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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.

Freshman Comedy Gets Full-Season Order

A broadcast comedy series has received a vote of confidence from its network, picking up a full-season order in its freshman season. TVLine.com reports that ABC gave a back-nine order to “Dr. Ken, bringing its first season to a full…

E! Extends Deal With Ryan Seacrest — Watch for Him on the Red Carpet

E! Entertainment announced that the cable network has signed an extension with Ryan Seacrest, who will remain as host and executive producer of E!’s successful “Live From the Red Carpet” franchise. Frances Berwick, President of Lifestyle Networks for NBCUniversal Cable…

Pay-Cable Channel Putting on ‘Evil Dead’ Movie Marathon — With Special Guest Host — to Help Launch New Original Series

A pay-cable channel announced plans for a movie marathon as part of its rollout of a new original series. Starz today announced an “Evil Dead” marathon, to take place Friday, Oct. 30, with “Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead 2” and “Army…

Tracy Morgan Reveals How He Will ‘Pick Up the Pieces’

Comedian Tracy Morgan continues to put his career back on track after a traffic collision in 2014 that left him in a coma for two weeks. The AP reports that Morgan announced he will take his act on the road…

NBC Rethinks Its Midseason Plans — Why Two Shows Just Had Their Orders Cut Back

NBC is “pre-emptively” re-envisioning its programming plans, including cutting orders for two series slated to roll out at midseason. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the comedies “Superstore,” starring America Ferrera, and “Hot & Bothered,” starring Eva Longoria, each…

Former President of NBC Dies at 78– He Took the Network to No. 1

A former longtime president of the NBC network has died. The New York Times reports the death of Pier Mapes, who was president of the network from 1982 until his retirement in June 1994. The cause of death was not…

‘Gilmore Girls’ Getting a Reboot — But There’s a Twist

The popular TV series “Gilmore Girls,” which had a seven-year run on The WB and CW from 2000-2007, is being rebooted by Netflix, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. But there’s a twist: The streaming service reportedly intends to bring…

Another TV Blackout in the Works as Deadline Looms

With two players unable to come to terms, the latest in a series of TV blackouts was becoming increasingly likely early today. Deadline.com reports that the adversaries in the latest tussle over carriage are Tribune Broadcasting and AT&T’s U-Verse. With…

CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and NFL Teams Named in Antitrust Suit

An antitrust lawsuit has been filed against NBC, CBS, Fox, ESPN, NFL Sunday Ticket provider DirecTV and every team in the NFL. Dominic Patten reports on Deadline.com that the “sprawling new antitrust class action lawsuit” was filed Friday by lawyers…

Trailer Unveiled for New ‘Star Wars’ Movie — Watch It Here; Sites Crash Due to Heavy Demand as Tickets Go on Sale

“Star Wars” fever flared up Monday as the producers unveiled a full-length trailer for the new movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” during halftime of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” telecast and “Star Wars” fans crashed online ticket sites in the…