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.

ABC’s ‘Wipeout’ Delivers Nielsen Knockout

The return of ABC’s summer game show "Wipeout" delivered a knockout in the Nielsen ratings Tuesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. For the 8 p.m. hour, the program had 2.9 and 3.3 half-hour ratings in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of Fox’s…

Familiar Faces Returning to ‘Weeds’

Two familiar faces on the Showtime comedy "Weeds," will be back for the upcoming season, reports Entertainment Weekly. Jennifer Jason Leigh will reprise her guest role as Nancy’s sister Jill, while Alanis Morissette has two episodes coming up as Andy’s…

Good News, Bad News for Larry King Special

As reported Tuesday, the good news about the Gulf disaster fundraiser that CNN aired as a special "Larry King Live" on Monday night was that it raised $1.81 million for three major charities. But on Wednesday comes the bad news…

Bing Ramps Up Entertainment Component, Offers TV Episodes

On Tuesday at the SoHo House in Hollywood, Microsoft revealed that its Bing search engine now has a new section that lets online users view episodes from TV shows, get entertainment information such as movie times and listen to music…

CNN Launches Online Food Blog

The Web component of CNN, CNN.com, announced Wednesday the creation of Eatocracy, a food blog that will cover all aspects of the public’s fascination with food, from culture to trends to dialogue and debate. The site, www.CNN.com/Eatocracy, is part of…

Oscar-Winning Actor Shopping Mob Drama

An Academy Award-winning actor is itching to get back into television and his latest idea is a mob drama called "Tommy’s Little Girl," reports Deadline.com. Jamie Foxx shot a trailer to sell the idea, casting Selma Blair and Paul Sorvino,…

CNN Confirms Lineup for New Weeknight Show

CNN announced Wednesday that the rumored pairing of a conservative syndicated columnist and a former New York governor has been confirmed and the two will co-host a new weeknight 8 p.m. ET show that will premiere in the fall. The…

Graver Promoted at Travel Channel

Travel Channel has promoted experienced executive Fred Graver to senior vice president of programming effective July 1, reports Multichannel News. Travel President Laureen Ong made the announcement Tuesday. Graver’s background includes a myriad of TV jobs. He was senior editor…

Public Interest Group Says It Will Sue McDonald’s; Claims Happy Meals are Illegal in Four States, Including New Jersey and California

When was it, last night or the night before? You were sitting around with your best friend and one of you said, "My God, what’s next? Are they going to outlaw Happy Meals?" Well, read on… The Center for Science…

First NBC and Now ABC: Alphabet Network Restoring Current Dept.

ABC will be reinstating its current department, which are the network executives tasked with specifically overseeing shows currently on-air, our good friend and journalist par excellence, John Consoli, writes at TheWrap. Writes Consoli, "ABC over the past two years has…