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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.

Dish Drops the NFL Network

“Dish Network Corp. has dropped the NFL Network, the National Football League-owned channel that has exclusive rights to eight Thursday night football games,” writes our good friend Joe Flint in the Wall St. Journal. Joe’s story continues, “The channel went…

Fox Announces Fall Schedule and Premiere Dates — Four New Shows to Bow

Fox today took the wraps off its lineup of season premieres and series premieres for fall as it rolled out its fall 2016 prime-time schedule. The network will debut three new drama series on consecutive nights in September. The new…

Ricky Gervais Reviving David Brent From ‘The Office’

Ricky Gervais, who was behind the original U.K. series “The Office” on which the NBC comedy was based, is open for business again. Gervais is reprising the uber-awkward role of David Brent in a new movie that will stream on…

Famed Chef Gets a New TV Series

Plans were announced today for the rollout of a new TV series starring famous chef Emeril Lagasse. The Amazon original series “Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse” premieres Sept. 2 on Amazon’s Prime Video service. All six episodes of season…

Golden Globes Schedule Unveiled — Gala Ceremony Set for Live Broadcast on NBC

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today released its schedule for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, including submission deadlines and key announcement dates. The awards will be presented Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in a gala ceremony at the Beverly Hilton,…

Another Top-Level Viacom Exec Is Leaving the Company

The body count continues to climb among high-level Viacom executives, with the latest casualty being the head of reality at MTV. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Lauren Dolgen is exiting the network. Dolgen, a 19-year veteran at MTV,…

Acclaimed Drama Series to End After Season Five

A cable drama that has been a critical favorite, chalking up Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for its lead actress, will be wrapping it up. BBC America’s “Orphan Black,” in which Tatiana Maslany works overtime playing a number…

‘Live With Kelly’ Announces Lineup of Co-Hosts

The daytime show “Live with Kelly,” which is carrying on without a permanent co-host for Kelly Ripa, announced its lineup of guest co-hosts for the week of June 27-July 1. The show is expected to name a permanent replacement for…

Today’s Must-See: Former Viacom CEO Tom Freston Talks About the Mess Viacom Is In Today — Says Philippe Dauman Must Go

In an in-depth interview about the situation at Viacom, former CEO Tom Freston cited “serious errors” by the company’s current management, and had harsh words in particular for current CEO and Chairman Philippe Dauman. Interviewed Wednesday on CNBC’s “Fast Money,”…

Report Says Alligators Were a Known Threat at Disney Lagoon in Orlando

Alligators were a known presence at the Disney lagoon where a 2-year-old boy was snatched this week while he was playing near the shore of the lagoon, according to a report by The New York Post. The boy’s body was…