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.

The Grammys Need To Recognize Four Great Artists as Lifetime Achievement Honorees

When I was growing up the Grammys meant less than zero to me and my friends. We paid them no attention whatsoever. Here’s an example of why. In 1965 some of the nominees for Best Folk Recording were Bob Dylan,…

Cable Network Scraps Its Entire Prime-Time Lineup

A cable network that is languishing in the ratings will scrap its prime-time programming and replace it with repeats of the shows that currently air on the network from 5-8 p.m., reports The New York Times. The network is four-year-old…

Video of News Anchor Being Attacked by Dog Sparks Debate

Video of a dog attacking an anchorwoman on live television has gained national attention and sparked a debate over her station’s move to take the video off the Internet, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kyle Dyer of Denver NBC affiliate…

Late-Night Host Close to Deal to Remain Through 2014 — With a Change of Venue

One of the broadcast networks’ key players in late-night talk is close to an agreement that will keep him in place through 2014, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Craig Ferguson appears poised to ink a deal with CBS to re-up…

The Grammys–Which Will Be Telecast This Weekend–Need to Recognize Four Great Artists as Lifetime Achievement Honorees

At least that’s the opinion of TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, and if you click here you can read who he’s talking about.

Rapper May Face Legal Fallout From Super Bowl Salute

The rapper whose raised middle finger during the Super Bowl halftime show conjured up memories of Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” eight years ago may have some legal repercussions from the gesture, Yahoo Sports reports. M.I.A. flashed the salute in a…

‘Munsters’ Reboot Suffers a Setback

Production on the pilot for NBC’s remake of "The Munsters" has been pushed back to June after the production ran into difficulties with casting, reports Deadline.com. The story doesn’t specify the casting problems the project has encountered. The project, which…

NBC Overhaul Expected to Bring Cuts to Marketing Department

Big cuts may be coming to NBC’s marketing department, with NBC entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt wanting to revamp the department as part of the network’s overhaul, reports the New York Post. It’s not known exactly who will be cut, but…

CNBC Staffs Up for Push Into Reality Programming

CNBC is readying to launch a reality development slate, and has hired a veteran reality television exec to oversee the effort, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The channel hired VH1’s Jim Ackerman, known for producing reality shows…

Google May Have Sights Set on Showdown With Another Tech Giant

According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Google is working on an entertainment device that will use wireless home networks, reports Bloomberg. The move appears to put Google in a position to intensify its rivalry with Apple, along…