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.

Bravo Exec Apologizes for Swipe at Heidi Montag

Bravo executive Andy Cohen has apologized for a tweet in which he said he would rather stab "knives into my own eyes" than have Heidi Montag on his network, reports People.com. Cohen said, "I guess I got a little carried…

Morley Safer’s Stinging Emails–Invoking Nudists, Transsexuals in Gender Equality Dispute–Ruffle Feathers at New York’s Exclusive Century Club

A messy dispute recently took place among members of the exclusive Century Association in New York, with prominent member Morley Safer, a longtime correspondent for CBS’s "60 Minutes," issuing particularly harsh comments, The New York Times reports. Members of the…

ABC Rebrands Weekend ‘World News’ Report, Names Sole Anchor

ABC News has announced changes for its weekend “World News” broadcasts, TVNewser.com reports. The network has tapped David Muir as the sole anchor for the show, which will now be called "World News With David Muir," according to the story….

Actress Moves From ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ to ‘Bones’ Spinoff

An actress who recently co-starred on NBC’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" has been tapped for a role on Fox’s "Bones" spinoff, reports TVLine.com. Joining Michael Clarke Duncan and Geoff Stults in the cast will be Saffron Burrows, who played…

Netflix Shares Surge After News of Upgrade to Android Devices

Netflix shares reached new heights Monday after Qualcomm said it’s upgrading its chips in Android-powered devices so that Netflix can stream television shows and movies on the gadgets, the New York Post reports. Netflix shares rose 7% to close at…

Study in Contrasts: Whereas Fox and Its Affiliates Are Feuding Right Now About Retrans/Program Fees, ABC and Its Affiliates Are Seemingly Getting Along Just Fine, Thank You

Interesting interview in TVNewsCheck with Cox’s Bill Hoffman, who is the general manager of WSB in Atlanta and who is also the chairman of the ABC affiliates board. In contrast to the conflict currently between Fox and its affiliates over…

Clearances Top 90% for ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’s’ Return to Broadcast Syndication

Returning to broadcast syndication as a strip starting in the autumn, NBC Universal’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" has topped the 90% mark in clearances, B&C reports. The show is being offered for the first time as a two-hour block,…

‘Sweep It All With Kmart’ Game Show Debuts on Univision–Retailer Showcases Products in Branded Entertainment Effort on Spanish-Language TV

By Laurel Wentz Advertising Age Univision’s new Spanish-language game show is set in a replica of a Kmart store, where contestants compete in a flurry of supermarket sweepstakes-like challenges showcasing Kmart products from Hispanic-oriented lines from Selena Gomez-branded clothing to…

Kmart Gets Its Own Game Show

A new game show on Spanish-language Univision not only includes Kmart in its title but also takes place on a set that replicates a Kmart store, reports Advertising Age. Called "Arrasa con Todo con Kmart," or "Sweep It All With…

‘Jeopardy!’ Showdown–Computer vs. Humans–Is On; How Do Things Stand After Round One?

The first round of "Jeopardy!’s” computer-versus-human match is in the books, with two more rounds to be completed tonight and Wednesday night, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Round one ended in a tie. IBM’s Watson supercomputer tied with…