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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.

Showrunner Exits ABC Series

One of ABC’s new fall shows has had a shakeup behind the cameras. The network’s high-profile reboot “The Muppets” will be carrying on without Bob Kushell, who has been the showrunner and is one of the co-creators of the comedy,…

‘Daily Show’ Host Undergoes Emergency Surgery

Trevor Noah will have the night off tonight from hosting Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” as he recovers from an emergency appendectomy, Variety reports, citing a statement released today by Comedy Central. The cable net planned to run a repeat…

NBC News Shakes Things Up Among Top Digital Execs

NBC News and MSNBC are parting ways with key players and getting a new boss on the digital side, as NBC News group chief Andy Lack continues to shake up the news division’s leadership structure. TVNewser reports that Nick Ascheim will take…

Moonves Bullish on CBS Outlook — Including a Huge Milestone Looming for Retrans Fees and Changes in Store for CBS All Access (Attention ‘Star Trek’ Fans)

On the heels of the announcement that his network is bringing the “Star Trek” franchise back to TV, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves painted a rosy picture of the financial outlook for the company. TVNewsCheck reports that Moonves accentuated the positive…

Attn: All Local and National Newscasters and Their Viewers — Netflix Chief Says Any Newscast That Starts at a Fixed Time Will Disappear

“The 6 p.m. newscast: That thing’s going away,” said Netflix CEO Reed Hastings at a conference in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, reports our friend Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. Atkinson writes: “It’s unclear if Hastings was…

Long-Lost Walt Disney Animated Film Recovered — ‘Sleigh Bells’ Features Disney’s First Cartoon Character

A long-lost animated film containing Walt Disney’s first cartoon character has been found. UPI reports that the movie “Sleigh Bells,” a black-and-white silent film, was recovered by the British Film Institute and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The movie features Oswald…

NBC Unveils Donald Trump’s ‘SNL’ Promo Clip — Check It Out

Donald Trump’s much-talked-about guest-host spot on “Saturday Night Live” is coming up in a few days, and NBC has just released its traditional reel of promo clips. Here’s the video:

New Prime-Time Kardashian TV Show Gets Pushed Back

A new series built around one of the Kardashians has been moved to a later premiere date. The A+E Networks channel FYI announced that “Kocktails with Khloe,” which was originally expected to debut late this year, now has its premiere…

NBC Extends Four Drama Series

NBC has expanded its orders for four drama series that have been performing well on the network this season. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the network upped the episode orders for “Blindspot,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD.” All…

Robin Williams’ Widow Offers Insights Into His Suicide

The widow of Robin Williams, Susan Williams, has opened up about the comedian’s last days, including the devastating disease Lewy body dementia that led to his suicide in August 2014. Susan Williams said in an exclusive interview with People magazine…