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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.

CBS Announces Its 2016-2017 Prime-Time Lineup

CBS TELEVISION NETWORK 2016-2017 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (N=New, RTP=Regular Time Period, NTP=New Time Period) All Times ET/PT MONDAY 8:00-8:30 PM — THE BIG BANG THEORY 8:30-9:00 PM — KEVIN CAN WAIT (N) 8:00-8:30 PM — KEVIN CAN WAIT (RTP) (Starting in…

CNN Greenlights Three New Original Series for the 2017 Programming Slate

Press release from CNN, May 18, 2016: CNN, a division of Turner, announced today three new Original Series launching in 2017, adding to its successful portfolio of high-quality, non-scripted programming. Soundtracks: Songs That Made History (working title), The History of…

‘The Good Wife’ Spinoff Coming to CBS All Access in 2017

Press release from CBS, May 18, 2016: CBS Television Studios and CBS All Access announced today it will launch a spinoff of “The Good Wife” for the spring of 2017. Building upon the incredible success and critical acclaim of broadcast…

‘Shark Week’ Makes a Huge Splash With All-New Shark Programming Airing Sunday, June 26, to Sunday, July 3, on Discovery

Press release from Discovery, May 18, 2016: The most fintastic time of the year is back and making a huge splash! SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer event, airs Sunday, June 26 at 8:00 PM ET/PT and continues…

Why Dr. Luke Blocked Kesha From Performing at the Billboard Music Awards

Kesha will be prevented from performing at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards after Dr. Luke’s record label Kemosabe Records rescinded its approval for the performance, ABC News reports. “Dr. Luke and Kesha have been at war since she accused of him…

Life Imitating Art? The Eerie ‘Sopranos’ Coincidence Surrounding James Gandolfini’s Stolen Rolex

A Rolex watch that was reportedly stolen off James Gandolfini the day he died is at the center of a trial that got under way this week in Rome — and TMZ.com reports that it’s also part of a “life…

ABC Extends Deal With Kimmel Through 2019

ABC announced today that it has signed Jimmy Kimmel to a three-year contract extension that takes his deal through fall 2019. “The successful late-night show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ is currently in its 14th season, making Kimmel the longest-running host among…

It’s Demi Lovato With James Corden in Another Fun Carpool Karaoke

James Corden continues to hit home runs with his Carpool Karaoke segments, getting some help from Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas in the latest installment, which features Corden and Lovato grilling Jonas about his high-profile dating life. Here’s the clip…

CBS Pulls the Plug on Drama Series

CBS has decided not to bring back a drama series. News that the network will not pick up “Rush Hour” for season two broke in a social media post by Justin Hires, who stars as Det. James Steven Carter on…

Texas Singer-Songwriter, an Americana Icon, Dead at 74

A Grammy Award-winning Texas troubadour who became one of the icons of Americana died today at 74. The Tennessean reports that Guy Clark died in Nashville after a long illness. Clark, a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame,…