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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.

L.A. Police Make Arrest in ‘HOLLYWeeD’ Sign Prank

A man who is suspected of making alterations to the landmark “Hollywood” sign has been arrested, the AP reports. “The LAPD said in a statement that 30-year-old Zachary Cole Fernandez was arrested Monday, just over a week after a prankster…

New ‘Twin Peaks’ Series Gets Launch Date, Two-Hour Premiere — and an Appropriately Oddball Teaser

Showtime announced this week that its revival of the cult classic “Twin Peaks” will premiere with a two-hour episode on May 21. “Showtime Networks chief executive David Nevins said Monday that the series will be a total of 18 hours,” the…

ABC Delays Rollout of Its ‘TGIT’ Thursday Prime-Time Slate

ABC is shuffling its prime-time schedule, pushing back the debut of its popular “TGIT” programming to make room for a pre-inauguration special focusing on the Trump family. The “20/20” special “America’s First Family: The Trumps Go to Washington,” will air…

NBC News Books Primetime Obama Special

NBC announced plans for a prime-time special on the Obama presidency to air later this week. The one-hour “Dateline NBC” special “Barack Obama: The Reality of Hope” is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 13, at 10 p.m. (9 p.m. CT). NBC…

CBS Unveils First Trailer for ‘The Good Wife’ Sequel

CBS has rolled out the first trailer for the eagerly awaited sequel to “The Good Wife.” The new series, “The Good Fight,” debuts on CBS All Access in February. Here’s the clip …

Paris Police Say 17 People Have Been Arrested in Connection With the Kim Kardashian Jewelry Heist — Here’s What Broke the Case

Seventeen suspects have been arrested in connection with the Oct. 3, 2016, armed robbery of Kim Kardashian West in a Paris hotel room in which a team of robbers got away with an estimated $10 million worth of jewelry. People reports…

Why the Lowest-Rated Series on Broadcast TV Has Just Been Renewed

The series that ranks as the lowest-rated program nationally on broadcast television picked up a renewal for a third season, with Mark Pedowitz, president of the CW, announcing the renewal of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” at the network’s session Sunday at the…

Report: Marvel Entertainment Billionaire Set to Become Key Trump Aide

President-elect Donald Trump is said to be dipping into the liberal bastion of Hollywood for at least one more key appointment, with The New York Post reporting that Marvel Entertainment billionaire Ike Perlmutter is set to join trump’s veterans affairs…

CW Renews Seven Series for 2017-18 — Including One That Will Return for Its 13th Season

The CW has picked up seven of its current series with early renewals for the 2017-18 season. The broadcast net announced pickups Sunday for “Arrow,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” “The Flash,” “Jane The Virgin,” “Supergirl” and “Supernatural.” “Supernatural,”…

Madison Avenue’s First and Best-Known Forecaster Dead at 93 — For Decades, He Was THE Person to Answer the Question, ‘How Much Will the Ad Industry Spend Next Year?’

A veteran ad industry analyst who became a legend in the industry as Madison Avenue’s first and best-known forecaster, with a career spanning six decades, has died. MediaPost reports that longtime Interpublic executive Robert J. Coen, described in the story…