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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.

Kiefer Sutherland Returning to TV

Actor Kiefer Sutherland has a starring role lined up on a new broadcast drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the “24” alum will star in the thriller “Designated Survivor,” which has received a straight-to-series order from ABC….

The Numbers Are In, and the Top Target of Late-Night Jokes Is … (You Can Probably Guess); But … Who’s No. 2?

A new study tallies the top targets of late-night jokes, and by a huge margin, the leader is Donald Trump. That won’t exactly come as a surprise, but the numbers are still interesting. Variety reports that the study from the…

Broadcast Network Adds Stations

The broadcast network the CW has added stations to its lineup for next season, while it remains in talks with its top affiliate group, Tribune. Deadline.com reports that the network signed a multiyear extension with Gray Television securing affilitates in…

What’s the Highest-Rated Prime-Time Music Special on the Boadcast Networks in 10 Years? (It Just Aired Last Night)

One of the broadcast networks is pretty happy about the turnout for a music special it aired Monday night. NBC announced that “Adele Live in New York City” is the highest-rated prime-time music special on the broadcast networks in more…

L.A. Schools Remain Closed After Terror Threat as Focus Shifts to How Two Major Cities Handled the Threat Differently

Officials in Los Angeles were defending their actions after two major U.S. cities received terror threats and responded in different ways — with L.A. closing its schools while New York treated the threat as a hoax. As we reported earlier…

Howard Stern’s New Pact With SiriusXM Moves the Talk Host Into Video

Howard Stern will remain on the air at least through 2020, and is poised to move his SiriusXM talk show into video. According to The Hollywood Reporter, SiriusXM and Stern, whose contract was due to expire at the end of…

Prestigious duPont Awards Announced — Honorees Include ABC News, CBS News, HBO, PBS and Local TV Operations

The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism today unveiled the winners of the prestigious duPont-Columbia University Awards honoring excellence in broadcast, digital and documentary journalism, with public broadcasting and investigative journalism well-represented. Frontline-PBS and HBO each won two duPonts. Also…

Tonight’s Debate Among GOP Presidential Hopefuls Is the First Since Terrorist Attacks in Paris and San Bernardino — What to Look For

Tonight’s GOP presidential debate, the last of 2015, will be the first since a gathering in November in Milwaukee, and the first since terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. The debate will be aired live from Las Vegas by…

Sports Illustrated Picks Its Sportsperson of the Year

Sports Illustrated has named its Sportsperson of the Year for 2015. The cover of the magazine’s Dec. 21 issue proclaims that the title has been awarded to Serena Williams. The article cites the tennis champion’s $74 million in prize money,…

A+E Networks Makes Strategic Investment in Award-Winning Brand; ’12 Hacks of Christmas’ Already Rolling

A+E Networks announced today that it has made a strategic investment in the award-winning brand Panna, focusing on the FYI channel. FYI and Panna launched their partnership with “12 Hacks of Christmas,” a series of 45-second interstitials airing each night…