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.

NBC Enters the Fray of the Upfront Marketplace–See What CPM Increases It’s Getting; Also, Turner Testing the Upfront Waters

NBC has finally entered the 2011 Upfront Marketplace, reports our good friend Brian Steinberg at Advertising Age. Writes Steinberg, "NBC is doing some deals in the range of 9%." NBC, which finally came up with a show at season’s end…

NBC Finally Gets Into The Fray of the 2011 Upfront Marketplace; Also, Turner Testing the Upfront Waters

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age NBC has begun writing "upfront" business in earnest, the last of the big broadcast networks to get under way in this year’s haggling, while Time Warner’s Turner has begun feeling out the marketplace with an initial…

Rep. Weiner Admits Sending Lewd Photo, Apologizes to Wife, Media

Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., held a hastily arranged news conference today in which he admitted that he sent a lewd photo to a woman online, an accusation that he had been denying since rumors surfaced about 10 days ago, MSNBC.com…

USC Stripped of 2004 National Football Championship

The Bowl Championship Series announced Monday that it has stripped the University of Southern California of its 2004 national football championship, USA Today reported. The move, which had been expected, is believed to be the final sanction related to the…

It’s Official: ABC’s Multiplatform Deal With Katie Couric. Jeff Zucker Will Exec. Produce Syndie Show; ABC O&O’s Clear It. Also, Affiliates To Get Daytime Hour Back

ABC has made official the deal that was widely expected for weeks, a broad pact with former “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric. The multiyear, multiplatform deal between Couric and Disney/ABC Television Group includes a nationally syndicated talk show to…

Final Charlie Sheen Episode of ‘Two And a Half Men’ Contains Clue to How the Star May Be Written Out of the Show

In a case of serendipity, the last episode of "Two and a Half Men" with Charlie Sheen may have given creator Chuck Lorre the perfect way to write out the star forever, reports TMZ.com. In the Feb. 14 episode, Sheen’s…

Cable Net Orders Reality Series About Young Working Women

A reality show about Texas women who work in the rodeo and country music fields–and who, incidentally, party pretty hard at night–has been ordered by CMT, EW.com reports. The show, tentatively titled “Texas Women,” focuses on four ambitious female friends–two…

Marv Albert Adds CBS Sports to His Workload

Veteran sportscaster Marv Albert has joined CBS as play-by-play announcer for the network’s “NFL on CBS” coverage, the network announced today. CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus, in making the announcement, said: “Marv Albert is recognized throughout sports broadcasting as one…

‘Modern Family’ Paces Nominees for New Critics’ Choice TV Awards

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association in partnership with the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its nominees for the first Critics’ Choice Television Awards today, with ABC’s "Modern Family" netting six nominations and AMC’s "Mad Men" nabbing five, reports TheWrap.com. Four…

ABC’s NBA Finals Dominate Sunday Ratings

ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals gave the network a big win in the ratings Sunday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Due to the nature of live programming, the overnight numbers aren’t conclusive, but ABC’s lead was clear. ABC had a preliminary…