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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.

Robert Shapiro Reveals What O.J. Simpson Whispered in His Ear Just After Being Found Not Guilty — and What the Prosecution Team Did Wrong

Attorney Robert Shapiro, who defended O.J. Simpson in his 1995 murder trial, has finally revealed what his client whispered to him after Simpson was pronounced not guilty of killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. People magazine reports that Shapiro…

Showtime Pulls the Plug on One of Its Signature Series

Showtime announced that one of its signature series is coming to an end. The pay-cable net will pull the plug on the comedy “House of Lies” at the end of the current season, which is the show’s fifth. The series…

CBS Expands Comedy Lineup — Network Unveils Its New Fall Schedule

CBS unveiled its prime-time lineup today for the 2016-17 season, revealing an expanded comedy lineup that includes three new fall sitcoms along with the network’s three new fall drama series. The network’s new fall shows are the comedies “Kevin Can…

Football Analyst Leaving ESPN

A well-known football analyst and former NFL player is exiting ESPN for a job with Fox Sports. Chris Spielman, who joined ESPN in 2001, returns to Fox Sports, where he began his broadcasting career in 1999. Spielman was a four-time…

CBS Breaks Its Silence on ‘Limitless’ — But That Doesn’t Mean We Know the Show’s Fate

CBS is finally talking about what it has planned for the drama series “Limitless,” which has been the network’s last bubble show. As we reported separately, the network unveiled its fall schedule today — and “Limitless” fans couldn’t help but…

What Robin Wright Had to Do to Get Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’

Actress Robin Wright revealed details of her battle to receive the same pay as Kevin Spacey, her co-star on the hit Netflix drama “House of Cards.” In an appearance Tuesday before an audience of activists, philanthropists and the media at…

Series From the Creator of ‘Downton Abbey’ About to Premiere

A series is about to bow that may provide some comfort to “Downton Abbey” fans who are feeling a void after the finale of that beloved show. “Doctor Thorne,” from “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes, unspools this Friday, May 20,…

CNN Greenlights Three New Series, Renews Six Programs

CNN today took the wraps off plans for three new original series, which are scheduled to launch in 2017. The unscripted series are “The History of Comedy,” “The Nineties” and “Soundtracks: Songs That Made History” (working title). The shows join…

America’s Cheese Crisis — It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

The nation is having a cheese crisis, according to media reports, and “every man, woman and child would need to eat an extra three pounds of cheese this year to work through it,” according to the New York Post, which…

Watch the Trailers for ABC’s New Shows Now

ABC has released official trailers for its new shows, including the drama series “Designated Survivor,” “Conviction,” “Notorious,” “Still Star-Crossed” and “Time After Time” along with the comedies “American Housewife,” “Downward Dog,” “Imaginary Mary” and “Speechless.” Here they are … American…