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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.

Kevin James Hosts ‘CBS Fall Preview,’ a Special Presenting a ‘First Look’ at the Network’s New Fall Series, to Be Broadcast Monday, Sept. 12

Press release from CBS, Aug. 30, 2016: CBS FALL PREVIEW, hosted by Kevin James, star of CBS’s new comedy series KEVIN CAN WAIT, is a primetime special highlighting the Network’s six new fall series. It will be broadcast Monday, Sept….

Freeform Announces the Series Finale of ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Press release from Freeform, Aug. 29, 2016: “Pretty Little Liars” will premiere its final season in April 2017 after seven seasons of the hit original drama series. Freeform announced the news today via a Facebook live interview with creator and…

NBC’s ‘The New Celebrity Apprentice,’ ‘Grimm’ and ‘Emerald City’ Receive January Debut Dates

Press release from NBC, Aug. 29, 2016: Launching the new year in dramatic style, NBC has set January premiere dates for three key midseason series – “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” now in Los Angeles and starring master of the boardroom…

ABC Announces This Season’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Celebrity Cast Live on ‘Good Morning America’

Press release from ABC Entertainment, Aug. 30, 2016: The celebrity cast of “Dancing with the Stars” are slipping on their dancing shoes and getting ready for their first dance on the ballroom floor, as the 23rd season kicks off on…

NBC Pulling Plug on Drama Series

The ax has fallen for a veteran prime-time drama series airing on NBC. Deadline.com reports that the upcoming sixth season of “Grimm” will be the last for the supernatural crime drama. Season six will premiere Jan. 6, with the show…

Conservative Commentator Ann Coulter Gets Destroyed by Comics at Rob Lowe Comedy Central Roast

A comedy roast where the intended target was Rob Lowe turned into a feeding frenzy aimed at conservative commentator Ann Coulter. Mediaite reports that Coulter, who was there to help roast Lowe for a Comedy Central program, wound up as…

Fox News Files Legal Papers in Response to Sexual Harassment Suit

Fox News has responded to a lawsuit filed last week by Andrea Tantaros, a former host on the cable channel, who is accusing the channel and former boss Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. In the filing by Fox News today…

Worker Killed on Set of ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel

A worker was killed in an accident late last week on the set of the sequel to “Blade Runner.” The AP reports that the incident took place Friday on the set in Budapest, Hungary, killing a construction worker. “A statement…

Gene Wilder, Star of ‘Blazing Saddles,’ ‘Willy Wonka,’ Dead at 83

Gene Wilder, the beloved actor who starred in a string of classic comedy films such as “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles,” has died. The AP reports that Wilder died late Sunday in Stamford, Conn., of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. “The…

The Oakland Raiders, Spurned in Attempt to Move to L.A., Now Have Another City in Their Sights

The Oakland Raiders want out of Oakland, and with their move to L.A. dead, they now have their eye on Las Vegas. LA Curbed reports that the team has unveiled plans for “a flashy new stadium” in Vegas. The move…