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.

VH1 Resurrects a Much-Loved Show From the Past

Along with announcing today that "Mob Wives" and "Love & Hip Hop" are being renewed for second seasons, VH1 revealed that it is bringing back one of its vintage shows, B&C reported. "Pop Up Video," which was last on VH1…

Cable News Anchor Dead at 65

A longtime anchor for one of the cable news networks died Tuesday evening at his home in Marlboro, N.J., at age 65, The New York Times reported. Mark Haines was a CNBC stalwart who hosted the morning show “Squawk on…

Study Shows Broadcasters at Risk of Being Overwhelmed by Multiplatform and HD Efforts

Many TV stations are at risk of being overwhelmed by the challanges presented by the need to expand online and mobile operations, according to a new study of senior engineers at more than 350 stations, Broadcasting & Cable reported. HD…

Comcast Marks Impressive Milestone: 20 Billion On-Demand Views

Cable giant Comcast says it’s the first programming distributor in the TV business to reach the milestone of having 20 billion entertainment choices accessed by customers, Multichannel News reported. The company rolled out its on-demand service in 2003, launching with…

Cable Talk Show at Risk of Cancellation After Ratings Slip

With the cable talk show landscape becoming increasingly crowded, one cable network is taking its time deciding the fate of one of its high-profile shows. “Lopez Tonight,” the TBS talker hosted by George Lopez, may not be around for a…

Fox Wins Tuesday Night Demo Ratings Even as ‘Idol’ Performance Finale Hits a Series Low

Fox’s “American Idol” set a series low for a performance finale Tuesday night with a 6.2 average rating in the 18-49 demo, down 7% from last season’s performance finale, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But the season finale of “Glee” scored big numbers…

HDNet Slates Four New Reality Shows

HDNet has unveiled plans to add four new reality series to the channel’s lineup in fall 2011, Multichannel News reported. “Celebridate” stars Roger Lodge of “Blind Date,” who will set up celebrities with dates. “Mr. Personalities Takes on the World”…

Ratings Dip for HBO Fantasy

In a first since its debut, a medieval fantasy series on HBO saw a dip in its ratings for Sunday’s episode, Entertainment Weekly reported in its Inside TV blog. "Game of Thrones" drew 2.4 million viewers, according to the story….

When the Most Obvious Metrics For Social Media Are Not Always The Best

By Jennifer ModarelliAdvertising Age Here we go again, marketers, calculating the value of marketing programs based on, well, nothing mathematically provable. I am constantly in awe of the ridiculous ways people use data to measure the "effectiveness" of their advertising….

Forget the DVR: The Real Threat to TV Commercials Is an Increasingly Common Device

Forget the threat of digital video recorders to advertisers. The real issue may be an increasingly common device that’s effective at pulling viewers away from ads: the smartphone, according to an analysis by Brian Monahan in Advertising Age. New research…