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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.

Are James Corden and Stephen Colbert in a Battle for the CBS 11:30 p.m. Slot? Here’s Corden’s Take

Rumors have been swirling that CBS is looking to breathe some fire into its late-night lineup by switching time slots between its 11:30 p.m. flagship, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and its lead-out, “The Late Late Show with James…

Why People Are Giggling About a Firefighter’s Obituary

The family of a firefighter who died July 29 apparently has a good sense of humor, because the obituary they wrote for William Ziegler, which is being called “one of the all-time great obituaries,” prompted the New York Post to…

What NBC’s Ratings for the Olympics Say About TV Today

A new report offers an explanation for the downturn in NBC’s Olympics ratings since London four years ago, and the explanation is more about how TV viewing is changing than about the Olympics themselves. The Los Angeles Times notes that…

Britney Spears, Who Famously Pranced With a Python at the VMA Awards, to Perform on the Show for the First Time in 10 Years — and MTV Releases a Video About That Snake (Here It Is …)

Britney Spears, who will perform on MTV’s Video Music Awards later this month for the first time in 10 years, narrates a new video teaser for the event in which a familiar python is featured. (You can see the video…

‘Transparent’ Creator Has a New Series in the Works

The new project from the creator of the comedy series “Transparent,” which has been both a critical darling and a popular success for Amazon, is a musical comedy. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Jill Soloway, who has an…

Report: Brian Williams Expected to Get New Show on MSNBC

Brian Williams is expected to anchor a new 11 p.m. program on MSNBC wrapping up the day’s campaign news, sources have told CNN. The program is expected to run between Labor Day and Election Day, CNN Says. Reports CNN’s Brian…

It’s a Fun Must-Read: ‘How I wrote the script for “Groundhog Day” in less than a week’

Danny Rubin, who wrote the original script for the classic 1993 film “Groundhog Day,” writes in a piece for the Telegraph how he got the idea for the film while sitting in a movie theater in Los Angeles waiting for…

Fired ‘Criminal Minds’ Star Lawyers Up as New Details Surface

Actor Thomas Gibson, who was fired Friday after starring in the long-running CBS procedural “Criminal Minds” from its first season, is “lawyering up” and may pursue legal claims against the show’s producers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As we reported…

Fox News Channel Executive Assumes Key Position With Station Group

The Fox Television Stations group has named a new chief operating officer, with Fox News Co-President and Fox TV Stations CEO Jack Abernethy announcing the promotion of Sharri Berg to the post. The move comes amid a flurry of changes…

ABC Puts Popular Show on iTunes for Free

ABC is making a popular prime-time show available for free this week on iTunes. The network announced today that season two of “black-ish” is available for free exclusively on the service through Wednesday, Aug. 17. The ABC Studios show was…