channel’s top-rated Grammys red carpet show, but also its most-watched “Live from the Red Carpet” for any awards. The channel announced that Sunday’s 6-8…

Showtime’s ‘The Franchise’ Settles on a Team to Showcase

Showtime has announced which team the second season of "The Franchise" will showcase, B&C reports. The program, which spotlights a Major League Baseball team, will focus on the Miami Marlins, the story says. The first season of the show was…

Video: ‘World’s Largest Dancing Fountain’ Dances to Whitney Houston Song

Among the many tributes to Whitney Houston, this video of the Dubai Fountains, billed as the “world’s largest dancing fountain,” choreographed to Houston’s recording of “I Will Always Love You,” has been getting attention since the singer died Saturday.

Super Bowl Got a Big Bump From Out-of-Home Viewing

This year’s Super Bowl got a big ratings bump from people watching outside the home, Advertising Age reports. Adding in the out-of-home figures raised the program’s total audience by at least 20.7%, depending on the demographic, the story reports. In…