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.

New Reality Show for Paris Hilton, Whose Life Is No Longer ‘Simple’

Paris Hilton will star in a new reality show for the Oxygen Network, which she hopes will change the public’s perception of her as a ditzy blonde, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. She won’t take on the same…

To Avoid KCET-TV Breaking Away from PBS, Four Los Angeles-Area PBS Affiliates Mull Forming Consortium

The four Los Angeles-area PBS affiliates gathered on Wednesday to discuss a restructuring plan that would create a consortium between them, in an effort to keep KCET-TV from breaking away from PBS, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plan would…

Will ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ Help Refresh Both the ‘L&O’ Franchise and NBC?

With a similar format to the original "Law & Order" show, which was canceled this year, the new spinoff "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is aiming to refresh both the franchise and NBC, reports the Los Angeles Times. The new…

A Death in the Family: The Importance of Arthur Penn’s TV Roots and a Challenge to Leslie Moonves, Josh Sapan, Charlie Collier, Bonnie Hammer and Their Industry Colleagues

The headlines this week, about the death of director Arthur Penn, at age 88, mostly focused on the film “Bonnie and Clyde,” and deservedly so. It was the first movie reviewed by the legendary critic Pauline Kael when she joined…

Britney Episode Lifts Fox’s ‘Glee’ to Series-High Ratings; ABC Finally Has a Hot New Show

ABC had its best ratings of the young season for a new show on Tuesday night despite going up against a Britney Spears-fueled episode of Fox’s “Glee,” TVbytheNumbers reports. ABC’s “No Ordinary Family” had 10.5 million total viewers and a…

‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Director Arthur Penn Dead at 88 After Making Mark in Movies, TV

The director of acclaimed films "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Miracle Worker," Arthur Penn, died Tuesday at his home in New York at the age of 88 from congestive heart failure, The New York Times reports. Penn was one of…

Conan’s New Show Gets International Distribution

Conan O’Brien’s new TBS talk show has signed a deal for global distribution, reports TheWrap. Rolling out "Conan" worldwide will be Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. In the U.S. the show bows on TBS on Monday, Nov. 8. “There is…

New MSNBC Show Improves Time Slot Numbers, Tops ‘Maddow’ Lead-In

A heavy promotional push for MSNBC’s new prime-time show paid dividends for the network, which saw the show improve on its lead-in and increase viewership for the 10 p.m. time slot, The New York Times reports in its Media Decoder…

Fox Juggles Schedule After ‘Lone Star’ Cancellation

Fox continues to tweak its prime-time schedule after announcing Tuesday that it is canceling the low-rated “Lone Star” after two episodes, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Besides moving “Lie to Me” into “Lone Star’s” Monday 9 p.m. ET slot, the…

Slow-Motion Pioneer, Developer of Hand-Held Video, Dead at 86

A tech wizard who pioneered slow-motion instant replay in the 1960s and developed the first broadcast-quality hand-held cameras has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Robert Trachinger, who spent 35 years at ABC and won two Emmys, was 86. He…