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.

CBS Sitcoms Top Baseball Playoffs in Thursday Ratings

The highest-rated program of Thursday night in the Nielsens was CBS’s nerd comedy "The Big Bang Theory," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. In the 8 p.m. hour "Big Bang" kicked off the night with a 4.0 rating in the 18-49 demo, followed by…

Where Will Barbra Streisand, George W. Bush, Ricky Martin and Michael Jackson’s Parents Be During Sweeps? All in One Place

During the upcoming November sweeps, one talk show will feature Barbra Streisand singing, George W. Bush talking about his presidency, and Michael Jackson’s mother sharing stories about her son’s life, reports the AP. The show is “The Oprah Winfrey Show,”…

Team Behind ‘Gossip Girl’ Developing New Show For One of ‘Gossip’s’ Stars

The team behind the "Gossip Girl" series–Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz–are working on a series for one of the stars of "Girl," reports Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The show is being developed to feature Michelle Trachtenberg,…

Networks Block Websites From Google TV; Google Trying to Resolve Situation

Google is negotiating with ABC, NBC and CBS about unblocking access to the networks’ Websites for Google TV, after the three biggest U.S. television broadcasters blocked online versions of their programs from Google’s new Web-TV service, reports Reuters. ABC and…

NBC Plans to Stay Up Late on Election Night

NBC’s coverage of the mid-term elections on Nov. 2 will not be limited to the cable nets and a couple of hours of prime time, according to TVNewser.com. NBC will extend its coverage into late-night, bumping "The Tonight Show with…

In Move to Draw More Customers, HuluPlus to Offer Half-off Sale on Subscription

In what may be a sign that people aren’t flooding onto pay-television services over the Internet, Hulu plans to cut its monthly subscription fee for HuluPlus to $4.99 from $9.99, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The service,…

Irony: How $50 Million In Donations to KCET Set Off Problems With PBS

KCET-TV’s departure from PBS can be linked to generous grants the station started receiving in 2004, when the once-struggling public-television station received gifts that ballooned to $50 million, including one gift of $25 million from BP, reports the Los Angeles…

Juan Williams’ Deal at Fox News Is a $2 Million, 3-Year Contract

Juan Williams’ deal at Fox News is a $2 million, three-year contract, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The deal will also require him to write a column for the cable-network’s Website, the article notes. Williams’ firing by NPR and hiring by…

Girl Who Plays Sally Draper on ‘Mad Men’ (and Practically Stole Every Scene She Was In This Season) Cast in Hallmark Channel Movie

Kiernan Shipka, the girl who plays Don Draper’s daughter Sally in "Mad Men," will star in an upcoming Hallmark Channel movie, the channel has announced. The movie is "Smooch." According to the announcement, "The movie is an updated loosely based,…

For the First Time in 10 Years, CBS Gives All Its New Prime-Time Shows Full-Season Orders

After finishing at the top of the television ratings for the first four weeks of the new season, CBS has given full-season orders to all of its freshman shows, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The move–which…