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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.

Magic, Mystery and Adventure Await in Six New Animated Series for Kids Coming to Netflix

Press release from Netflix, Oct. 6, 2016: Netflix Inc., the world’s leading Internet TV network, announced today the addition of six new original animated shows that provide best-in-class storytelling for kids of all ages. The new series (LEGO Elves, The…

A Number of Series Saw Significant Live+7 Ratings Gains During Premiere Week

“[The] series premiere of the freshman ABC drama ‘Designated Survivor’ set a new record for the largest-ever total viewer L+7 increase for any single telecast on any network, adding 7.7 million viewers in the first seven days of playback,” reports Nellie…

Fox News Skirmish: Sean Hannity vs. Megyn Kelly

“A brewing professional rivalry between two of the biggest stars on Fox News turned openly hostile on Wednesday, as Sean Hannity and Megyn Kelly traded insults over their vastly divergent approaches to covering the 2016 presidential race,” reports Politico. The…

Chernin Names New Head of TV

Chernin Entertainment has hired a new executive VP of Television. Deadline.com reports that the division will be overseen by Kristen Campo, who comes over from Fabrik Entertainment. Campo will report to Jenno Topping, President of Film and Television. “Campo replaces…

Netflix Releases ‘Gilmore Girls’ Featurette — Here It Is

As Netflix readies for the release of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” the streaming service released a short featurette taking a look back at the original series. You can watch it below. Seasons 1 through 7 of the…

Fox News Segment Sparks Accusations of Racism

A segment airing on the Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” has sparked outrage among activist groups, who are accusing the piece of being racist and demeaning to Asian-Americans. The “Watters’ World: Chinatown Edition” segment featured Jesse Watters conducting street…

Even Hollywood Believes Mike Pence Won the Debate — But Maybe Tim Kaine Better Positioned the Democrats to Win the War

Variety was conducting a very non-scientific poll of readers who came to its site, asking who won the vice presidential debate last night, and as of this writing about 11,000 readers had responded, with Mike Pence leading 65% to 35%….

High-Level TV Exec Jumps to Netflix

In what reportedly marks the highest-level move to date by an executive from traditional television to Netflix, former Universal Television President Bela Bajaria is joining the streaming company as VP, Content, Deadline.com reports. The report notes that Bajaria sold three series…

Report: Why Moderators From CNN and ABC Are Feuding Over the Next Presidential Debate

The upcoming presidential debate was supposed to pit Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump, but at this point it’s mainly a clash between two news anchors. “Anderson Cooper — who has just signed a new long-term deal with CNN — and…

Amazon Adds Perk to Its Prime Membership — Will It Bring In New Subscribers?

Amazon has added a perk to membership in Amazon Prime, which costs subscribers $99 a year. The company announced today that  it is adding the Amazon Prime Reading feature, which offers free comics, magazines, short stories and ebooks. Amazon says…