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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.

NFL Games to Be Live-Streamed for Free

In a first for CBS, some games played during the upcoming NFL regular season will be live-streamed. Variety reports that the network will live-stream two games: the Oct. 4 meeting between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, and a…

More Politics — and Another High-Profile Guest — for CBS’s New ‘Late Show’

After signaling a political direction for the upcoming “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — with a week two guest list that includes a Democratic presidential hopeful, a Supreme Court justice and the U.N. Secretary-General — the CBS program made another…

Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr. Join Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ as the Newest Correspondents on ‘The Best F*&#ing News Team Ever!’

Press release from Comedy Central, Sept. 2, 2015: “The Best F*&#ing News Team Ever!” just got bigger and f*&#ing better. “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” announced today that Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr. will be the…

ABC Announces This Season’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Celebrity Cast Live on ‘Good Morning America’

Press release from ABC Entertainment, Sept. 2, 2015: The celebrity cast of “Dancing with the Stars” is lacing up their ballroom shoes and getting ready for their first dance on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television…

Over the Last 14 Years More Than 20 Million Copies of This Fantasy Book Series Have Been Sold Worldwide. The Movie Adaptation Has Been in Development Hell, But Now It Seems on Track, With Kenneth Branagh Onboard

After spending years in development limbo, Disney’s adaptation of a popular fantasy novel series “may have found new life,” reports Variety. The movie would be based on the “Artemis Fowl” novels by Eoin Colfer. Says Variety, “Kenneth Branagh has signed…

She’s a Tireless Advocate for Women’s Rights, and Represents a Number of Women Who Have Accused Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault. She’s Gloria Allred, and Now CBS is Developing a Legal Series ‘Inspired’ by Her Exploits

“ CBS has a script deal in place for a drama series, inspired by the life of Gloria Allred,” reports Variety. The series is the brainchild of Deborah Schoeneman, who told Variety, “When I was finished working on the last…

Cable Dramas Get Second Seasons

Two drama series airing on cable made a strong enough impression in their freshman seasons to earn renewals. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Syfy picked up “Killjoys” and “Dark Matter” for second seasons. “Killjoys,” from “Orphan Black” producer…

Why Four High-Profile Broadcast Series Have Already Lost Their Showrunners

The fall season has yet to premiere, but already the top broadcast networks have parted ways with showrunners on four high-profile shows, Elizabeth Wagmeister reports in Variety. NBC’s “Chicago Med,” Fox’s “The Grinder” and two shows on ABC — “Blood…

Donald Trump Returns to NBC

NBC has had its differences lately with Republican presidential front-runner and former “Celebrity Apprentice” host Donald Trump, but it’s not enough to keep Trump off the network. Deadline.com reports that Trump will make a high-profile appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show…

Upcoming Hosts and Musical Guests on ‘SNL’: Miley Cyrus and More

NBC unveiled a lineup of top entertainers who will be appearing on “Saturday Night Live” during the first few weeks of the fall season. Miley Cyrus kicks things off Oct. 3, making her third appearance as guest host and her…