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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.

For the First Time, a TV Series Will Be Inducted Into the Cable Hall of Fame — Can You Guess Which One?

The Cable Hall of Fame class of 2017 was announced today, and for the first time, the list includes a TV show. The HBO drama series “The Sopranos,” from creator David Chase, is among the six honorees revealed by The…

This Season’s Best Drama-Suspense Program Airs Its Finale Tonight: Game 7 of the World Series!

Whichever way it goes, Game 7 of this year’s historic World Series, to be played tonight in Cleveland, will be the cruelest World Series Game 7 in history for either the Chicago Cubs or the Cleveland Indians, SB Nation reports….

TCM Gets Real

TCM premieres a programming event tonight that will bring truth to Monday and Wednesday nights throughout the month of November. The cable net launches “TCM Spotlight: To Tell the Truth,” a showcase for acclaimed documentaries going all the way back…

Chairman of the Company That Publishes Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Glamour and GQ Steps Down

After a 22-year run at Conde Nast Publications — the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Glamour and GQ — Charles Townsend is stepping down as chairman of the company, The New York Post reports. Townsend announced Tuesday…

Fox Business Network Notches a Milestone

Fox Business Network did something in October that it has never managed to do before: It notched its first full-month ratings win over rival business news channel CNBC. Adweek reports that FBN, which was also marking its ninth anniversary in October,…

NBC Unveils Plans for Monday Night

NBC today revealed what it has in mind for its Monday night lineup, with the announcement that its drama series “Timeless” will be extended to a full-season order of 16 episodes while the new midseason action series “Taken” will bow…

‘Star Trek’ and ‘Land of the Giants’ Actor Dies

A veteran TV and film actor known for his work on series including “Star Trek” and “Land of the Giants” has died. Don Marshall, who played first officer Dan Erickson on the ABC sci-fi show “Land of the Giants” in…

Shakeup in Cable News Ratings: CNN Comes Out on Top

CNN claimed a rare victory in the cable news ratings for the month of October, winning the month in the target news demo of viewers 25-54, Deadline.com reports. The win marked the first time since 2001 that CNN beat Fox News…

Hulu’s New Live-Streaming Service Signs Key Networks; Service Seen as ‘Major Player’ in 2017

In deals that will add more than 35 TV networks to Hulu’s new live TV streaming service, Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox have signed on with the service, Fortune reports. The latest deals add key networks including ABC,…

Megyn Kelly’s Free Agency Takes Unexpected Turn

As the hottest property at Fox News and arguably the highest-profile media personality of the presidential election cycle — and with her FNC contract set to expire in July 2017 — Megyn Kelly has been the focus of a torrent…