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.

Freshness Quotient and Moments of Inspiration Kept 62nd Annual Emmys From Sinking Into Trophy Tedium

Did you think this year’s primetime Emmy Awards telecast on NBC was a marked improvement over recent years? TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin did. She says Jimmy Fallon’s hosting was inspired and the show’s emphasis on fun and funny definitely elevated…

Soap Star Sued for More Than $250,000

One of the stars of a CBS daytime soap is being sued for more than a quarter of a million dollars by her attorneys, her manager and a security firm for allegedly being delinquent in her payments, reports SoapCentral.com. TMZ.com…

Cable Network Gets New President

A major cable network announced a new president today. WIth Paul Lee going to head up the ABC network, that left a void atop ABC Family, from whence Lee came. The company filled the position today, Monday, Aug. 30th, 2010, with the…

Tribune Stations To Air More Classic TV Shows

The Tribune stations will air more classic TV shows. Beginning Jan. 2, 2011, Tribune will start airing Antenna TV as part of its digital multicast, Tribune Broadcasting announced on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Antenna TV will also be made available…

Tina Fey Spills Two ’30 Rock’ Scoops on Emmys Red Carpet

Tina Fey may have been shut out from winning any Emmys Sunday night, but she was in a generous mood when she spilled two major casting scoops about "30 Rock" during an interview on the red carpet, reports Entertainment Weekly….

‘Idol’s’ Lythgoe Confirms One of the Judges for Upcoming Season

At Sunday night’s Emmys ceremony, the executive producer of Fox’s "American Idol," Nigel Lythgoe, broke some news about the judges, reports Zap2it.com. It wasn’t exactly the news everyone has been waiting for, concerning rumors that Elton John and other celebrities…

How to Keep In-Show Promotions From Falling Flat? Just Look at ‘Vampire Diaries’

Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age takes apart how television shows are increasingly ensuring that in-show television promotions don’t fall flat by looking at an upcoming promotion in "The Vampire Diaries." While the CW show won’t feature a Ford Fiesta until…

Ford Drives on ‘Vampire Diaries’ With Social-Media Twist–Use of Twitter Helps Reduce Distraction of Inevitable In-Show Appearance

By Brian Steinberg Advertising Age A Ford Fiesta won’t crop up in CW’s "Vampire Diaries" until early October, a veritable eternity in terms of TV-show viewing, but the automaker is trying to get people to talk about it now, even…

‘Scrubs’ Actor Among New Cast Members Lined Up for ‘SNL’; Do the Additions Mean More Veterans Are Leaving?

Three new performers will join the cast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this fall, the New York Post reports, and speculation is that some of the current cast members may be out of the lineup when the show’s new season…

Shift in Focus for MTV? Latest Project Could Signal a Return to Hip

MTV is working on a new television series that could signal the network is trying to tap back into youth culture, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The series, based on the book "I Just Want My Pants Back," is…