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.

Gold Standard: Best Super Bowl Ads As Judged By USA Today’s Annual Admeter Poll; For the First Time in 23 Years Two Ads Tied as Most Popular

The results are in from USA Today’s annual admeter polling of Super Bowl commercials, which has been measuring the popularity of commercials from the Big Game for the past 23 years. For the first time ever, two ads tied for…

The Super Bowl Ad That’s Generated the Most Press the Day After as Being the Most Controversial Ad Shown

There’s one ad from Super Bowl Sunday that clearly has generated the most controversy. Seen below, it’s the ad frrom Groupon showing Timothy Hutton using a coupon for Tibetan food after first talking about the problems of the people of Tibet. For…

Forget .com, .net or .org–Coming Soon Is .love, .sport, .vegas, .web, .gay and Maybe Even .nazi. This Piece Is Today’s Must-Read

"The pillar of the basic Web address – the trusty .com domain – is about to face vast new competition that will dramatically transform the Web as we know it. New Web sites, with more subject-specific, sometimes controversial suffixes, will…

The Surprising Post-Oprah Plans of ABC’s Flagship Station in New York CIty; Also, WABC Has Asked Regis Not To Leave His Show Until After the November Sweeps

The plans that WABC–ABC’s flagship station in New York City–have to replace "The Oprah Winfrey Show" when that show ends at the end of this season might surprise a number of observers. Dave Davis, general manager of WABC, told Matthew…

After Attacks, Anderson Cooper Decides to Leave Egypt ‘With a Heavy Heart’

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper has decided to leave Egypt, noting on his Twitter page that he made the decision with "a heavy heart," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. "CNN continues to have many teams in place. It was…

Recasting ‘American Chopper’ As Show About Father-Son Feud Boosts Ratings

Discovery Channel’s decision to revive "American Chopper" and recast it as a show about a feud between a father and son has helped the show’s ratings, reports the New York Times. The new version of the series, subtitled "Senior vs….

A Complete List of All the Applicants for the New URLs Thus Far

To gel full details about all these applicants, please click here. [Note..You will see some duplicates. That would be in cases where there are more than one current applicant for a name. For example .nys is listed three times because…

Huffington Post to Be Purchased by AOL for $315 Million, with Founder Keeping Role

The Huffington Post has agreed to be purchased by AOL for $315 million, with co-founder Arianna Huffington to be named president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group,reports Bloomberg News. According to the article, "AOL is struggling with declining…

Full Coverage: ‘Modern Family,’ ‘Mad Men’ Take Home Awards at Writers Guild Awards

"Modern Family" won for best television comedy series at the Writers Guild Awards, while "Mad Men" was tapped for best dramatic television series. "Mad Men" also won for dramatic episode, with its episode called "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword," while…

2011 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2011 2011 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED Los Angeles and New York – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of the 2011…