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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.

Disney Hits Worldwide Box Office Milestone

The Walt Disney Studios are having a landmark year at the box office — the company’s biggest year of all time globally — and with “Doctor Strange” currently doing the heavy lifting, Deadline.com reports that the company just blew past…

‘Back by Popular Demand’: Viewer Contest Winner Richard Curtis Returns to ‘Live With Kelly’ — Watch the Lovefest

Kelly Ripa had a chance to gush all over teacher-turned-talk show host Richard Curtis this morning when the winner of the viewer guest host contest made a return co-hosting appearance on “Live with Kelly.” Here are a few of the…

ABC Series Gets Full-Season Order

ABC has made a couple of key programming moves, including giving a full-season order to the freshman series “American Housewife.” The Tuesday night comedy, which stars Katy Mixon, received an order for an additional nine episodes. Channing Dungey, president, ABC…

TV Host Takes Responsibility for the Rise of Donald Trump

A television host stepped up over the weekend to make the point that he may be partly responsible for Donald Trump’s presidential bid. John Oliver talked about the incident Sunday on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Oliver showed clips…

Cable Network Relaunches Today

A cable network that’s part of the A+E Networks family is undergoing a relaunch today, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. The network is History en Espanol, which relaunches with a new on-air look, new programming strategy, and more than twice the…

Series Scores TV’s Largest 7-Day Playback Lift in History

A series airing on one of the big four broadcast networks achieved a ratings milestone with the largest Live+7 playback lift in TV history. ABC announced the milestone for its freshman drama series “Designated Survivor.” The show’s Oct. 26 episode…

Here’s How Hackers Can Screw Things Up on Election Day

Hacking has already been a factor in the presidential campaign, and tomorrow’s nationwide elections face a number of risks related to the possibility of further hacking. A new report by Recode says that even though there’s little precedent for Election…

Cable Network Notches Its Best October in History

One cable network that has been on a ratings roll — including recently wrapping up the best October in its history in all key demos, both in prime time and in total day — is Investigation Discovery. The network announced…

New 200-CD Box Set Contains Complete Works of the Composer Many People Say Is the Greatest of All Time

The complete works of a world-renowned composer who is thought by many to be the greatest of all time have been released as a massive box set. “Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition” marks the 225th anniversary of the death…

The Best ‘SNL’ Sketches Inspired by the 2016 Presidential Election — Watch Them Now

NBC has compiled “Saturday Night Live’s” top sketches about the 2016 presidential election, which can be viewed by clicking through to NBC News. Here’s a sample — an “SNL” bit from back in February, starring Larry David as Bernie Sanders…