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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.

With His Poll Numbers Sinking Further After Last Week’s Second Televised Republican Debate, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Drops Out of the Presidential Race

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has dropped out of the Republican Presidential race, according to a number of media reports. Says ABC News, “Amounting to one of the shortest presidential campaigns in modern history –- lasting just 71 days -– Walker…

Report: Cosmo Magazine, and Its Staff’s ‘Mind Blowing Orgasms,’ Is Being Developed into a Drama Series for a Major Network

“With the full support and involvement of [Cosmo editor-in-chief Joanna] Coles, [a] fictional series is inspired by the editor, giving a glimpse into the lives — and love lives — of the staff responsible for the number one women’s magazine in…

Shakeup in the ‘SNL’ Writers Room

NBC’s late-night sketch staple “Saturday Night Live” is shaking things up as it closes in on the Oct. 3 premiere of the show’s 41st season. Entertainment Weekly reports that five of the show’s writers are out and six newcomers will…

‘The Good Wife’ Adds Love Interest for Eli Gold

The new love interest on CBS’s “The Good Wife” comes with a long string of TV credits, including “Ugly Betty,” “Desperate Housewives” and “The Mindy Project.” E! Online reports that Vanessa Williams is joining the show on a recurring basis….

Worst Ratings in History for Emmys — Can You Name the Five Awards Shows in the Past Year That Drew Larger Audiences?

The numbers are in from Nielsen for Sunday’s Primetime Emmys telecast on Fox, and the figures reveal that the broadcast attracted the smallest audience on record for the Emmys. Variety reports that the ceremony delivered just 11.9 million total viewers,…

Former President of ABC News Moves in Front of the Camera, Will Host Cable Show

The former president of ABC News is headed to cable to be in front of the cameras as the co-host of a morning show. Variety reports that David Westin will co-host the new program “Bloomberg GO” alongside Stephanie Ruhle. The…

Video: New York City Rat Carries a Slice of Pizza

A rat that was spotted in New York City making its way toward the subway with a slice of pizza has become something of an Internet star. A brief clip of the event, posted online, has been generating a series…

Why One Network Is Launching 14 New Shows — More Than Any Other Big 4 Network

One Big 4 broadcast network, which hasn’t launched a hit show in two years, has an especially ambitious slate of new programs lined up for fall, The Wall Street Journal reports. Ironically, the network is the same one that has…

The Emmys: A Magical Night for HBO, Viola Davis and Jon Hamm. Plus, We Have the Complete List of Winners

HBO swept the categories of Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy and Outstanding Movie or Mini-Series on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, during the broadcast of the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox. To see all of the winners announced last night,…

‘Don’t Call Me Chief!’ For Millions of Baby Boomers, There Will Only Be One Jimmy Olsen, and He Was in the George Reeves TV Version of ‘Superman’ They Grew Up With. Jack Larson Dead at 87. A Video Tribute.

An actor best known for his role on the 1950s TV series “Adventures of Superman” has died. Variety reports that Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olsen on the show, died Sunday at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 87….