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.

State Dinner-Crashing Worked: Salahis Part of a D.C. ‘Housewives’

White House State Dinner crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi are being rewarded for their antics: They are front and center in Bravo’s “Real Housewives of D.C.” expected to premiere in the summer, The Daily Beast reports. The stunt cost presidential…

FCC Chief Vague on Whether Broadcasters Would be Forced to Give Up Spectrum

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, at a House Communications & Internet Subcommittee hearing on the FCC’s broadband plan, was vague when asked whether broadcasters would be forced to give up spectrum if voluntary measures didn’t work, B&C reports. Genachowski…

Cable Ratings Drop in First Quarter

Cable ratings in the first quarter dropped 2% among viewers in the 18-49-year-old demo, while during the same time period broadcast networks gained 2% among that same demo, Media Daily News reports, citing stats from Nielsen Media Research. The last…

This Could Be Fun: At Emmy Time, Jay’s ‘Tonight Show’ Could Be Up Against Conan’s ‘Tonight Show’

Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” and Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” could soon be going mano-a- mano in competition for Emmy awards, TheWrap reports. The TV Academy said that both versions of the show will be eligible for Emmy nominations this summer,…

Facebook Blamed For Increased Rates of Sexually Transmitted Disease in Britain

Facebook is being blamed by a professor in the United Kingdom for facilitating the increase in a sexually transmitted disease, the New York Daily News reports, referring to an article in the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph. Says the Daily News: "The…

Awesome! 17-Year-Old Chicago Area Teen, Who Is Autistic, Has Picked All the Winners so Far in March Madness Basketball; Odds are 13 Million-to-One

Alex Herrmann, a 17-year-old who lives outside of Chicago, claims to have picked all 48 games played thus far in the NCAA Basketball Tourney correctly, according to nbcchicago.com. Says the story, Bookofodds.com says the odds of picking the winner in all…

TV Guide Network Buys Reruns of Another Pay Cable Hit

TV Guide Network already bought the rerun rights to HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and now it’s picked up another quirky pay cable hit, reports the Los AngelesTimes. The show is Showtime’s “Weeds.” It’s produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, which also owns…

Simon Cowell To Receive Special Emmy

Simon Cowell, who is either on or owns a number of top TV shows in a number of markets around the world, will receive a special Emmy. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will award Cowell its 2010…

In Time for the Upfront: Starcom, Zenith Hook Up with Rentrak to Get Data From 15 Million Set-top Boxes

Starcom Media Group Exchange has signed a four-month deal to get set-top data from Rentrak, MediaDailyNews reports. According to the article, " ‘[W]hat makes it so exciting,’ says Tracey Scheppach, senior vice president of innovations director at SMGX. ’15 million…

Show That Made Siskel and Ebert Household Names Going Off Air After 24 Years

Disney-ABC Domestic TV is pulling the plug on the syndicated program the made Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel household names, reports The Hollywood Reporter Live Feed blog. The show will end its run the weekend of August 14. The show started…