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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.

Chris Brown Releases New Song One Day After His Arrest

Just a day after a bizarre incident in which Chris Brown was arrested following a long standoff at his house, the R&B singer released a new song. The AP reports that Brown posted the dance-flavored song “What Would You Do?”…

TVWeek’s Special Holiday Schedule for the Labor Day Weekend

TVWeek will be taking a long weekend in celebration of Labor Day. We will be closed Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, through Monday, Sept. 5. We will resume our normal publication schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 6. As always, if news breaks…

Fox Teases New Season of ‘Scream Queens’

Fox is setting the table for its comedy horror series “Scream Queens,” which premieres its second season Sept. 20. The network released a teaser for the season Wednesday. Here it is …

Viacom Launches New Cable Channel

The cable channel MTV Hits is going away, and in its place beginning next week will be the new channel NickMusic. Viacom, which owns the MTV and Nickelodeon groups of cable channels, announced this week that starting Friday, Sept. 9,…

New App Pays You for Shopping on Other Apps

A little-known startup has come up with a new app that is making a splash in e-commerce. Recode reports that the startup, Ibotta, has found a way to pay users for shopping on other apps. “The startup, which is based…

76-Year-Old Congressman Crowd Surfs After TV Interview — Here’s the Clip

A 76-year-old member of the U.S. House of Representatives went crowd surfing following an interview on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Georgia Democrat John Lewis followed up his interview with Colbert by taking the host up on an…

Judge Judy Developing Scripted Show for CBS. Guess What It’s About

The most popular judge on TV, Judge Judy Sheindlin, is working with CBS to develop a primetime series. “The famed television judge is developing ‘Her Honor,’” inspired by her own life, reports Elizabeth Wagmeister in an exclusive story for Variety….

New York Times Cuts Regional Arts and Restaurant Coverage — ‘this decision is an unmitigated disaster’ Says One Regional Theatre Artistic Director

“The New York Times this week quietly ended its coverage of restaurants, art galleries, theaters and other commercial and nonprofit businesses in the tri-state region, laying off dozens of longtime contributors and prompting protests from many of the institutions that will…

Philippe Dauman Makes Early Exit From Viacom

Former Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, who remains non-executive chairman of the Viacom board, “has effectively left the conglomerate, waiving a deal where he would present an offer from Dalian Wanda Group to purchase a 49 percent stake in Paramount…

Watch a Drag Race for the Ages Between Car Guys Jay Leno and Tim Allen

Two TV personalities who are both way into cars faced each other in a grudge match on the drag strip when Jay Leno brought out “his wife’s Camry” for a race against Tim Allen’s 1955 Ford Club Coupe. The entertaining battle…