Chuck Ross

Author Page

38,865 Entries

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.

Time Warner Cable Viewers on the Brink of Losing Knicks and Rangers Games

Time Warner Cable customers are at risk of losing access to New York Knicks and Rangers games as the cable operator continues a dispute with Madison Square Garden, reports Bloomberg. The current agreement expires at 12 a.m. on Jan. 1,…

BBC’s Choice of a Panda Among the Year’s Top Women Causes Outrage

The BBC’s choice of a panda among its list of the top women of the year has caused an uproar, with critics calling the organization sexist for its choice,reports the Hollywood Reporter. The women named as the top faces of…

Keith Olbermann Apparently to Sit Out of Coverage of Start of Election Year

Keith Olbermann, who moved from MSNBC to Current TV earlier this year, apparently is sitting out of the network’s coverage of the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary in January,reports Brian Stelter at the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog….

January May Serve up More TV Debuts than September as Midseason Grows

January has become a new beginning for television, with next month possibly airing more debuts than in September, the official start of this broadcast season, reports The New York Times. More than 70 shows will be debuting or having their…

MTV Pushes Upfront to Later in 2012, Boosted by Better Ratings

MTV is pushing its upfront to later in 2012, made more confident by improved ratings, reports former TVWeeker and our good friend Jon Lafayette in B&C. The network will host its upfront presentation in April, instead of February, when it had been…

Actress on ‘Two and a Half Men’ Is Glad Charlie Sheen is Off the Show — but Don’t Get the Wrong Idea

One of the regulars on CBS’s "Two and a Half Men," who formerly co-starred with Charlie Sheen on the show, is grateful that Sheen left the sitcom, Reuters reports. Actress Holland Taylor, who plays Evelyn Harper on the show, said…

It’s the New Year’s Holiday: Time to Cuddle Up in Front of the TV and Watch Some Fun Movies. A Suggestion. And Yes, It Really Is the Kind of Movie They Do Not Make Anymore. The Man with the Touch

Of all the genres of movies, the hardest to make just might be the sophisticated comedy. Much easier to make the in-you-face “Hangover” movies, or “Something About Mary.” They are funny for sure, and pretty high on the crass level…

TV Land Introduces New Tagline Linked to Results of Behavioral Study

TV Land is rolling out a new tagline, which the cable channel says is tied in with the results of a breakthrough study by Dr. Lee Berk titled “The Power of Laughter.” The new tagline is simply: “Laugh More.” The…

It’s the New Year’s Holiday: Time to Cuddle Up in Front of the TV and Watch Some Fun Movies. A Suggestion. And Yes, It Really Is the Kind of Movie They Do Not Make Anymore

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross writes about a movie he’s sure you’ll enjoy over the New Year’s holiday, if you click here.

Letterman Extortionist Gets a TV Job

The former CBS News producer who went to prison for attempting to blackmail David Letterman in 2009 has a new job in television, TVNewser reports. Joe Halderman, who was released from prison in late 2010, joins the staff of the…