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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.

USA Network Announces ‘Suits’ Season 7 Pickup and Premiere Dates for New Dramas ‘Falling Water’ and ‘Eyewitness’ at TCA

Press release from USA Network, Aug. 3, 2016: USA Network today announced a 7th season pick up for the critically acclaimed drama, SUITS. The Universal Cable Production series is averaging more than 3MM total viewers P2+, 1.2MM P25-54 and 1.1MM…

Boat Rocker Media Acquires Jam Filled Entertainment

Press release from Boat Rocker and Jam Filled, Aug. 3, 2016: Boat Rocker Media, a global entertainment company that creates, produces and distributes premium content and brands, continues to make strategic investments to grow its family and kids content with…

HBO Rolls Out Plans for Its New Nightly Newscast, Which Premieres Next Month

HBO took the wraps off plans today for its upcoming nightly newscast. The pay-cable channel announced that “Vice News Tonight” will launch Sept. 26 with a nightly half-hour program. Along with its carriage on the linear channel, the show will be offered…

Has Zucker Turned CNN Around?

CNN has been on a roll lately, and a new in-depth report points to Jeff Zucker — the former president and CEO of NBCUniversal who became president of CNN Worldwide in 2013 — as the mastermind of the cable channel’s…

Miss Teen USA Explains Her Racist Tweets — Here’s the Video

New Miss Teen USA Karlie Hay of Texas, who came under fire just hours after she was crowned over the weekend when tweets surfaced from a few years ago that included the N-word, appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to…

Showtime Unveils Plans for New Season of Acclaimed Drama Series

A drama series that has received critical acclaim and has become a linchpin of the pay-cable channel’s programming lineup will premiere its fourth season on Sunday, Sept. 11. The series is “Masters of Sex,” which stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy…

JonBenet Ramsey Murder to Be Focus of Series

One of the most closely followed “cold cases” in U.S. history will receive renewed attention in an event series being developed by Investigation Discovery and American Media Inc. The companies announced plans for “JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery” (working title),…

Arizona Couple Arrested in Yet Another Pokemon Go Incident — Read What They’re Accused of Doing

In the latest in an ongoing series of incidents associated with the Pokemon Go smartphone game, an Arizona couple is accused of child neglect and child endangerment, and their 2-year-old son has been turned over to the state’s child protection…

Turmoil Behind the Scenes at Daytime Show — Longtime Producer, Senior Staffers Reportedly Fired

A popular daytime talk show has run into some turbulence in the wake of on-air comments by the host that came under widespread criticism. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that a number of producers have been fired by “The…

Late-Night Mainstay Lands Golden Globes Hosting Gig

One of the mainstays of late-night TV will be the host of the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards, set for Jan. 8. NBC, which is broadcasting the ceremony, announced today that “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon will host the traditional…