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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.

James Murdoch Reclaims Pre-Scandal Post as Sky Chairman — Does This Mean Acquisition by Fox Is Coming?

Speculation has been fueled that 21st Century Fox may be positioning to acquire control of the satellite company Sky after news broke that James Murdoch is returning as chairman. Murdoch stepped down four years ago as chairman of the company then…

ESPN Fixture Who Has Anchored the Most Editions of ‘SportsCenter’ Closes In on No. 5,000

The ESPN personality who has hosted more installments of “SportsCenter” than anyone else is approaching a milestone. The network announced that Linda Cohn will anchor her 5,000th edition of the sports news show next month. Cohn, who has been a…

So Bad It’s Good? Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard Celebrate Their ‘Last Trip Before Having Kids’ With a Long-Awaited Music Video — Watch It Here

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard posted a video documenting what they say was “our last trip before having kids.” The couple went to Africa in 2012, and somewhat famously were fined $50 for dancing with the wildebeest on the Serengeti. Now, at long last, we…

Too Much TV? Here Are All of the Prime-Time TV Series That Aired in 2015 — All 1,400-Plus of Them — Ranked by Total Viewers

FX Networks CEO John Landgraf has been beating the drum for a while about how there’s “too much TV,” and now the company has put out a list that tends to support his argument: All 1,400-plus prime-time TV series that…

Winter Premiere Dates, Details Released for ‘Major Crimes,’ ‘Rizzoli & Isles’

TNT broke out dates and plot details about two popular drama series that have their winter premieres coming up in the next few weeks. “Major Crimes” returns with a winter arc that features a single case playing out over five…

Former Playboy Exec Lands Key Post at Turner

Turner has filled a key executive post, bringing aboard a veteran of Playboy Enterprises for a role with TBS and TNT. Deadline.com reports that Jimmy Jellinek joins the company as VP of content marketing and digital innovation for the two…

Will This Be the First Super Bowl Commercial to ‘Pop’ This Year?

A newcomer to Super Bowl advertising has what may be this year’s first breakout Super Bowl ad. The 30-second spot from Amazon, for its Echo speaker, features Dan Marino and Alec Baldwin planning their game day party, with help from…

First Slate of Presenters and Performers Announced for Academy Awards

The Motion Picture Academy today revealed the first lineup of presenters and performers for the 88th Academy Awards, which will be televised live Sunday, Feb. 28, on ABC. Presenters and performers announced today are Benicio Del Toro, Tina Fey, Whoopi…

Trump Counterprograms the Debate — and Irks a Prominent Republican

The Donald Trump presidential campaign, which is steering clear of tonight’s GOP debate as the candidate feuds with host Fox News Channel — especially debate moderator Megyn Kelly — unveiled plans to create conterprogramming, B&C reports. The campaign confirmed it will…

ABC Orders Period Drama

ABC is moving forward with a period drama project. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network ordered a pilot for “Model Woman,” from Sony Pictures TV’s recently relaunched TriStar Television. “Inspired by Robert Lacey’s 2015 book ‘Model Woman:…