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.

Warner Bros.’ Scott Rowe Gets Worldwide Communications Responsibilities; Tammy Golihew Promoted to SVP, Publicity, Warner Bros. TV

The Warner Bros. Television Group has created a new job to fit the talents of our good friend Scott Rowe. It’s senior vice president, worldwide communications. Rowe, a 16-year veteran at the studio, worked for a long time in Warner Bros. syndication…

Some Cast Members of ‘Real Housewives of NYC’ to Get Dropped Next Season

Some cast members of Bravo’s reality program "The Real Housewives of New York City" will get dropped next season, the New York Post reports. The network is looking for two new cast members, leading to speculation that two women currently…

Coldplay Says Okay to ‘Glee’

The British rock band Coldplay has changed their position and will allow Fox’s "Glee" to use their songs on the show, reports Yahoo.com. "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy revealed that only Canadian pop star Bryan Adams, and Coldplay had rejected requests…

Fox’s Plan for ‘Sons of Tucson’

The remaining episodes of Fox’s "Sons of Tucson" will be burned off on Sundays at 7:00 p.m. EST effective June 27, reports the Futon Critic. "Til Death," which has been shown in that timeslot, ends its broadcast run on Sunday,…

Is DirecTV Planning to Buy TiVo?

TiVo, which recently suffered a set-back in its patent war against Dish Network and its parent EchoStar, saw its stock price soar yesterday based on rumors that it would be bought out by DirecTV, reports Zachs.com, citing Street Insider. Neither…

Initial New Season’s Ratings for HBO’s ‘True Blood’ are Very Tasty

HBO’s vampire drama "True Blood" returned Sunday night with a potent surge in viewership, drawing 5.1 million watchers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If the 1.3 million viewers from the 11 p.m. EST replay are figured into the premiere, the…

Cox Joins NBC’s ‘Undercovers’ Replacing Another Actress

Actress Mekia Cox is joining NBC’s new J.J. Abrams spy series, "Undercovers," according to the Hollywood Reporter. She will be replacing Jessica Parker Kennedy who was playing Lizzy, lead Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s character — Samantha Bloom’s — sister. Cox was recently…

ABC’s ‘Bachelorette’ Leads Monday Ratings Race

Amid a lot of reruns, ABC’s fresh airing of two hours of "The Bachelorette" on Monday night, June 14, 2010, resulted in good Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m., the first hour of "The Bachelorette" started with a 2.1…

Did Perez Hilton Go Over the Line? He Gets Picture of Miley Cyrus Leaving a Car, with Her Dress Hiked Up, Wearing No Underwear. And then Hilton Posted The Picture on His Twitter Account

On Monday morning, June 14, 2010, Perez Hilton posted a picture on his Twitter account of Miley Cyrus. In the picture Cyrus, 17, was seen exiting a car. Her dress was hiked up, and the picture taken of her frontside, revealed…

Former WPIX-TV News Director Sues Station, Says New York News Legends Kaity Tong, Marvin Scott and Sal Marchiano Were All Victims of Age Discrimination by the Station

WPIX-TV has been hit with a $4.5 million lawsuit alleging age discrimination by former news director Karen Scott, 60, the New York Daily News reports. Scott alleges she was fired last year because of her age and not for the reason she was…