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.

‘Daily Show’ Told to Keep Quiet on Muslim Extremists

Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" Islamic correspondent Aasif Mandvi has been told to keep quiet on Muslim extremist threats following the bombing attempt in New York’s Times Square, Fox411.com reports. Mandvi was asked not to comment further on Muslim extremists…

‘Glee’ Co-Creator Murphy Calls for Newsweek Boycott Over Gay Actor Criticism

‘Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy is calling for a boycott of Newsweek after a column in the magazine questioned the believability of gay actors playing straight parts, the New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog reports. The Newsweek column specifically singled out "Glee"…

Out-of-Control Communications Satellite Threatens to Interrupt Cable Programming Next Week

A TV communications satellite that’s been knocked out of its orbit by a solar storm is threatening to fall into the orbit of a working TV communications satellite and interrupt some cable programming next week, theAssociated Press reports. According to…

‘Sarah Silverman Program’ Canceled on Comedy Central

"The Sarah Silverman Program" has been canceled on Comedy Central, ending the program after three seasons and despite a Twitter campaign to convince executives to keep it, Nellie Andreeva reports at Deadline.com The show was teetering on cancellation last year after…

Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News: ‘General Hospital’ Leads Daytime Emmy Nominations; We Have the List of All The Nominees

"General Hospital" led all programs with the most nominations for the Daytime Emmys with 18, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today. For network totals, PBS garnered the most nominations with 53, ABC had 51, CBS received…

In Light of Her ‘SNL’ Triumph, Facebook Pages Emerge with Petitions Campaigning for Betty White to Host the Emmys and the Oscars

Betty White, clearly the favorite octogenarian of Millennials–and probably most of the rest of us as well–is now being urged to both co-host the primetime Emmys this year and host the Oscars next year, according to a number of articles,…

2010 Daytime Emmy Nominations

THE NATIONAL ACADEMYOF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCESANNOUNCESThe 37th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS Daytime Emmy® Awards to Be Telecast on June 27th, 2010 On The CBS Television Network from the Las Vegas Hilton Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards…

Report: Peter Chernin Had Approached Conan O’Brien to Appear on Channel That Would Have Been Exclusive to the Xbox 360.

Many in the entertainment, TV and movie industries know about former News Corp. COO Peter Chernin’s producing deal for TV shows and movies for Fox. What many don’t know is that he’s also been working on a "start-up venture staffed…

NBC and P&G Target Baby Boomers With New Web Portal

NBC and P&G are targeting baby boomers with a new Web portal, reports Mediaweek. The network’s digital division is joining with Procter & Gamble Productions to create a Web portal called Lifegoesstrong.com, which will serve as a central jumping-off point to…

‘Bones’ Picked up for Second Broadcast Syndication Cycle

Twentieth Television has sold its drama "Bones" for a second cycle in weekend broadcast syndication, B&C reports. The show has been picked up on Fox, Tribune, Local TV and Sinclair stations through the 2012-13 season, meaning that the hour-long program…