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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.

‘Snowfall’ Ordered to Series on FX

Press release from FX, Sept. 30, 2016: FX has ordered the first season of Snowfall, a drama series inspired by the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, it was announced today by…

Just Dance: Super Bowl Halftime Music Star is Chosen

According to a news release issued Thursday night by the National Football League, the headliner of the “Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show” will be the “global superstar” who has won six Grammys, a Golden Globe and a…

Sandra Oh Returning to TV, But Not on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

“The good news is that [Sandra Oh] is making her long-awaited return to TV, and even more she’s doing it on ABC. The bad news? She won’t be making all of our wishes come true by stepping back into Cristina…

Sumner Redstone’s Company Formally Proposes Viacom-CBS Corp. Merger

Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements, which controls both Viacom and CBS Corp., has formally asked the boards of both companies to consider an all-stock merger proposal, Variety reports. National Amusements made the request in a letter sent this morning to board…

Who Was in Line for the ‘Live with Kelly’ Co-Host’s Job Before Michael Strahan — and Why He Won’t Be Taking It This Time, Either

A new report reveals that before the job of co-host on “Live with Kelly” was offered to Michael Strahan, the show was close to offering the position to Neil Patrick Harris. Harris was in the conversation back in 2011 when…

ABC Gives Full-Season Orders to Two Shows

ABC has expanded its orders for two new prime-time series — one drama and one comedy. The network announced full-season orders today for “Designated Survivor” and “Speechless.” The two freshman shows are airing on Wednesday nights. Each series received an…

Stephen Colbert Regrets His Handling of Donald Trump

CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert reveals in a new interview that among his regrets in his first year on the job on “The Late Show,” he feels he was too nice to Donald Trump back in September 2015. The Trump…

End in Sight for Animated Cult Hit

An animated series that has become a cult hit since it premiered in 2010 will be wrapping in 2018. Deadline.com reports that Cartoon Network has the endgame in place for the Peabody- and Emmy-winning series “Adventure Time.” “‘Adventure Time’ content…

Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Has an ‘Aleppo Moment’ — Here’s the Painful Clip

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson suffered through an awkward few moments — again — on live TV when he was unable to come up with a response to questions from MSNBC’s Chris Matthews during a town hall appearance with running…

New Service Allows Advertisers to Buy Ad Time on 200 TV Stations Programmatically

A new platform launching today gives advertisers and agencies the ability to buy local broadcast TV inventory programmatically. MediaPost reports that the “supply-side” TV sales platform, Videa, was incubated by Cox Media Group. “The platform, which was beta tested late…