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.

Charlie Sheen Organizes Bipolar Awareness Walk

Charlie Sheen, in Toronto this week for his “My Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour, announced in a series of tweets that he is organizing a bipolar awareness walk for Friday evening, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sheen was between two…

Soap Opera Magazines Brace for Layoffs After ABC Soap Cancellations

The ripple effect from ABC’s cancellation of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" has hit the publishing business as Source Interlink, which publishes Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly, is expected to drastically reduce its staff, reports…

‘Idol’ Rains on Reiser’s NBC Debut as Fox Rules Thursday Ratings

Fox and “American Idol” owned the Thursday night ratings, as Paul Reiser’s new NBC show flopped in its debut, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox finished the night with a 4.9 average rating in the 18-49 demo, crushing NBC (2.1 average), CBS (1.6),…

Adult Swim Bringing Back Chris Elliott Sitcom for Second Season

Chris Elliott’s live-action Adult Swim comedy, "Eagleheart," has been renewed for a second season by the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Western comedy about a U.S. Marshal–Chris Monsanto, played by Elliott–was created by former Conan O’Brien scribes Michael…

TLC Looking Into Fraud Accusations Against Extreme Coupon Clipper

J’aime Kirlew, one of the stars of TLC’s new show "Extreme Couponing," is being accused of "coupon fraud," reports Entertainment Weekly. The alleged fraud apparently refers to using a coupon to purchase a product not listed on the coupon. TLC…

Former Secretary of State to Appear on ’30 Rock’

In the fictional world of NBC’s Emmy Award-winning sitcom "30 Rock," Alec Baldwin’s character, Jack Donaghy, has an ex-lover who happens to be the former Secretary of State. Now Tina Fey has revealed that the real-life former Secretary, Condoleezza Rice,…

Shakeup at NFL Network

NFL Network has shown the door to a number of on-air personalities, including former NFL stars, Sports Illustrated reports. Former NFL players and current broadcasters Matt Millen and Joe Theismann have been bounced as analysts from the network’s Thursday night…

Repackaged ‘Oprah’ Classics Coming to OWN

The syndicated daytime talk juggernaut "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will be bowing out May 25 when the final episode airs, but the best of the "Oprah" show is heading to OWN, reports Multichannel News. "Oprah’s Encore" will be the name…

Marketing Test Uses Webcam to Track Eyeballs–Literally–With Surprising Result: Ad for Diapers Tops List as Most Effective

An innovative marketing measurement method getting a tryout from Procter & Gamble, which uses webcams to literally track eyeballs online, has produced some surprising results, Advertising Age reports. The trial run taking place in Scandinavia saw Pampers get the best…

P&G Tracks Eyeballs Online–Literally–Using Webcam Home Test; Pampers Ad Tops in Effectiveness Among 100 in Nordic Trial Run

By Jack NeffAdvertising Age Procter & Gamble Co. has signed with a company that uses webcams to literally track eyeballs online, and the results so far look pretty good at least for one of its brands, Pampers–in Scandinavia. An online…