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.

Hey Dude, MTV Here, and We Understand Why You’re Not Watching Us

Edited by Laurel Wentz Advertising Age What happens to other broadcasters while up to half the world’s audience spends a month watching the World Cup soccer games? If you’re MTV, you do an ironic international campaign that highlights obsessive fan…

CNN Taps the Daily Beast’s John Avlon as Regular Contributor

The Daily Beast’s political columnist John Avlon has been named a regular political contributor for CNN, TVNewser reports. Avlon, the author of "Independent Nation," had already appeared on the network, including starting its "Wingnuts of the Week" segment on"American Morning,"…

TV Everywhere: Not Everyone Likes This Plan Cable Operators Have For Allowing Their Subcribers To View Programming Online

TV Everywhere is the phrase used by Time Warner Cable–and many in the industry in general–to describe the various plans cable operators have to allow their subscribers to view programming via the Internet, through myriad devices. But not everyone is…

Veteran DC Weathercaster Switching Channels

Bob Ryan, a veteran Washington, D.C. weathercaster, is switching channels, reports the Washington Post. Ryan will move to WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in D.C., starting next week. The move is part of WJLA’s efforts to bump up its ratings to…

This is Rather Unusual: The Showrunner of a Current Series on ABC Wants to Change the Title of the Show for Next Season, Partly to Draw More Viewers

This doesn’t happen everyday, even in Hollywood: The co-creator and showrunner of a current sitcom–on ABC–wants to change the title of the show for next season, partly to draw more viewers to the show. In an interview with Alan Sepinwall…

Tragedy Repeats: ‘Diff’rent Stokes’ Dana Plato (She Played Kimberly) Died of Overdose in 1999; Now Her Son Kills Self

It’s almost unspeakable. Back in 1999, Dana Plato, who played Kimberly on ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ died at age 36 of an overdose of medication. Now almost exactly 11 years later–and also around Mother’s Day–Plato’s son, Tyler Lambert, 25, had committed suicide, People…

Tom O’Neil, Widely Regarded as an Expert on the Emmys, on Why He Thinks Ellen Really Didn’t Submit Her Name to be Considered as Best Daytime Talk Show Host This Year

There was a lot of head scratching in Hollywood yesterday when Ellen Degeneres was not on the list of nominees at Best Talk Show Host. On her website Ellen posted this non-explanation explanation: "I didn’t submit myself for the ‘Best Talk…

Videos: CEO Brian Roberts Demos Comcast’s iPad App That Had Everyone Talking at the Cable Show; in Second Video, Time Warner Cable’s CEO Glenn Britt Says All Major Cable Operators Are Working on Similar Apps With Apple

Report: ‘Jersey Shore’ 3rd Season to Replace Entire Cast

In a profile of casting director Doron Ofir, Blackbook magazine reports he’s currently looking for entirely fresh faces for the third season of "Jersey Shore." According to the report, Ofir is the much sought-after "casting director and president of Popular Productions. Since…

Keri Russell Series Green Lit; Pick-Ups Coming Fast and Furious as Upfront Presentations Loom

With the broadcasters readying for their upfront presentations next week, the pick-ups are coming fast and furious, B&C reports. NBC said it’s picking up "Perfect Couples," the sixth scripted series to get an order from the network. The show will…