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.

Mandy Patinkin Joins Claire Danes in Showtime Pilot from ’24’ Alumni

Mandy Patinkin has signed up for a high profile Showtime pilot, reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, Patinkin, the former "Criminal Minds" star, "He joins previously announced Claire Danes, who plays CIA officer Carrie Anderson, and will fill…

CNN to Post Lowest Full Year Ratings in Total Viewers in More Than a Decade and MSNBC Will Beat It in Total Viewers For the First Time Ever. As Usual, Fox News Is the Ratings Leader–By Far–Among Cable News Channels

CNN did not have a stellar year in the ratings, Deadline.com reports. According to the article, citing preliminary Nielsen estimates, "2010 will mark CNN’s lowest rated year since at least 1997 in total viewers and the target demographic of adults…

SyFy Channel to Make Theatrical Movies

"The channel, part of NBC Universal, said Wednesday it will join with sister company Universal Pictures to release one to two films a year with budgets between $5 million and $25 million starting in 2012. The joint venture will be…

Praise the Hollywood Gods: Marc Cherry, Ensconced on Wisteria Lane, Next Takes on Hallelujah, Tennessee

"Desperate Housewives’" creator Marc Cherry has decided that his next project for ABC will take place in the small town of Hallelujah, Tennessee. According to TVGuide, "The show will revolve around the town of Hallelujah, Tenn., which is being torn apart…

The News Gets Worse for Fox’s Ratings-Challenged ‘Running Wilde’

The cancellation of viewer-starved “Running Wilde” by Fox was already a done deal, but the network initially announced that it planned to air the remaining five episodes this month. Now that’s not going to happen, Entertainment Weekly reports. Weeks after…

Time Warner-Sinclair Dispute Could Go to Arbitration

Both sides in the retransmission consent battle between Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcast Group have talked about going to arbitration to settle their dispute, a positive sign ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline when Sinclair’s 10 markets will otherwise…

‘Biggest Loser’ Finale Lifts NBC to Win in Tuesday Ratings

The two-hour season finale of NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" was a winner for NBC in Tuesday night’s Nielsens, tying CBS’s "NCIS" for top show of the night in the 18-49 demo and helping NBC finish at No. 1 for the…

Report: Youth Exposure to Alcohol Ads on TV Up 71%

This is a press release issue by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health YOUTH EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL ADS ON TV GROWING FASTER THAN ADULTSAds Placed on Cable TV Networks…

Fight Erupts Over Rules to Keep Booze Ads From Teens

By EJ SchultzAdveritising Age A new university report chastises alcohol advertisers for failing to keep booze ads away from teens, even though the study’s results show the industry making some progress in living up to its self-imposed standards. It follows…

Kids Exposure to Alcohol Ads On TV: Prestigious Group Says It’s Way Up, Which Can Lead To More Drinking. The Spirits Industry Calls the Report ‘biased advocacy research’

"Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on U.S. television increased 71 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a report released today by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health," an…