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.

Moonves: This Year’s Upfront Will be Up For CBS, and More Than Just Low Single-Digit Increases

Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Let the upfront posturing begin! Yes—already! With about three months to go before the ad industry’s biggest marketplace—upfront ad sales for the coming broadcast TV season—CBS Corp.’s chief executive is predicting the company can reel in solid…

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Classic ’60s Sitcom–the Enchanted ‘Mad Men’ of Its Time, Debuts on TVLand

One of the most beloved sitcoms of the ’60s comes to TVLand beginning March 1. And one of the characters is an Adman so impressive it took actors to portray him. We’re speaking, of course, of "Bewitched," starring Elizabeth Montgomery…

The Promo For Leno’s Return to ‘The Tonight Show’ That You Won’t See (and the One You Will See)

NBC on Wednesday ran its first spot promoting Jay Leno’s return to latenight on March 1 and it is essentially a reworking of the campaign that launched his ill-fated move to 10 p.m., USA Today reports. What might be even…

What Will Tiger Say on Friday? Here’s Our Guess

This week’s $64,000 question: What will Tiger Woods say to the media on Friday? TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has an idea. Click here to read it. –Tom Gilbert

What Jennifer Aniston, Madonna, Courteney Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Shakira Have in Common, and What It’s Got to Do with TV

Here’s a celebrity A-list: Jennifer Aniston, Madonna, Courteney Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Shakira. What they all have in common is personal trainer Tracy Anderson, who they are all either using or have used. The CW is developing a…

‘NBC Nightly News’ Gets Biggest Audience in More Than Four Years: Guess Why

On Wednesday Feb. 10, the “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” had 11.89 million viewers, its biggest audience in more than four years, B&C reports. The reason: It was the day of a major snow storm on the East Coast.. For the…

TLC, Jon Gosselin, Settle Lawsuits; Show With Kate Gosselin Still Planned

TLC settled its breach of contract lawsuit against its former star Jon Gosselin, the Associated Press reports. No terms were disclosed. The former “Jon & Kate Plus 8" dad was sued by the network last fall, when TLC claimed he…

Three Current TV Execs Leaving Sony

Three Sony Pictures TV executives: Jeanie Bradley, EVP, U.S. current programming; Debra Curtis, VP, current programming, and Rose Lee, Manager, current programming, are all leaving the company, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Bradley’s departure had been previously reported. According to THR, the…

Former ‘Idol’ Winner Returning to Show Next Week to Help Raise Money for Haiti

A former “American Idol” winner will sing on the show next week as part of an effort to raise funds for Haitian earthquake recovery, the Associated Press reports. The former winner is Kris Allen, who won the "Idol" crown last season. It’s…

TV Pitchman Gets 30 Days in Jail

TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau got a scolding from a judge and 30 days in jail, after he successfully rallied his fans to overwhelm the judge’s email inbox with testimonials of support, Reuters reports. The judge feared a safety threat and…