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.

Contract for Prominent Reality Show Covers Death, Loss of Limbs, Nervous Breakdown, Humiliation, Being Shown ‘In a False Light’ and Email Monitoring, Among Other Intrusions

Reality television is known for showing its subjects in an unflattering light, but a contract for one of the most prominent reality shows reveals that the practice is actually written into the contract, according to the Village Voice. The standard…

MSNBC Boss Speaks Out on Future of ‘Morning Joe’ Lineup and on Suspension of Analyst Over Obama Remark

MSNBC President Phil Griffin offered his observations on a variety of issues this week, including the future of the “Morning Joe” anchor team, reports B&C. Griffin said Tuesday in an interview with the publication that he expects "Morning Joe" hosts…

Alex Trebek Burglary Suspect Says She’s Innocent, Faces Possible Life Sentence Under ‘Three Strikes’ Law

The woman who is accused of burglarizing Alex Trebek’s hotel room faces a possible life sentence because of California’s “three strikes” law concerning repeat offenders, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Lucinda Moyers, 56, was arrested last week after "Jeopardy!" host…

Real Money: Moonves Says CBS On Track To Get Up To $700 Million Annually in Retrans-Related Monies in Next 3-5 Years, Including Up to $450 Million Annually From Affiliates

"By taking a big cut of its affiliates’ retransmission consent revenue, CBS now believes it can reap as much as $700 million in annual retrans-related revenue," in the next three to five years, according to a report by our good friends at TVNewsCheck.com….

Preliminary Numbers Are In for Discovery’s High-Profile Shark Week

Ratings are in for the first night of Shark Week, one of Discovery’s highest-profile annual programming events. The week of shark-related programming got off to a strong start Sunday night, with 3.3 million viewers tuning in for its first hour,…

TBS and A&E Get Low Marks From Activist Group

TBS and A&E have drawn failing grades from an activist group for their programming, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. According to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s annual "network responsibility index," which tracks the quantity and quality of gay,…

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Casts Strong Female Character — and Gives Her a New Name

"Game of Thrones" has cast the sister of Theon Greyjoy, a woman who commands her own ship, leads men into battle and enjoys throwing axes, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The HBO show’s producers have cast Gemma Whelan of "Gulliver’s…

Why the Big Three Broadcast Networks Have Such a Hard Time Getting Younger Viewers to Watch. Even On Fox Over the Past 10 Years, the Median Age of Its Same Day Audience Has Increased 9.8 Years

Here’s a wonderful piece written by our good friend Brad Adgate, the senior vice president of research at Horizon Media. It’s full of terrific insights. The piece first appeared in our sibling pub, Advertising Age. By Brad Adgate When the new…

Oprah Winfrey Tapped to Receive Honorary Oscar

Oprah Winfrey has been tapped to win an honorary Oscar, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Awards Tracker blog. The longtime talk-show host will receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Winfrey, 57, has focused…

Talks Over ‘Breaking Bad’ Have Improved Between AMC and Sony

The tone of negotiations between AMC and Sony over “Breaking Bad” has improved and it’s more likely than previously thought that a deal will be reached, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. As previously reported, "Breaking Bad" producer Sony…