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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.

‘Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2017’ Special to Be Broadcast Tuesday, Jan. 31, on CBS

Press release from CBS, Jan. 12, 2017: SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2017, an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote live on http://www.cbs.com/superbowl/commercials/vote/ for their favorite “Bigger is Better” or “Less is More” Super Bowl commercial, will…

Trump Unloads on CNN in First Major News Conference Since Election

President-elect Donald Trump went hard after CNN on Wednesday, and had more than a few harsh words for BuzzFeed too, in his first major press conference since he won the presidential election. “At one point, the president-elect shouted down CNN reporter…

The Season’s Top New Comedy Has Its Order Expanded

The news is all good for the series that is being called the season’s No. 1 new comedy. Fox today announced it is expanding its episode order for the Kaitlin Olson vehicle “The Mick.” The show received an order from…

‘Live With Kelly’ Books Popular Actor for Three-Day Guest-Hosting Stint

“Live with Kelly” has its guest-hosting spots lined up for next week, with a big chunk of the work going to popular actor Christian Slater. Slater has most recently made a splash in the acclaimed USA Network show “Mr. Robot.” Longtime…

Obama Locks In His Final Network Interview as President

With his tenure winding down, Barack Obama has scheduled his final presidential interview on network TV for this Sunday, Jan. 15, on CBS. The network announced plans to air the interview in an hourlong special broadcast, “60 Minutes Presents Barack…

Fox Network Unveils Midseason Schedule, Including Premieres for New Comedy and New Event Series

The Fox Network today released its prime-time lineup for spring, with premiere dates in place for the new comedy “Making History” and the unscripted show “Kicking & Screaming” along with the upcoming event series “Shots Fired.” The new programming arrives…

Why New Syndie Shows Are Having a Hard Time Breaking Through

It’s been tough lately for new first-run syndicated programs to get rolling, for one main reason: The established syndie shows are refusing to give up their time slots. With limited real estate available on stations’ schedules, there just isn’t much…

Coen Brothers to Write and Direct Their First-Ever TV Series

Even though their acclaimed 1996 feature film “Fargo” inspired the award-winning FX series of the same name, the Coen brothers — Ethan and Joel — hadn’t created their own TV series … until now. Variety reports that the filmmakers are…

‘Star Wars’ Universe Brings Aboard a Familiar Face From TV

The “Star Wars” franchise officially has a new key player, and it’s veteran TV and movie actor Woody Harrelson. “Lucasfilm announced Wednesday that the ‘Hunger Games’ actor has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in the upcoming young Han Solo…

Here’s Yet Another Place Where We Will Soon Be Hit With Advertising

An item that’s a part of people’s everyday lives is about to become a new venue for advertising. “License plates are about to be turned into digital screens that display the traditional number information when the car is moving but…