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.

Fox, ABC and CBS Open Primetime Season With Good Numbers; NBC and CW Struggle

Huge opening for Fox’s "House." ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" fell some with its lowest premiere ever, but strong nonetheless. CBS solid with its comedies and unbeatable at 10 pm with "CSI: Miami." Tough night for "Gossip Girl." Even tougher for NBC, where "Hero’s"…

Ovation the Latest Network to use Google TV to Sell Ads

Google TV has picked up another client–Ovation TV–to use its ad sales service, Multichannel News reports. According to the report, other networks using Google TV "include six owned by NBC Universal — CNBC, Syfy, Oxygen, MSBNC, Sleuth and Chiller —…

Jon Turteltaub (‘Jericho,’ ‘Harper’s Island’) Extends CBS Television Studios Deal for Two Years

Jon Turteltaub’s Junction Entertainment extended its deal at CBS Television Studios for two years, reports Variety. Junction produced "Harper’s Island" and "Jericho" for CBS. He has three deals for pilot scripts for dramas aimed at next fall, including "Deliverance Dane,"…

HBO Executives Miffed the Network Didn’t Make Emmy Opening Song

HBO executives weren’t happy that their network was left out of the extensive list of nominated networks featured in the lyrics of the song Neil Patrick Harris sung at the opening of this year’s Emmy Awards, reports the Los Angeles…

FX Plans TV Show About Fantasy Football

The fantasy football craze is the subject of a new FX ensemble comedy series called "The League," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will premiere on October 29 and run Thursdays at 10:30 p.m., following the comedy "It’s Always…

OMG: It’s a ‘Mad Men’ Orgy, Followed by George, Brad, Scorsese and MORE ‘Mad Men’

With "Man Men" snaring the Emmy again for Outstanding Drama, AMC wants to give viewers who may not be familiar with the show a chance to catch up with what’s going on this season. So this coming Sunday, Sept. 27th,…

Two Top 10 Lists as to Why Obama Agreed to be on Letterman; Can You Spot the Real One?

As we scoured the Internet this morning to bring you these news items, we actually found two top 10 lists relating to President Obama’s appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Monday night. And, both address the same question:…

OK, This is Just Plain Weird: Check Out What the Late David Carradine Had to Say in a Never-Before Aired Interview Soon to be Seen on TV

The cable channel BIO plans to air a interview David Carradine recorded four months before his bizarre death, in which he talked about the afterlife, reports the New York Post. It will air on the series "Celebrity Ghost Stories," which…

ABC Eliminating the Usual First Commercial Break in Premieres of New Shows

In an effort to hook viewers with the content of its new shows, ABC will run the premiere episodes without the usual initial commercial break. That means some of its dramas will likely air 15 or 20 minutes before viewers…

‘Glee’ Is the First Fall Show to Get Full-Season Pickup

After just two strong outings, Fox’s "Glee" has been given a full-season pickup, the first new fall show to get one, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The strong showing for the musical comedy series appears to be a validation of the…