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.

VH1 Teams With Queen Latifah for Net’s First Foray Into Hour-Long Scripted Show

For the first time in the network’s history, VH1 is taking a stab at creating an hour-long scripted series. The show it has in the works is called "Single Ladies," and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment is producing it. "Single…

With Bret Favre Under Fire for Alleged Indecent Texts, Wrangler Cuts Back on His TV Ads

Since Minnesota Vikings quarterback Bret Favre has drawn the scrutiny of NFL security for his alleged inappropriate text messages to New York Jets employee Jenn Sterger, Wrangler has decreased the rotation of the company’s jeans commercials starring Favre, CNBC reports….

‘What If’ Drama About Prince Harry Has British Military Up in Arms

British TV’s Channel 4, which is set to air a TV movie this Thursday imagining what would have happened if Prince Harry had been kidnapped by the Taliban when he served in Afghanistan, has drawn harsh criticism from the British…

New Sitcom for Ed Asner

Multiple Emmy winner Ed Asner ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show") is returning to television in the first scripted series for CMT, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Asner will co-star with Melissa Peterman in "Working Class." He will be playing Peterman’s…

Popular Facebook Apps Giving Advertisers, Trackers Access to Users’ Personal Info

A Wall Street Journal investigation has revealed that many of the most popular apps on the Facebook social-networking site have been providing access to users’ identifying information to advertisers and Internet tracking firms, The Journal reported. The report describes the…

NBC Wins Sunday Ratings Battle as Carriage Dispute Takes Toll on Fox Numbers

NBC was the big winner of the Sunday night Nielsen race, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. Fox had the NFL broadcast overrun of the late-afternoon game and the second game of the National League Championship Series, featuring the San Francisco Giants vs….

From Ad Age, the Annual List of What the Broadcast Nets Are Getting From Advertisers For Each Primetime Show This Season

To see the full chart that list all the new season shows and what they are getting per :30 second ad, click on chart.pdf. By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Simon Cowell may be gone, but "American Idol" isn’t feeling his loss….

Fox Stations Buy Syndie Rights to ‘Modern Family’

Fox Television Stations and Twentieth Television announced today that they have signed a deal that will give the Fox stations broadcast syndication rights to Twentieth’s multiple Emmy-winning series "Modern Family." ABC’s “Modern Family,” the No. 1 sitcom in the 18-49…

Reality Show Contestant Sentenced for First-Degree Murder

A reality show contestant who was convicted in February of first-degree murder and weapons charges has been sentenced, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Jamal Rashead Trulove, who appeared on VH1’s "I Love New York 2," received a sentence of 50…

Baseball Playoff Telecast Sets a Ratings Record

The first game of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers was the most watched Game One of an LCS in cable TV history. TBS reported that more than 8.1 million viewers…