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.

Jeff Gaspin’s Hollywood Blind Spot and Why the Leno/Conan Plan Was Destined to Fail

Jeff Gaspin is a likable man. Furthermore, Gaspin comes across as a particularly forthcoming high-ranking TV executive, not as ego-protective as many in similar positions. As we’ve noted here before , at a recent gathering earlier this month of those…

Video: Preview of Leno on Oprah

Here’ a preview of Oprah’s interview with Jay Leno, set to air Thursday , Jan 28th. 1) One promo for the program shows Oprah asking the following questions: "When they asked you to go back, did you ever think, ‘I’m…

Video: Steve Jobs Reveals Apple’s New Tablet, the iPad

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Conan Back in Business with NBC (Only in Hollywood, Kids, Only in Hollywood…)

Conan O’Brien is already back in business with NBC, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network picked up an hourlong pilot, called “Justice,” from O’Brien’s production company, Conaco. It’s about a Supreme Court justice who quits to start a law practice….

The Most Sought-After Actors and Actresses of Pilot Season

A few actors and actresses have the pick of the crop this casting season, with offers from multiple pilots to choose from,reports The Hollywood Reporter. Those with offers from multiple shows include Julianne Moore, Maria Bello, Christina Applegate, Matt Dillon…

Jay Leno’s Primetime Show Ending Even Earlier

NBC’s “Jay Leno Show” will end its 10 p.m. earlier than previously announced, EW.com reports. The network had announced that "The Jay Leno Show" would end on Feb. 11. Now it looks like the date is Feb. 9th, according to…

Syfy Partnering with Atari on Big ‘Star Trek Online’ Launch

NBC Universal’s Syfy is joining with Atari to promote the launch of "Sar Trek Online," which releases for PCs on Feb. 2nd. According to an announcment put out by the companies, Syfy will "build a one-stop ‘hub’ for Star Trek…

CBS Seeking Even More Advocacy Ads For Super Bowl

Not only is CBS not going to pull an advocacy ad from the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, which is to run in the Super Bowl, but the network said it has eased restrictions on such ads and…

Local Stations Want Voice in Industry’s Ratings Talks

Local stations are organizing so they aren’t left out of industry efforts to develop new audience measurement services based on cable and satellite set-top box data, our good friend Harry Jessell of TVNewscheck reports. A group of station executives met…

Breakthrough in Talks: ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Likely to Return

Negotiations between MTV and the cast of “Jersey Shore” for a second season are expected to be concluded by the end of the week, reports The Hollywood Reporter. No deal has been reached but MTV’s offer of $10,000 per episode…