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.

Oh, Come On: Spike Greenlights Golf-Themed Pilot with a Sex Addict Character Named Tiger, But Net Insists Idea Predates the Real Scandal

Spike TV gave the greenlight to a golf-themed series pilot with a sex-addicted Tiger character, but insists that the character was thought up well before Tiger Woods’ recent marital troubles, reports The Hollywood Reporter. “Back Nine” stars John Schneider (“The…

What Will Tiger Say? If He’s Smart, It’ll Have This TV Element

Coming Friday: From the Gospel of the Former Saint Woods, his Sermon on the Mount. OK, perhaps a bit of an exaggeration, but our anticipation of what Tiger Woods will say on Friday could not be any higher. Woods’ plan…

Evan Bayh Picks Surprising Venue for First Live Interview About His Senate Departure

Even Bayh is skipping the traditional Sunday talk shows in deciding where to explain his abrupt decision not to seek reelection to the Senate this fall. Instead, he will give his first live talk show interview on the topic to the…

Top Murdoch Adviser Joining Rival Time Warner; Report Says It’s the Beginning of a Shakeup of Senior TW Management

A former top adviser to Rupert Murdoch at News Corp. is joining Time Warner, the New York Post reports. Gary Ginsberg spent 11 years advising Murdoch on communications before leaving the company last November. According to the Post story, "Ginsberg, 47, will…

FX Delays Premiere of Comedy Starring Louis C.K.

FX is pushing back the premiere of its new comedy ‘Louie,’ B&C reports. The hourlong show was to have debuted in April, but will now premiere in June, so it can be paired with the return of the drama “Rescue…

NBCU Pushing Value of its Olympics Ads

Just four days into the Olympics, NBC Universal is touting data that show viewers are responding well to ads running in the games coverage, perhaps in a bid to sell out any remaining commercial time, The New York Times reports….

Leno’s New ‘Tonight’ Will be Minus a Key Player

Jay Leno’s new “Tonight Show” will be missing a key element from his old version, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Kevin Eubanks, the show’s bandleader since 1995, is negotiating his departure from the show. He’ll be there for the March 1…

HBO Puts Its Programming on the Internet. You Can Visit the New Site Now——One Analyst Says Site is So Good It ‘Makes You Want to Throw Out Your Cable Box’

HBO is preparing to launch a web site called HBO Go where its cable subscribers will have access to streamed versions of its series and movies, The New York Times reports. The web site, now in beta testing, has much…

Report: NBC O&Os Try to Rebound in Daytime: Unloading ‘Deal or No Deal,’ Working on New Newsmagazine Show

In an extensive article about how the NBC owned-and-operated stations are rejiggering their daytime schedules to improve their ratings, TVNewscheck is reporting that some shows will be dumped and some added. According to the report: "At the end of this season, the…

Geri Wang Named President of ABC Ad Sales

Geri Wang has been promoted to President of Sales & Marketing, ABC Television Network, it was announced today. Wang replaces Mike Shaw, who retired from the post at the end of last year but who continues to act as a consultant to ABC for this…