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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.

Amy Schumer Lands New Comedy Series

Comedienne Amy Schumer has a new comedy series that she will create, direct, write, and executive produce late next year, reports Entertainment Weekly. The 10-episode, half-hour comedy series is called “Love, Beth,” and will be another original show added to…

Bryan Cranston Sets New Overall Deal

“Bryan Cranston is the latest name to join the rush of content deals which are sweeping the business,” writes Will Thorne for Variety. “The actor and his Moonshot Entertainment production banner have signed a new overall deal with Warner Bros’…

Beloved NBC Sitcom to Sign Off

NBC announced Thursday that one of its iconic comedy series will sign off after an 11-season run spanning four decades. “Will & Grace’s” Will Truman, Grace Adler, Jack McFarland and Karen Walker “will say goodbye to their incredibly loyal fans…

ABC Pumped Up About All-Star Music Event

ABC is calling it the “music event of the summer,” and based on the lineup of performers, the network has a pretty strong argument. The network released the lineup and setlist this week for “CMA Fest,” which airs Sunday, Aug….

More Bada Bing for HBO?

Asked about the possibility that the “Sopranos” franchise might return to HBO, President of Programming Casey Bloys told Deadline at the TCA summer press tour: “I keep saying ‘never say never.’” Bloys added: “There are no plans … no discussions…

Co-President of Fox Animation Is Stepping Down

One of the two co-presidents of Fox Animation, which became a Disney property with the company’s $71.3 billion acquisition of most of the assets of the former 21st Century Fox, is stepping down. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andrea Miloro…

New Late-Night Show Sets Premiere Date

The newest entry in the broadcast networks’ late-night talk show ranks now has a premiere date, with NBC announcing Thursday that “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” will debut Monday, Sept. 16. The show will premiere as the only late-night…

Supermodel Receives ‘Epic’ Settlement From Bill Cosby

Supermodel and reality star Janice Dickinson has reached a “very large settlement” in her dispute with Bill Cosby, CNN reports, with Cosby’s insurance company settling her defamation case. Attorney Lisa Bloom, who has been representing Dickinson, discussed the settlement at…

New ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ in the Works

A new TV series adaptation of the sci-fi classic “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” is in development at Hulu, Deadline reports, with prolific showrunner Carlton Cuse and feature writer Jason Fuchs behind the project. “Cuse and Fuchs, both fans…

Report: Faye Dunaway Fired From Play After Physical Altercation

Oscar-winning actress Faye Dunaway was fired from a play that’s being readied for a Broadway run, The New York Post reports. Dunaway, who won an Oscar for “Network” in 1977, was canned from “Tea at Five,” the paper reports, “for…