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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.

Despite Issues in Rio, NBC Anticipates ‘Most Profitable Olympics Ever’

With the Summer Olympics set to get under way Aug. 5, NBC says it has hit its ad sales target and is expecting what NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke called “the most profitable Olympics in history.” The Los Angeles Times cites…

Fox Commits to New Marvel Action-Adventure Project

Fox has made a put pilot commitment for a new Marvel action-adventure series, with Bryan Singer, Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Matt Nix and Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory on board as executive producers. The project, which is still…

Women of Fox News Come to Roger Ailes’ Defense

With the Fox News boss under fire from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by recently departed Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, some of the network’s other female on-air personalities have come to Roger Ailes’ defense. People magazine reports that both…

A&E Pushes Back Premiere of Show About Race

A&E is delaying the launch of a new topical series that focuses on race. The cable channel announced that the comedic show “Black and White,” which had been scheduled to debut this Wednesday, will instead premiere on July 27. While…

Newt Gingrich’s Fox News Contract Suspended

Amid speculation that he will be selected to be Donald Trump’s running mate, Newt Gingrich has had his contract suspended by Fox News, Variety reports. The report quotes Jay Wallace, Fox News’ executive VP of news, saying: “Fox News Channel has…

NBC Says It Won’t Air the Opening Ceremony From the Rio Olympics Live — Here’s Why

NBC won’t be televising the Opening Ceremony live at the upcoming Olympics, even though the network plans to televise most of the competition events live. The AP reports that NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus talked about the plans Monday,…

One Show Is Dominating Summer TV — While One Network Is Sinking

The summer television season has seen one show dominate the viewership numbers this year, with a sizable gap between it and everything else on TV. The show is NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” The AP reports: “The NBC talent show, this summer…

Wendy Williams Loses Sponsor Over Comments About Race

The daytime talk staple “The Wendy Williams Show” lost a sponsor after the host got in hot water over comments she made about race. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a deal that included the car…

Former Miss Alabama Receives Threats Over Comments on Dallas Shootings

A former Miss Alabama is at the center of a firestorm over comments she made about the fatal shootings of police officers last week in Dallas. Kalyn Chapman James, who became the first African American Miss Alabama in 1993, apologized…

Martha Stewart Attacks Millennials

Domestic diva Martha Stewart, 74, let on that she’s no fan of millennials, commenting in a new interview with Luxury Listings that, essentially, they’re lazy. Stewart told the publication: “I think every business is trying to target millennials. But who…