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.

Original Series ‘Spartacus’ Premiere Ratings Sparkle for Starz

The Jan. 23 premiere of Starz’ “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” drew more than 3.3 million total viewers in its several showings, which the network said was its most successful premiere ever, reports Multichannel News. When ongoing DVR playback and online…

Larry the Cable Guy to Install New Show on..Cable

"Blue Collar Comedy" star Larry the Cable Guy is headed to a cable network for his next series, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show, on the History Channel, has the working title of “Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy.” According…

In Twist, Nancy Grace Asks Court to Ban Videotaping of Her Deposition

HLN talk-show host, lawyer, former prosecutor and soon to be syndicated court show judge Nancy Grace ("Swift Justice with Nancy Grace") has asked a judge to prohibit the videotaping of her deposition in a central Florida wrongful death lawsuit, the Associated Press reports….

Guess Which Game Show is the Most Popular Worldwide

With the opening of the annual convention of the National Association of Television Program Executives in Las Vegas today, word comes from Television Business International that they’ve determined the most popular game show in the world, based on ratings. And…

Nancy Grace, ‘E! True Hollywood Story,’ ‘American Dad,’ Nate Berkus, Judge Karen: It’s Time for the Big Bang (Theory) of January, NATPE 2010

As the annual convention of the National Association of Television Program Executives gets underway in Las Vegas today, statiions are hoping that in 2010 the ad market will improve so their cash positions will get better. As B&C reports, it’s…

Video–Conan Says Goodbye: Thanks NBC For His Run on the Net; Tells Young People ‘Please Don’t Be Cynical’

Video: Kimmel’s Funny Pseudo-Ken Burns Documentary on the Leno/Conan War

Jimmy Kimmel came up with another comedy gem on his show last night (Thursday, Jan. 21). It’s a short 4 minute fake documentary about the latenight wars, made as if Ken Burns had done it for PBS. It’s must-see and…

Here’s What Joe Abruzzese, Ad Sales Executive Extraordinaire, Did That Changed the Ad Game

In 2002, Joe Abruzzese, then the top ad sales executive at the Tiffany Network, CBS, did a most extraordinary thing. He jumped to cable, taking the helm for ad sales at Discovery Communications. As one top media agency person told…

Index to Stories for our Special Report: TVWeek’s ‘Cable TV Programmer of the Decade,’ Discovery Communications

To read our introduction to this special report, "Cable TV Programmer of the Decade," click here. To read our interview with Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav, click here. To read our interview with Bruce Campbell, President, Digital Media and…

Video: Robin Williams’ Raucous Ditty on Conan’s Show Thursday Night. (Here’s the Chorus of the Song, Directed to NBC: ‘F— the bast—- if they can’t take a joke’ )

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