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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.

‘Madam Secretary’ Star Seriously Injured — Show Working on Possible Rewrites

One of the stars of the CBS drama series “Madam Secretary” was due to have surgery today following a serious injury on the ski slopes. Variety reports that Tim Daly broke both legs in a skiing accident while on vacation…

Tribune Media President and CEO Steps Down

The president and CEO of Tribune Media Co. is stepping down and will resign from the Board of Directors. The company announced today that Peter Liguori, who has been president since 2013, will exit following the release of the fourth-quarter…

Ads You Can Feel — Literally; New Spots Go Beyond Sight, Sound and Motion

A new sensory element is being developed to complement Madison Avenue’s “Holy Trinity of sensory perception” — sight, sound and motion. MediaPost reports that Interpublic’s Media Lab and Magna are exploring ads that bring the sense of touch into play. The…

TV Icon Mary Tyler Moore Dead at 80

Legendary actress Mary Tyler Moore, a television fixture whose career in the medium goes back to the 1950s, has died. Moore, a seven-time Emmy winner, became a familiar face to U.S. audiences through her roles on “The Dick Van Dyke…

In Dollars and Cents, How Trump Was Good for Cable News Networks Last Year

A new report puts a dollar figure — and it’s a big one — on how much Donald Trump was worth to cable news networks in 2016. The New York Post reports that the three major cable news outlets —…

CBS Orders Two Drama Projects

CBS has ordered two drama pilots, including one from Emmy and Golden Globe nominee and Tony winner Alan Cumming. “Cumming is set to star in and executive produce ‘Dr. Death,’ from writer and executive producer Michael Rauch,” Variety reports. “The…

HBO Series Set to Return for Final Season

Plans have been locked in for the third and final season of the HBO drama series “The Leftovers.” The pay cable network announced today that the show will return for its final season April 16. The season will consist of…

New ‘X-Men’ TV Project Moves Forward

A new action-adventure drama project based on Marvel’s “X-Men” is officially in the works for the small screen. Deadline.com reports that Fox handed out its first drama pilot order of the season to the project, which comes from “Burn Notice”…

New Show Chalks Up the Season’s Highest-Rated Series Premiere in Key Demos

A new broadcast series has the distinction of notching the highest-rated premiere for any new show this season in a number of key demos. The series is the CBS reality competition “Hunted,” which bowed Sunday and benefited from its lead-in,…

Fallout From Attacks on Barron Trump: ‘SNL’ Writer Is Suspended, Public Apologies … and Another Presidential Kid Comes to the Rescue

The backlash continues after a number of observers seized the moment on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration to launch attacks on his youngest son, 10-year-old Barron. The most high-profile attack may have come from “Saturday Night Live” writer Katie…