Logo

Author Page

Chuck Ross 38,865 Entries
Chuck Ross

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.

Bill O’Reilly’s World: Fox News Star’s Reach Extends Well Beyond His Cable Show

With Bill O’Reilly taking a break from TV as his Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” struggles through an advertiser revolt, a piece published Thursday by The New York Times examines some of the less visible elements of O’Reilly’s empire…

CBS Defends Handling of ‘Survivor’ Controversy

With some observers criticizing CBS’s decision to air a segment on its “Survivor” reality show in which one of the contestants outed a fellow competitor as transgender, the network is defending the decision. As we reported previously, CBS, which anticipated…

Riders Rescued After Ordeal on Roller Coaster

Dramatic footage is circulating showing the rescue of two dozen riders who got stuck about 100 feet in the air on a stalled roller coaster Thursday night at Six Flags America in Largo, Md. CNN reports that the group was…

New Trailer Released for TNT’s Gritty ‘Animal Kingdom’ — Watch It Now

The new trailer came out today for season two of TNT’s supercharged drama series “Animal Kingdom,” starring Ellen Barkin as the matriarch of a criminal family. The season premiere is set for May 30, with season two set to run…

VH1 Unveils Ambitious Programming Slate — Along With a Bold Claim

With a bold claim from network boss Chris McCarthy, VH1 took the wraps off a slate of programming that includes the new shows “Daytime Divas,” “’90s House,” “Scared Famous,” “Baller Wives” (working title) and a still-to-be-titled Ricky Martin project, along…

Segment From Colbert’s CBS Show to Become a Book

A segment seen on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will soon be coming out as a book. Deadline.com reports that Simon and Schuster will publish “Midnight Confessions” on Sept. 5. The report notes that Simon and Schuster is…

In Case You’ve Been Waiting for the New ‘Star Wars’ Teaser — Here It Is

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is due in theaters Dec. 15, and the official 2-minute teaser for the movie was released today. The clip was unveiled in connection with the “Star Wars” celebration currently taking place in Orlando, Fla. Here…

VH1 Announces Expansive Slate on the Heels of Seven Consecutive Quarters of Growth

Press release from VH1, April 13, 2017: On the heels of its seventh consecutive quarter of growth, VH1 announced an expansive slate and unveiled brand position as the place “where pop culture comes to party.” The lineup features five buzzy…

CBS Moves ‘The Great Indoors’ to Monday Nights — Details About the Show’s May 1 Episode and the May 4 ‘Big Bang Theory’ Rebroadcast That Will Fill Its Slot

Press release from CBS, April 13, 2017: JACK GETS CAUGHT UP IN ROLAND AND BROOKE’S FAMILY DRAMA WHEN THEY BOTH ENLIST HIS HELP TO KEEP BOMBSHELLS ABOUT THEIR LOVE LIVES FROM EACH OTHER, ON “THE GREAT INDOORS,” ON ITS NEW…

Commentator’s Remark About Donald Trump on CNN Creates a Stir

A comment by a pro-Trump talking head on CNN got a rise out of other commentators and has been getting a lot of attention online. During a discussion about Obamacare and health insurance, Jeffrey Lord called Trump “the Martin Luther…