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.

Fox’s ‘Glee’ Leads the Pack in Tuesday Ratings

The top show in the Tuesday night ratings was Fox’s "Glee," with CBS’s "NCIS" in second place, according to Nielsen overnights for the 18-49 demo reported by TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Glee" collected a 4.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic,…

ESPN Announces Which NBA Game Will Be First to Be Televised in 3-D–And Guess Which High-Profile Team Will Be Featured

It’s no surprise that ESPN and the NBA have picked the upcoming season’s most heavily publicized team to be featured when the league broadcasts its first game in 3-D. The New York Times reports that the game will include the…

Court Ruling Allows Cable Network to Bring Back Show

A court ruling in a lawsuit over a cable TV show will enable the network to go ahead with the shows second season, scheduled to premiere Oct. 12, Reuters reports. The show is Food Network’s “Private Chefs of Beverly Hills,”…

Popular Indoor Sport Returns to ABC

Once upon a time, weekend afternoons on ABC meant coverage of an indoor sport that millions of Americans still play but is rarely seen on television anymore. Now that sport is returning to ABC, according to SportsNewser. The Professional Bowlers…

Police Investigation Completed in TLC Polygamy Show Case

Whether or not the family featured in TLC’s "Sister Wives" is in legal trouble is now being determined by the prosecutor, reports TMZ.com. The Lehi, Utah, Police Department has completed its felony investigation and handed over the case to the…

Fox Does a Little Stunt Scheduling on Night of Much-Hyped ‘Glee’ Episode

UPDATE 4:24 AM PT, 10/7/10–re-organize paragraphs in body of this story Fox will juggle its Tuesday night schedule later this month when it airs an eagerly anticipated episode of “Glee,” the Futon Critic reports. The network will provide a double dose…

Actually Getting Cross-Platform Media Deals Done; Plus Getting Closer to the Consumer

Two wonderful, enlightening pieces today, courtesy of our sibling publication, Advertising Age. The first is by Ellen Oppenheim, who is the founder of Oppenheim Media Consulting and one of the smartest people we know. For most of the past decade…

‘Hawaii Five-O’ on CBS Is the Only New TV Show to Crack the Top 20 Programs

CBS’ "Hawaii Five-O" is the sole new television show that managed to crack the list of the top 20 television programs last week, reports David Bauder of the Associated Press. The program drew 12.7 million viewers, down from the 14.2…

Ron Moore, Writer-Producer Behind ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Is Working on Remake of TV Show That Was a Favorite of Baby Boomers, Especially Boys

Ron Moore, the writer-producer behind the remake of "Battlestar Galactica," is in the early stages of remaking another television classic that was popular with baby boomers, especially boys. It’s "The Wild, Wild West," according to EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. The…

Findings From Official Investigaton Into Gary Coleman’s Death Revealed

Findings from the official investigation into actor Gary Coleman’s death have been revealed, reports TMZ. The investigators ruled that Gary Coleman’s death was an accident, and have closed their review of the actor’s death at the age of 42, the article…