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.

32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmys — Press Release and Full List of Winners. Awards Presented on Sept. 26, 2011

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS AT THE 32nd ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS Larry King Receives Lifetime Achievement Award New York, N.Y. – September 26, 2011 – Winners of the 32nd Annual…

Olbermann’s Departure From MSNBC Shakes Up Cable News Rankings

The loss of Keith Olbermann is having an impact on MSNBC, with the cable news network at risk of once again becoming the third-rated network in prime-time cable news, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. CNN, which has…

New Jersey Governor Deals a Setback to Hit MTV Reality Show

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has been outspoken in the past about his disapproval of MTV’s hit show "Jersey Shore," on Monday vetoed $420,000 in tax credits that the state’s Economic Development Authority had awarded to the program, reports…

NBC Takes a Page from Fox’s Playbook to Help Roll Out Two New Comedies

NBC is taking a page from Fox’s playbook with the rollout of two of the network’s new comedies, reports Deadline.com. Fox gave a boost to its new comedy “New Girl” by streaming it online before it aired on the network,…

NBC Notches an Easy Ratings Win on First Sunday of Fall Season, as Football Makes It Tough on ABC’s ‘Pan Am’ Premiere

With “Sunday Night Football” claiming its usual No. 1 ratings position on Sunday night, NBC took an easy win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports — and football made for a tough rollout for the night’s only new show, ABC’s “Pan…

First Look at Johnny Depp’s ‘Dark Shadows’

A new photo first published by Entertainment Weekly reveals what Johnny Depp’s upcoming vampire movie “Dark Shadows” will look like. The family portrait was reportedly set up in the early days of production on the movie, a revival of a…

Reality TV Personality Sparks Outrage With Anti-Jew and Anti-Gay Comments — Oh, and She Bashed Smart Single Women, Too

A reality television personality made headlines — whether she meant to or not — with an appearance Sunday on a talk show that has outraged some viewers, ABC News reports. Bravo’s "Millionaire Matchmaker," Patti Stanger, made an outspoken appearance on…

‘Valley of the Dolls’ in the Works as Broadcast Series

An Oscar-nominated director will adapt the classic Jacqueline Susann novel “Valley of the Dolls” as a series for NBC, Deadline.com reports. Lee Daniels, an Oscar-nominated director for the 2009 movie “Precious,” will write and direct the project, and will executive…

Fox Betting Heavily on Sept. 26, 2011 Premiere of High-Priced, High-Stakes Spielberg Dinosaur Show

Fox has a lot riding on the Sept. 26, 2011 rollout of a show with what appears to be a can’t-miss formula: the combination of Steven Spielberg and dinosaurs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is the pricey, high-concept…

Funk Legend Living Out of a Van in Tough L.A. Neighborhood

A funk pioneer who was one of the most high-profile figures in the music scene of the late 1960s has fallen on hard times and is living out of a van, the New York Post reports. Sly Stone, known as…