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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.

Bruckheimer Drama Gets Series Order

A drama project from mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer will become a TV series. Deadline.com reports that Spike TV has given a series order to “Harvest” from Bruckheimer and Warner Horizon Television. The project has a 10-episode order, making it the cable…

ABC and ESPN Release 2015-16 NBA Slate, Highlighted by a New ABC Franchise — Here’s the Full Schedule

ABC and ESPN have rolled out their full slate of NBA games for the 2015-16 season, which you can see by clicking here. The networks will join forces to carry 90 games during the regular season. The new franchise “NBA…

Judges Named for Miss America Pageant

Three judges have just been named for the upcoming Miss America Competition, which is set to air live on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 13. ABC announced that Taya Kyle, Kevin O’Leary and Amy Purdy were added to the celebrity judging…

Syfy Developing Hugo-Winning Novel for Series

Syfy has a scripted series in development that is an adaptation of the Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning novel “Gateway.” The novel, by Frederik Pohl, explores humanity’s encounter with a mysterious ancient alien civilization. The Syfy project is a co-production with…

CNBC’s ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’ Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Press release, Aug. 13, 2015: After delivering six consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth among P25-54 in primetime, CNBC today announced the latest addition to the network’s expanding primetime lineup, “Jay Leno’s Garage,” premiering Wednesday, October 7 at 10PM ET/PT. Hosted…

Taya Kyle, Kevin O’Leary and Amy Purdy Join Celebrity Judging Panel for the 95th Anniversary Broadcast of Miss America

Press release from ABC, Aug. 12, 2015: The wife of the late U.S. Navy SEAL “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and author, Taya Kyle, entrepreneur and businessman of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Kevin O’Leary and 2014 Paralympic snowboarding bronze medalist and motivational…

Syfy to Develop Frederik Pohl’s Hugo- and Nebula Award-Winning Novel ‘Gateway as Scripted Series

Press release from Syfy, Aug. 12, 2015: Syfy today announced that it will develop Frederik Pohl’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel Gateway about humanity’s encounter with a mysterious, ancient alien civilization as a one-hour scripted series with Entertainment One Television…

ABC & ESPN 2015-16 NBA Schedule

Press release from ESPN, Aug. 12, 2015: ABC and ESPN will combine to televise 90 games during the 2015-16 NBA regular-season, all of which are either exclusive or full-national telecasts. Beginning January 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN on ABC…

Former President Jimmy Carter, 90, Says He Has Cancer

“Former President Jimmy Carter, 90, said Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, that recent surgery to remove a small mass on his liver revealed he had cancer in other parts of his body,” reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The story says , “The…

One of Our Best Actors Plays One of Our Best Screenwriters. Bryan Cranston Plays Two-Time Oscar Winner Dalton Trumbo, Who Won those Academy Awards While He Was Blacklisted. Here’s a First Look at the Trailer for the Upcoming Feature ‘Trumbo’