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.

‘Kate Plus 8′ Draws 3.4 Million Viewers, Beating “Jon & Kate Plus 8’

"Kate Plus 8: 6th Birthday Surprise" drew an estimated 3.4 million viewers on TLC Sunday evening, helping Kate Gosselin beat the ratings for her previous show, which included ex-husband Jon, the New York Daily News reports. The audience was up…

WPIX-TV GM Axed; Also, Contract of Late News Anchor Not Renewed

Changes afoot in the nation’s largest TV market as Tribune cuts its GM at WPIX-TV and declines to renew the contract of a longtime news vet. Tribune asked WPIX-TV president and general manager Betty Ellen Berlamino to leave, and told …

Rejected Fox Drama Pilot from 20th TV and Chernin May Breakout on Cable Net

20th TV is in preliminary discussions with a major cable network about the drama "Breakout Kings" from 20th and Chernin Entertainment, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. The cable network is A&E. The pilot, about U.S. marshals and convicts who work…

Emmy-Winner Kevin Hooks to Join ABC’s ‘Detroit 1-8-7’

Emmy-winner Kevin Hooks, , who was both an execurtive producer and director on Fox’s "Prison Break," has been hired to work on ABC’s new fall drama "Detroit 1-8-7," reports The Hollywood Reporter. Hooks will executive produce and direct at least two episodes. Hooks…

Video: The iPhone 4 Has Arrived. Pretty Impressive. For The Smart Alecks Amongst You Who Have Asked, ‘Yeah, But Does It Work as a Phone or Is It Still Only on AT&T,’ the Answer is Jobs Did NOT Mention Another Carrier

Three stories for you on the new iPhone 4. First, here’s a video of part of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ presentation of the new iPhone today (those of you who subscribe to our FREE Daily Viral Video e-newsletter already received…

Video: Madoff in Prison: ‘F___ My Victims’

Bernie Madoff in prison isn’t reportedly remorseful. In an interview with a former inmate who served time with the billion dollar Ponzi scheme maven, New York magazine reports that Madoff told the inmate, " “F–k my victims,” he said, loud…

Report: Simon Cowell Plans on Creating Another New Show

Simon Cowell is planning on creating another new TV show, reports the U.K.’s The Sun newspaper. The new show will be a global version of Cowell’s "Got Talent" franchise. So far that franchise has a number of "local" country versions, such as "Britain’s…

Veteran Discovery Executive Gets Promotion

Discovery Communications has give a 23-year-veteran of the company a major promotion, the company has announced. Bill Goodwyn has been named to President, Global Distribution and CEO of Discovery Education. Goodwyn was previously President, Domestic Distribution and Enterprises. The well-known,…

It Was 35 Years Ago Today That The Studios Saw Their Worst Nightmare Hit the Market–And They Ended Up Making Billions of Dollars Because of It

It was 35-years ago today–back in 1975– that consumer video cassette recorders hit the market, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. "At its peak, some nine-out- of-10 households across the country had a VCR," according to the site. If you aren’t familiar…

Video: Update on Sandra Bullock From Sandra Bullock Herself, Introduced by Betty White at the MTV Movie Awards (oh, and by they way, yes Bullock and Scarlett Johansson did the now obligatory MTV girl-on-girl kiss)

Watch the 2010 MTV Movie Awards at MTV.com!