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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.

FX Renews One of Its Signature Shows

FX ordered an additional season of a series that has become one of the cable channel’s signature shows. The channel announced it picked up the Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-winning comedy series “Atlanta” for a fourth season. Production on season three,…

Toni Morrison, Author of ‘Beloved’ and Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Dead at 88

Author Toni Morrison, who was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died. The New York Times reports that Morrison died Monday at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx of complications from pneumonia. The death…

Popular Sports Media Personality Ditches ESPN After 14 Years

A well-known sports media personality ended his 14-year relationship with ESPN and will be exclusively a part of The Ringer. Sports Business Journal reports that Ryen Russillo, who has been dividing his time between the two outlets, is departing ESPN….

FOX Entertainment Acquires Emmy Award-Winning Production Company Bento Box Entertainment

Press release from Fox, Aug. 6, 2019: FOX Entertainment has acquired Emmy Award-winning production company Bento Box Entertainment, it was announced today by Charlie Collier, Chief Executive Officer, FOX Entertainment. The animation studio behind BOB’S BURGERS and two of FOX’s…

ABC Orders Two More ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ Specials

Following a successful first outing back in May for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and “The Jeffersons,’” the network has ordered two more “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” specials…

Rocker Opens Up About Touring With Michael Jackson During Period of Alleged Child Sexual Abuse

Even though she sang duets with Michael Jackson on a nightly basis when she was part of the late singer’s “Bad” tour from 1987-1989, rocker Sheryl Crow says of Jackson: “I think he actually did not know my name for…

CW Tweaks Fall Premiere Dates

The CW announced a new schedule of fall premiere dates, moving the season premiere of “Black Lightning” to Monday, Oct. 7. The show had been scheduled to bow Oct. 21. “Black Lightning” will be paired with the season two premiere…

Neil deGrasse Tyson Apologizes for Comments About Mass Shootings

Famous TV astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was doing damage control after getting blowback over a tweet he sent out following two mass shootings over the weekend. The AP reports that Tyson “apologized Monday for a Sunday tweet in which he…

CMA Awards Airdate Set

ABC took the wraps off broadcast plans for “The 53rd Annual CMA Awards,” billed as Country Music’s Biggest Night. The broadcast is set for Wednesday, Nov. 13. The ceremony takes place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The live telecast…

How ‘American Idol’ Plans to Track Down More Talent

The people behind ABC’s “American Idol” believe there’s more talent to be uncovered around the country, and they’re hitting the road to try to find it. The show’s annual audition tour kicked off July 23 in Brooklyn, N.Y., with 22…