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.

Big Bump for ‘Big Bang’ Co-Star–And a Look at All the Salaries

After most of his co-stars received substantial raises, the last of the original stars of CBS’s "The Big Bang Theory," Kunal Nayyar, has received a major salary bump, reports Deadline.com. Nayyar, who plays Raj, will reportedly go from making about…

All-Time Low for ‘Survivor’ Finale as NFL Dominates Sunday Ratings

National Football League action gave NBC another win Sunday in the Nielsen overnights, while CBS notched an all-time low for a “Survivor” finale, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. NBC finished the night with a 6.1 average rating in adults 18-49, to a…

Format Changes For Next Arc of ‘Survivor’

The next arc of the CBS/Mark Burnett mainstay "Survivor" premieres Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2011, and it contains a twist, according to EW.com’s Inside TV. The arc, titled "Survivor: Redemption Island," will give an extra chance to some of those voted…

Well-Known Veteran Cable Executive Crowns Career By Becoming President and COO of Retirement Living TV

Retirement Living TV has picked a well-known cable veteran to be its new president and COO. It’s Paul FitzPatrick, who has been at a number of cable entities serving in that same capacity. He’s a former president and COO at…

DirecTV Close to Hitting Subs With Very Targeted Commercials

Under a new partnership with Starcom MediaVest, DirecTV may be soon rolling out advertisements specifically targeting households based on their demographics, reports the Wall Street Journal. (Please note that the Journal is behind a pay wall and may want to…

Anderson Cooper’s New Daytime Talk Show Getting Enthusiastic Response from TV Stations; New Debmar-Mercury Talk Show Also Getting Good Response

Anderson Cooper’s new syndicated talk show is receiving an enthusiastic response from television stations, with at least 80 of them across the country signing up to air the fall-debuting show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. About 40 stations have signed on…

New Show From Shonda ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Rhimes Gets Green Light

Shonda Rhimes’ project about a crisis management guru has received a pilot order from ABC, marking the network’s first pilot order for the development season, reports Deadline.com. The untitled project is based on the career of crisis management consultant Judy…

Cast Options on ‘Mad Men’ Set to Expire at Month’s End — But Signs Point to a Fifth Season

The options of the cast of "Mad Men" are set to expire at month’s end, but Lionsgate intends to exercise the actors’ options before the deadline,reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Her article points out that indicates the drama will return…

Complete Letter Sent By Los Angeles Rep. Maxine Waters to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on Dec. 20, 2010 About the Pending Comcast-NBCU Deal

December 20, 2010 Julius Genachowski ChairmanFederal Communications Commission445 Twelfth Street, SWWashington, DC 20554 Re: Applications of Comcast Corporation, General Electric Company and NBC Universal, Inc. For Consent to Assign Licenses or Transfer Control of Licensees, MB Docket No. 10-56 Dear…

L.A. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Checks In About the Pending Comcast-NBC Universal Deal

The office of Los Angeles Congresswoman Maxine Waters has released this statement about the pending Comcast-NBC Universal deal: Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) [has written a] letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski today, which she asked to be included in…