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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.

IFC’s Flagship Sketch Series ‘Portlandia’ to Return for Eighth and Final Season in 2018

Press release from IFC, Jan. 14, 2017: IFC announced today that its flagship Emmy(R)-nominated and Peabody Award-winning sketch series Portlandia will return in 2018 for its eighth and final season. The series, currently airing Thursdays at 10PM, has captivated viewers…

‘Quantico’ Star Hospitalized After Mishap on the Set

The star of the hit ABC drama series “Quantico” was home and “resting comfortably” after being injured on the set and taken to the hospital. E! News reports that Priyanka Chopra was expected to return to work early next week….

High-Profile Movie Is Being Called 2017’s First Big Flop

A movie that was supposed to jump-start business at one of the major Hollywood studios instead appears poised to become “the first major box-office wreck of 2017.” That’s the assessment of Paramount Pictures’ “Monster Trucks” by Ryan Faughnder, writing in…

Steve Harvey Reveals What His Meeting With Trump Was About

Comedian and “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey met with Donald Trump today at Trump Tower, and after the meeting Harvey posted a message on Twitter explaining what it was about. Harvey indicated that he was inspired by President Obama to…

More ‘Twin Peaks’ Weirdness: New Teaser Offers a Look at Kyle MacLachlan’s Agent Cooper — and Keeps Up Showtime’s Oddball Promo Campaign for the Show

Showtime appears to be waging an appropriately quirky promotional campaign for its revival of the quintessentially offbeat series “Twin Peaks.” Earlier this week we got several seconds of David Lynch — who directed all the episodes of the new series…

Former NBC Producer Found Dead Among Drugs and Lots of Cash

A former NBC producer is dead and two men were arrested in an incident involving a trove of drugs and cash. The New York Post reports that Thomas Felty, 36, was found dead Jan. 4 in an Upper East Side…

NFL Reschedules Chiefs-Steelers Playoff Game Due to Ice Storm

In what appears to be a lucky break for NBC, an ice storm in Kansas prompted the NFL to reschedule Sunday’s playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers, with the switch moving the game into a prime-time…

Canceled Series May Be Brought Back to Life

A cable series that was canceled a little more than a week ago could spring back to life. Just hours after the Disney Channel officially canceled “Girl Meets World” last week the show was nominated for a Producers Guild Award…

Trump Team Lines Up Celebs for Inaugural Concert

Against the heavily politicized backdrop of the Trump camp’s efforts to find performers willing to appear during his inauguration events, the president-elect’s team announced that the inaugural concert has lined up country star Toby Keith, “Dreamgirls” singer Jennifer Holliday and…

ESPN Set to Break Up Popular On-Air Team

The turbulence continues at ESPN, where lineup changes have been in full swing for a while now. In the latest development, Philly.com is reporting that the network is ready to break up the “Mike & Mike” team of Mike Greenberg…