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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.

Nickelodeon Takes Wraps Off New Animated Show

Nickelodeon has rolled out plans for a new original animated comedy series, which is set to premiere Monday, May 2. “The Loud House” focuses on 11-year-old Lincoln Loud, the only boy in a family with 10 sisters. “Inspired by creator…

MTV Brings In ‘Proven Hitmaker’ as New Head of Original Programming

MTV is bringing an executive aboard to oversee original programming. The cable network’s new executive VP of original content is Michael Klein, who comes to MTV from Conde Nast Entertainment. Klein will “oversee all original programming, development, and creative across…

Norman Lear to Be Honored — Do You Remember All These Great Shows He Created?

Legendary TV writer and producer Norman Lear, who changed the TV landscape by creating some of its most successful and influential sitcoms, will be honored with the Impact Icon Award, to be presented as part of the TV Land Icon…

VH1 Unleashes Six-Minute Teaser for Upcoming Premiere — Here It Is

VH1 has rolled out a six-minute video clip as part of the runup to the season premiere of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.” Season 5 of the reality show is slated to premiere Monday, April 4. Here’s the clip:

Who’s the Guest Who Propelled Jimmy Kimmel to an Eight-Month Ratings High?

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” posted its best numbers in eight months last week in key measures, equaling its highest-rated Thursday telecast since June 2015, when Hillary Clinton made her second visit to the show March 24. ABC announced that the…

Reality Show Hit With Lawsuit, Accused of Pressuring Girl Into Participating

The producers and network behind a reality TV show have been hit with a lawsuit accusing them of defamation, trespassing and inflicting emotional harm. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that A+E Networks and the production company RIVR Media…

Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys Set to Join One of the Hottest Shows on TV

A broadcast program that has been a strong ratings performer appears poised to step up its game further by adding two popular music stars to the lineup. NBC announced that “The Voice” is bringing aboard Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys…

Forget ‘Cord Cutting’ — As Subscriber Losses Accelerate, a Newer Phenomenon Is Being Cited

A new analysis of cable subscription rates shows an acceleration of the erosion that cable nets have been experiencing, with Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser describing what’s happening as “cord shaving,” rather than the traditional phenomenon of cord cutting. MediaPost…

Global News Organization Cutting 500 Jobs

A global news organization that has already announced it will shut down a key outlet in the U.S. has announced it will cut about 500 jobs. The New York Times reports that Al Jazeera announced the moves Sunday as part…

Is Comcast-Yankees Dispute a Sign That Sports TV Is in ‘Crisis Mode’?

The high price of television sports rights is at the center of a high-stakes clash between Comcast and the YES channel, which airs New York Yankees games. The Wall Street Journal reports that YES has been blacked out since November…