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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.

BBC Readying ‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff

A spinoff of the wildly popular sci-fi series “Doctor Who” is in the works at the BBC. Deadline.com reports that the new project, “Class,” is aimed at young adults. “Written by acclaimed YA author Patrick Ness, the series is set…

Big Change for Critics’ Choice Awards

The Critics’ Choice Television Awards and Critics’ Choice Movie Awards have announced a major change in their procedures, combining the two sets of awards into a single ceremony. The combined ceremony is set for Jan. 17, 2016, when it will…

Investigation Discovery Presents Powerful October Programming Slate

Press release from Investigation Discovery, Oct. 1, 2015: This October, America’s leading true-crime network, Investigation Discovery (ID) delivers a spine-tingling slate full of real-life drama. Featuring premieres of four new series and debuting new seasons of three fan-favorites, anchored by…

Why a Major L.A. TV Station Aired One of Its Newcasts From a Lawn Near the Station

Yesterday, Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2015, “news anchors David Ono and Ellen Leyva of ABC owned-and-operated KABC-TV stood on the grass and were dressed more casually than usual on a 90-degree day, using trucks to broadcast as though they were…

Why Amazon Will Stop Selling the Apple TV and the Google Chromecast, and Insist Its Third Party Sellers Stop Selling Them as Well

“Amazon said on Thursday that it would stop selling devices from Apple and Google that compete with its own streaming media players, escalating the entertainment battle between the major tech companies,” reports The New York Times. Writes TechCrunch, “In an anti-competitive move…

Drama Series Canceled

A gritty drama series has received its cancellation notice and won’t be making it back for its fourth season. Deadline.com reports that USA Network pulled the plug on “Graceland, with the move coming a month after USA canceled the freshman…

Hillary Clinton to Meet ‘Hillary Clinton’ on ‘SNL’ Premiere

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is expected to come face to face with her “Saturday Night Live” counterpart — Hillary Clinton played by Kate McKinnon — on the season premiere of the NBC series, The New York Times reports. The long-running…

CBS-Owned Stations Go All-In With Rentrak

CBS has made all of its owned and operated stations subscribers to the measurement service Rentrak. The measurement firm announced the news today. “All 27 CBS-owned television stations will now have access to Rentrak traditional household and age/sex ratings, as…

Supersized Relaunch Set for Drama That Was Once Canceled by CBS

A drama series that was canceled by CBS before being given a reprieve is set for a supersized relaunch. TVLine reports that “Unforgettable,” which comes back to life next month on A&E, will launch its fourth season with back-to-back episodes….

D.A. May Charge Cosby in 2008 Case

The legal problems continue for comedian Bill Cosby, with prosecutors in Los Angeles County now said to be weighing whether to charge Cosby in a case involving an alleged 2008 sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion, the Los Angeles Times…