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.

Conservatives Call For Boycott of Letterman Advertisers—Embassy Suites Says It Has Pulled its Ads from CBS.com.; A Blogger’s Eloquent Defense of Dave

Some conservatives and conservative groups are calling for a boycott of marketers who advertise on David Letterman’s late-night talk show on CBS because of the jokes he told about Sarah Palin and her family last week. One of the advertisers…

Carradine: Filled with Contradictions, Friends Say

The New York Post tries to figure out the late TV star in a piece they call ‘Final Days of Deviance: Carradine’s Secret Life Puzzles Hollywood Pals’. —Chuck Ross

Because ‘Everyone Has A Little Bit of OCD,’ the Folks Who Produce ‘The Biggest Loser’ are Bringing a Reality Show About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder to VH1

VH1 has picked up an untitled, unscripted series about people with obsessive compulsive disorder, says Variety. The show, from 3 Ball Prods. (NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”) will follow people with the disease as they live together in a treatment facility…

In an Otherwise ‘Relatively’ Smooth Transition to Digitial TV, Two Major Stations, Philadelphia’s WPVI and Chicago’s WLS, Have Had Signal Problems

Philadelphia’s ABC-owned WPVI experienced reception problems after converting from analog to digital on Friday, B&C reports. ABC’s WLS in Chicago was also experiencing some problems, Multichannel News says Many users reported on the WPVI web site that they couldn’t find the…

Once Banned, Ads for Hard Liquor Becoming Increasing Common on TV Stations, Including Those Owned by the Major Networks

It’s become “a real boozy time on television,” the New York Post reports. With TV stations stuggling for ad revenue, “local affiliates are not only accepting hard liquor ads—they are actively courting the $451 million distilled-spirits advertising business," the paper…

‘Lost,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ and ‘Gossip Girl’ Among Online Viewing Champs in May

ABC’s "Lost" and "Grey’s Anatomy" and CW’s “Gossip Girl” brought in big online audiences in May, according to Nielsen VideoCensus figures, Variety says. On ABC.com, "Lost" had 36.4 million total video streams (episodes, clips and podcasts) for the top spot….

What Needs to Be Done to Really Mine Set-Top Data to Sell Advertising and What’s Wrong with Nielsen

Jack Wakshlag, Turner’s chief research guru says in this piece by Multichannel News, “If the industry ever gets it right, set-top box data can become immensely useful.” This article tells what needs to be done. —Chuck Ross

How Risky is Cartoon Net Strategy of Airing Non-Animated Shows?

Beginning this week the Cartoon Network will begin airing non-animated shows about “a ghost-hunting show following a team of paranormal investigators, a reality series about outdoor novices exploring the jungle and a game show set aboard a fast-moving roller coaster,”…

Palin on ‘Today’ Show this Morning: Letterman ‘Not Cool and Not Funny’ for Joking About ‘Statutory Rape’

Sarah Palin tore into David Letterman on the “Today” show this morning, telling co-host Matt Lauer that "I would say that you and anybody else are extremely naïve to believe David Letterman’s very extremely convenient excuse” that he was joking about…

Leaked Emails Appear to Support Trump’s Version of Firing Miss California; She Might File Suit Over the Firing

A series of leaked emails seems to support the official version of why Carrie Prejean–Miss California. Read some of the emails here on Entertainment Weekly’s Popwatch. Separately, the lawyer for Prejean told Fox News that Prejean may file a lawsuit protesting…