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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.

Trump and Schwarzenegger Taking Shots at Each Other Over NBC’s ‘Apprentice’

The latest war of words between Donald Trump and (fill in the blank) features the president-elect and his replacement as host of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” Arnold Schwarzenegger, exchanging volleys. Trump got in the first shot when he bashed Schwarzenegger’s ratings for…

CBS Surges: Three Shows Hit Season Highs

CBS’s viewer numbers were on an upward trajectory Thursday night, with three of the network’s shows — “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Great Indoors” and Mom” — all delivering their largest audiences of the season. “Mom” also scored a season…

‘Will & Grace’ Marathon Set as Tribute to Debbie Reynolds

A marathon of “Will & Grace” episodes featuring the late Debbie Reynolds, who played Grace’s mother, Bobbi Adler, is set for this weekend on WE tv. The six-hour programming block will run Saturday, Jan. 7, starting at 11 a.m. ET/PT….

TBS May Be About to Rock Conan’s World — and Not in a Good Way

TBS is reportedly considering a programming move that would deal a major blow to Conan O’Brien’s TV presence. The New York Post reports that the cable channel is considering scaling back O’Brien’s nightly talk show to once a week. “Conan”…

Greta Van Susteren Being Hit From the Left and the Right Over Her Channel Jump

Veteran TV talking head Greta Van Susteren, who is moving to MSNBC after a long run on Fox News Channel — a move that covers much more ground in terms of political ideology than it does on the TV dial…

TV Faces Looming Crisis Over an Issue That Has Failed to Keep Up With Technology

The television industry is being warned of an impending crisis as the rapid advance of technology ratchets up the need for a business model that can keep pace. In an essay that first appeared on the Techpinions website and was…

Meredith Approaches Time Inc. About Possible Merger

Meredith Corp. has reportedly reached out to Time Inc. about a possible merger between the two media companies, with Bloomberg noting that the gesture rekindles the prospect of a combination that almost took place in 2013. Time and Meredith weren’t…

More Conan News: Popular Segment of His Show Being Developed as a Series

Along with some potential bad news for Conan O’Brien — see our separate report here — there’s also some good news in the Conan universe. Variety reports that a segment from his TBS late-night talk show “Conan” is in development…

Oscar Winner Cher to Star in ‘A-List’ Lifetime Project About a Real-World Crisis

A real-world crisis that has been making headlines for the past couple of years is at the center of a new project at Lifetime that features an impressive lineup of A-listers. In an exclusive, Deadline.com reports that Oscar winner Cher is…

‘Jane the Virgin’ Creator Developing Reboot of ‘Classic’ TV Series — If the Early 2000s Can Be Considered ‘Classic’

Is it too soon to consider a TV show that aired from 1998-2006 a “classic”? The question arises because, amid a flurry of reboots in recent years — maybe it’s too big to be called a flurry, or even a…