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.

Viacom Promotes Tom Dooley to Chief Operating Officer

Viacom has promoted Tom Dooley, most recently chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, to the newly created post of chief operating officer, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Dooley, 53, long one of Sumner Redstone’s most trusted executives, will continue to report…

Hey, You Folks. Yes, You, Who Run ‘American Idol.’ You Can’t Be Pleased With the Show’s Ratings. Here’s What’s Wrong. Now Fix This Thing.

In a most provocative Open Mic essay, guest blogger Judy Pollack, the managing editor of our sibling publication, Advertising Age, and who is someone who has loved "American Idol" for years, writes a memo to the producers about what’s wrong with the…

Guest Blog: A Long Time ‘Idol’ Watcher Says that Show is Broken and Needs to be Fixed

This is a guest essay from one of the biggest fans of ‘American Idol" that I know; Judy Pollack, the managing editor at our sibling publication, Advertising Age, where I used to work once upon a time. For as long…

TVWeek Memorial Day Holiday Schedule–No E-Daily Tomorrow, Friday, May 28

TVBizWire will publish today and tomorrow (Friday, May 28th, 2010) E-Daily will publish today, not Friday Viral Video will publish today and Friday None of these three e-newsletters will publish Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, 2010 As always, if…

Disney Killing One Cable Network, Adding a New One

In a surprise move, the Disney/ABC Television Group announced that it will be shuttering one of its cable networks that’s in 75 million homes, and adding a new one to replace it. Disappearing as of 2012 will be SOAPnet, to…

Poll: If the Winner of ‘American Idol’ was Chosen Democratically–One Person, One Vote–the Outcome Would Have Been Different

One of the particular oddities about the audience picking the winner of "American Idol"–or for that matter, who get gets eliminated every week–is that it’s not democratic. If it was democratic, it would be one person, one vote. Of course…

Idle Eyeballs Don’t Watch ‘Idol’: Finale’s Ratings Hit Low Note

According to the New York Times’ Arts Beat blog, "The night’s average of 24.2 million viewers [for Wednesday’s ‘American Idol’ finale] is down about 18 percent from last year’s finale, when Kris Allen won the contest. The audience for the…

Strangest Story of the Day: Man Infects Himself with Computer Virus

Get this: A British scientist has become the first person infected with a computer virus, which he inflicted upon himself, reports PC World. says the article, "Dr. Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, deliberately infected himself (by…

Simon Cowell: He Finally Predicted the Winner of ‘Idol’–Sorta

Simon Cowell, who missed picking the person who would be crown "American Idol" in 2008 and 2009, was somewhat better this year–depending upon when you asked him. As the season was heading to wrap up, he thought Crystal was going…

‘Dancing with the Stars” Finale on Tuesday Took Ratings Hit Vs. Year Ago

According to Medialife, "On an intensely competitive night where all the networks had strong lineups, ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” finale took a hit, sliding 27 percent from last spring’s season ender and dipping from Monday night’s final performance show…….