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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.

Sumner Redstone to Step Down From Viacom Board

Sumner Redstone will be exiting his position on the board of directors of media giant Viacom in February following the company’s annual meeting, Viacom announced today. “The move marks another milestone for the company that has been in turmoil for…

New Twist on Daily News Coming to TV After Pickup by Key Station Group

A daily strip was just picked up that will bring a new twist to daily news programming. The syndicated program, “Top 30,” received a pickup from the Fox-owned TV stations, which plan to run the show in selected markets. The program,…

ABC Marks Rodney King Anniversary

ABC announced plans today for a special production that will be timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the rioting that gripped Los Angeles in the wake of the verdict in the Rodney King case in April 1992. The…

It’s the End of the Year as We Know It: R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and Actor James Franco Help Stephen Colbert Look Back on All Things 2016

CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert provided a sendoff to 2016 with help from James Franco and Michael Stipe. Here’s the clip from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” posted by CBS …

The Most Common Surnames in the U.S.: Taylor and Thomas Drop Out of the Top 15 — Here’s Who Replaced Them

While Smith and Johnson have long been the most common surnames in the U.S., changes have been taking place in the rankings below them. Reporting on a new Census Bureau analysis crunching the numbers from the 2010 census, The New…

Weak Viewer Turnout for ‘Thursday Night Football’

Maybe it was the lime-green Seahawks uniforms — or maybe it was the anemic Rams offense. For whatever reasons, NBC’s and The NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams failed to draw…

TBS Closes 2016 with Week-Long Binge-A-Thon of Network’s Five Hit Original Comedies

Press release from TBS, Dec. 16, 2016: Turner’s TBS is preparing to cap its banner year with a week-long binge of the network’s hit slate of original comedies. Kicking off Christmas night at 11 p.m. (ET/PT), the 121-hour TBS Binge-A-Thon…

Gripping New Feature-Length Documentary ‘Let It Fall: LA 1982-1992’ Premieres Spring 2017 on the ABC Television Network

Press release from ABC News, Dec. 16, 2016: Academy Award winner John Ridley has teamed up with ABC News’ Lincoln Square Productions to produce a feature-length documentary titled “Let It Fall: LA 1982-1992,” about the Los Angeles uprising of April…

Beloved Sports Broadcaster Dies

A veteran TV broadcaster who was as beloved by the athletes and coaches he covered as he was by his peers in sports broadcasting has died. Craig Sager, known for the loud suits he wore as a sideline reporter covering…

Scott Baio Files Police Report Against the Wife of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Drummer — and Yes, It’s About Trump

Actor Scott Baio alleges in a police report that he was physically attacked at a school function he was attending with his daughter. TMZ.com reports that Baio, one of Donald Trump’s most high-profile celebrity supporters, says Nancy Mack, the wife…