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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.

Shakeup in Kids TV, With New Ratings Champ Crowned

A new ratings champ has been crowned in children’s television, with the No. 1 spot in total-day for the year in total viewers going to Disney Channel for the first time. Disney sent out an announcement today crowing about dethroning Nickelodeon….

‘Star Wars’ Creator George Lucas Helps CBS Top Tuesday Ratings

The stars came out on CBS Tuesday night, as “Star Wars” creator George Lucas was just one of the luminaries honored at “The 38th Annual Kennedy Central Honors.” The broadcast of the star-studded gala helped give CBS an easy ratings…

Aretha Franklin Brings Obama to Tears at Kennedy Center Honors — and Carole King Just Loses It! … Here’s the Video

Aretha Franklin delivered a show-stopping performance at the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, aired Tuesday night on CBS, bringing President Obama to tears and turning Carole King into Super Fangirl with her performance of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A…

Paramount and CBS Sue Producers Behind ‘Star Trek’ Film

An indie “Star Trek” film has been hit with a lawsuit by Paramount and CBS. The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports that the companies hit the producers of the crowdfunded prequel “Axanar” with a suit alleging violation of their intellectual…

Bill Cosby Charged With Felony Sexual Assault; Arrest Warrant Issued — Case Is the First to Rise to Level of Criminal Charges Against the Embattled TV Icon

In the first criminal case to be brought against Bill Cosby amid a flood of accusations against the comedian, Cosby was charged today with felony sexual assault in connection with a 2004 incident in which he is accused of drugging…

TVWeek New Year’s Schedule

TVWeek will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week, Dec. 31-Jan. 1, for the New Year’s weekend and will not publish our regular newsletters on those days. Starting Monday, Jan 4, 2016, we will resume our regular publication schedule….

Carrie Fisher Has Two Words for ‘Star Wars’ Body Shamers: ‘Blow Us’

Carrie Fisher’s appearance in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” more than three decades after she last played Princess Leia in the feature franchise, sparked a torrent of debate online about her weight and her general appearance — and Fisher is…

Death to the Cable Bundle? How One Current Standoff May Speed It Along

A battle currently taking place between a consortium of cable operators and the cable net group AMC Networks may help bring about the death of the cable bundle, according to a report in the New York Post. “The consortium, which…

Late-Night Wars 2.0: Should CBS Be Worried?

CBS may have cause for concern in late-night, where its “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” has been losing ground to NBC’s “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.” With the dust not yet fully settled on the rebooted late-night wars following the departure…

Friends of Missing Singer Cling to Hope, Encouraged After His Dog Turns Up

The search for a country singer who went missing on a duck hunting trip continues in northern Oklahoma, and in a sign that has brought hope to his family, bandmates and friends, his dog was found alive. People magazine quotes…