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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.

Selena Gomez Project Gets Series Order

A new project from singer, actress and now TV producer Selena Gomez has received a straight-to-series order. Deadline.com reports that Netflix ordered “13 Reasons Why” from the 23-year-old star, who will executive produce. Based on the bestseller by Jay Asher,…

ABC Morning Staple ‘GMA’ Unveils Plans for 40-Hour Marathon — Here’s Why They’re Doing It

ABC has taken the wraps off plans for a “Good Morning America” marathon — billed as the morning show’s “Biggest Event Ever.” The 40-hour marathon is a celebration of the show’s 40th anniversary. The “40 for 40” marathon gets under…

CNBC Chalks Up Its Most-Watched Night in History

Wednesday night was the most-watched night in the history of CNBC, with much of the viewership driven by the GOP presidential debate. The network announced today that the debate delivered 14.0 million total viewers, based on Nielsen Fast National Ratings….

Where Can You Watch Back-to-Back Episodes of ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘SVU,’ ‘The Mentalist,’ ‘The Closer’ and ‘Bones’? Here’s Where

A new agreement was announced today that extends the arrangement between the TV programming service MyNetworkTV and the Fox Television Stations. The current programming slate features five nights of back-to-back drama series airing from 8-10 p.m. (See schedule below.) Frank…

Jennifer Lopez Drama to Take Over Slot Held by Canceled NBC Drama

Jennifer Lopez is about to become a presence on two broadcast networks — potentially on the same night. Her new NBC drama series, “Shades of Blue” — which also stars Ray Liotta and Drea de Matteo — has a premiere…

Taylor Swift Sues Over Backstage Incident

The allegations are flying in a heated legal battle between pop superstar Taylor Swift and a Denver radio disc jockey. The AP reports that Swift filed a counterclaim Wednesday against David Mueller after Mueller filed a wrongful termination suit against…

CNBC and Chris Christie Sound Off About Last Night’s Debate

GOP presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was blasting CNBC this morning about the questions that were asked during the debate Wednesday night. Multichannel News reports that Christie thought the questions were biased. Christie appeared today on “Morning…

‘Power Rankings’ for the Rookie Shows: Here Are the Top 5 — and the 4 ‘Dead Shows Walking’

A new analysis provides “power rankings” for the broadcast TV networks’ crop of new fall shows. Writing on TVbytheNumbers.com, Rick Porter ranks the 19 freshman shows that have premiered, placing the ABC drama “Quantico” at No. 1. The power rankings…

Fox Hands Out Another Back-Nine Order as Freshman Shows Bring a Ratings Bump

One day after extending a back-nine order to one freshman series, Fox has given a full-season order to its lead-in. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the broadcast net ordered nine more episodes of the John Stamos sitcom “Grandfathered.”…

Scorsese-Jagger Series in the Lineup as HBO Rolls Out Premiere Dates

HBO unveiled a number of upcoming premiere dates, including the debut of one of the pay-cable channel’s most high-profile projects in a while, the music drama “Vinyl,” from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter. Deadline.com report that “Vinyl’s” 10-episode…