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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.

Futuristic Fox Drama Ready to Roll Out

The Fox Network took the wraps off plans today for a futuristic drama series, which will lead out from “24: Legacy” when the new show premieres Feb. 6. The show is “APB,” about a high-tech police force based in Chicago….

‘New Girl’ Creator’s New Comedy Project Lands at Fox

A single-camera comedy from the creator of “New Girl” is in the works at the Fox Network. Fox announced today that it made a pilot production commitment to “Thin Ice,” from Liz Meriwether. The show, from Meriwether, Ed Macdonald, Mark…

Carrie Fisher on ‘Star Wars’ Antics — We’re Not Buying It

Carrie Fisher has been making the rounds to promote her spill-all book “The Princess Diarist,” but in an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the host got her to spill her “other ‘Star Wars’ revelations” that didn’t…

Report: Trump Explodes And Turns Off-the-Record Meeting With TV Networks Into An Anger-Laced Tirade

There were fireworks at the Trump Tower on Monday, and that was inside the building. As we previously reported, a number of TV news executives and personalities, from CNN’s Jeff Zucker and Wolf Blitzer to CBS’s Norah O’Donnell and Gayle…

Trump Holds Off-the-Record Meeting With TV Networks

Top brass from ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN and Fox News met with Donald Trump today to “set the reset button,” as senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway put it. The list of executives and anchors in attendance, according…

HBO Offers a Look at Its New Comedy Series

HBO has a new comedy in the works starring Pete Holmes as a stand-up comic dealing with his discovery that his wife is cheating on him. The series, “Crashing,” created by Holmes, rolls out Sunday, Feb. 19. Executive produced by…

Breitbart Plans a TV Channel Via Streaming or Traditional Cable

Breitbart News reportedly has expansion plans that include a new TV channel to be distributed through streaming or traditional cable. Plans to expand the reach of the conservative news site are among the revelations in a piece on Breitbart News…

Dave Chappelle to Release Three New Stand-Up Specials

Comedian Dave Chappelle, who has kept a pretty low profile for much of the past decade, is going public in a big way with three new stand-up comedy specials that will be released by Netflix. “Chappelle and director Stan Lathan will…

Media Heavyweight Reportedly Exploring a New 24-Hour News Channel

One of the biggest players in media is said to be exploring the possibility of launching a new 24-hour digital news channel. The New York Post cites unnamed sources saying the project has been in the works for several months…

New TV Series Seen as Swan Song for One of the Biggest Influences on Modern Music

A TV series that’s currently airing takes an unprecedented look at the evolution of the recording industry, largely through the eyes of the late Sir George Martin, who produced much of the Beatles catalog along with the work of countless…