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.

No S_ _ _! Appeals Court Doesn’t Appear to Buy FCC’s Indecency Ruling

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City heard arguments between the FCC and Fox Wednesday, Jan 13th, over swearing on live TV and the consensus among observers was that the judges weren’t buying the FCC’s argument, B&C reports….

Is Starz Set to Cancel ‘Crash’?

With a new president at the network and one of its stars being treated for prostate cancer, “Crash” may not make it to a third season on Starz, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The pay cable network declined to comment, except…

Only One U.S. Automaker Has Bought a Super Bowl Ad; Four Imports Will Have Spots in Program

Only one U.S. automaker has bought a spot in the Super Bowl, according to reports from TVWeek sibling publications Automotive News and adage.com. Dodge will be joining import automakers Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen with ads in the TV show that…

Dodge Joining Slew Of Import Autos With Super Bowl Ad

Bradford WernieAutomobile News (as posted on Adage.com) In a year when Super Bowl advertising will be dominated by automotive imports, Dodge has signed on as the first domestic brand for the big game. Dodge will air a 60-second commercial on…

In Conan’s Own Words: ‘I May Soon Be Available for Children’s Parties,’ & ‘I Remember Watching Johnny Carson and Thinking, Someday I’m Going to Host that Show For Seven Months.’ Ouch!

Conan O’Brien was on fire during his show last night, exhibiting a funny, sarcastic anger and bitterness over his plight. As ABC News reports, "O’Brien, seemingly uninterested in currying favor with NBC, let one of his staff writers, Deon Cole,…

New York Times’ Maureen Dowd Goes After Zucker in Column About the Latenight Debacle

New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd goes after NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker in her column about the NBC Leno/O’Brien drama. Dowd writes, "In a town where nobody makes less than they’re worth, and most people pull in…

‘People of Earth’ Largely Support Conan

Conan O’Brien’s open letter to “People of Earth” explaining why he won’t continue on if NBC moves his “Tonight Show” to a 12:05 a.m. start time evoked support for the host among online commentators, The New York Times reports. The…

Comedy Pilot Starring Former ‘Friends’ Star Gets Greenlit by ABC

ABC has greenlit a new comedy pilot that will star a very "Friends"-ly face, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot, "Mr. Sunshine," will star Matthew Perry. He’ll play a stadium manager who is turning 40 and thinks he should…

Cable Network Buys Commercial Time in Super Bowl

A spot in the Super Bowl, which will be seen on CBS this year, has been bought by a cable network, Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News reports. The spot, which will run at the end of the second quarter just prior to…

Guess Which Cable Network Ad Executives Said They’d Most Likely Increase Ad Buying On in 2010

Results are now in from the latest Beta Research survey of ad executives. The survey took place August to October 2009 amongest 226 advertising media professionals–including 151 from ad agencies and 75 from advertisers–each asked which basic cable nets the ad folks were going…