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.

Newly Discovered Mushroom Named After Beloved TV Character

A popular TV character apparently has friends in the halls of academia along with his fan base among the school-age set, as a newly discovered species of mushroom has been named after SpongeBob SquarePants, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Dennis…

CW Rolls Out Fall Premiere Dates, With Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Show Leading the New Slate

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s return to television will help kick off The CW’s fall schedule, reports B&C. “Ringer” is set to premiere Tuesday, Sept. 13, following the season debut of “90210.” "H8R," a new reality show hosted by Mario Lopez, will…

Are Netflix’s Recent Problems a Sign of More to Come?

With Netflix’s recent problems — including a website outage and a contract dispute leading to Sony films being pulled from streaming — some observers are wondering whether these problems are a sign of more to come, writes CNET’s Larry Dignan….

Roger Ebert Under Fire for ‘Insensitive’ Tweet About Death of ‘Jackass’ Actor

Film critic Roger Ebert was criticized as being insensitive for a tweet sent after news broke of "Jackass" performer Ryan Dunn’s fatal car crash, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ebert implied that Dunn’s car crash was the result of drunken…

Fox, Locked in Battle With Nexstar Over Retrans, Replacing Two More Nexstar-Owned Affiliates

"Fox and Nexstar Broadcasting are parting ways in Springfield, Mo., and Fort Wayne, Ind.," reports Michael Malone at B&C. As previously reported, in May Fox and Nexstar said that WTVW in Evansville, Indiana, will no longer be a Fox affiliate. According…

Report Says Facebook Will Be No. 1 in Online Display Ads This Year, Overtaking Yahoo

Social Network’s $2.19 Billion Puts It at Top of the Digital Heap, Leaping Google, Yahoo — but It’s Still a Bit Player When Compared to TV By Edmund LeeAdvertisng Age Facebook doesn’t really have to try to become the biggest…

Reality Star Killed in Fiery Car Crash

A star of MTV reality shows and a series of feature films was killed early Monday in a fiery auto collision, reportedly just hours after he tweeted a picture of himself drinking. Ryan Dunn, 34, a member of the Jackass…

‘Rescue Me’s’ Denis Leary Reveals Next Project

"Rescue Me" star Denis Leary is plotting his next television project, an adaptation of the British action comedy "Sirens" for USA Network, reports Deadline.com. Leary and Bob Fisher will collaborate on the half-hour comedy about a group of paramedics. It…

Decision Is Reached in ‘My Name Is Earl’ Lawsuit

A decision has been reached in a 2008 lawsuit concerning the authorship of the NBC sitcom "My Name Is Earl,” according to The Hollywood Reporter, with the ruling going in favor of NBC. Mark Gable’s suit, which claimed that his…

What Are the Most Talked-About TV Shows in Social Media? Probably Not What You Would Guess

The Social 100, a weekly listing of the TV shows that are attracting the most chatter on social media, is a new analysis tool from Brooklyn, N.Y.-based startup SocialGuide.com, the Los Angeles Times reports. Last week’s edition listed the five…