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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.

Miley Cyrus Set to Return to the Scene of the Twerk — the MTV Video Music Awards — as Host This Time

After making headlines with her jaw-dropping performance two years ago at the MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus is set to host this year’s ceremony, the AP reports. Cyrus announced on her social media accounts that she will host the…

Larry Satkowiak to Depart The Cable Center at End of 2015

Press release from The Cable Center, July 21, 2015: The Cable Center announced today that president and chief executive officer Larry Satkowiak will retire at the end of the year after 12 years. Satkowiak joined the staff in late 2003…

TNT and TBS Set Creative Development and Production Teams

Press release from Turner Broadcasting, July 21, 2015: Turner Broadcasting’s TNT and TBS have set their creative development and production teams, with Joey Chavez joining the company to serve as senior vice president of original programming for TNT and Thom…

Cable Network, with Return to Scripted Programming, Breaks a Seven-Year Record in Viewers

When lip-synching just isn’t enough, it’s good to know that scripted programming also works. That’s what Spike has just found out. The network announced that its “most ambitious project to date, the scripted 3-night event-series ‘Tut’ launched with big numbers…

Renowned Scientist Stephen Hawking Joins With Russian Billionaire in $100 Million Project to Look for Other Intelligent Life in the Universe

“A new search for intelligent alien life using two of the world’s most powerful telescopes has been launched by leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking,” reports the U.K. newspaper the Daily Mail. The story continues, “The telescopes will scour one…

This Week Stephen Colbert Does a Short Video Series Titled ‘Stephen Colbert Has Daily Lunch With You Starring Stephen Colbert.’ Watch Monday’s Video Now

‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ Reboot in Development at NBC, with Participation of Original Producer (and Cult Favorite) Sam Raimi

“Twenty years after it first premiered as a ‘Hercules’ spinoff, ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ could be returning to television,” reports Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. A writer is being sought, Goldberg notes, adding that Sam Raimi, who…

Garrison Keillor Announces He Is Leaving ‘A Prairie Home Companion’

Garrison Keillor, who has hosted “A Prairie Home Companion” since July 6, 1974, said he will stop hosting the show next July, reports the Associated Press. The story says “Keillor said he tapped musician Chris Thile of the bands Punch…

TMZ: Country Music TV Stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert to Divorce

Blake Shelton, the country music star whose profile has exploded as a judge on “The Voice,” and Miranda Lambert, the country music star whose career exploded when she took third place in the reality show “Nashville Star” in 2003, have…

He Was Nominated for an Academy Award, Was a SAG Activist and Was Actually a Member of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the Very First ‘SNL.’ George Coe Dies at 86

“George Coe, an actor with extensive credits and a longtime activist in the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif., after battling a long illness,” reports Dave McNary in Variety. The story adds the Coe, 86, “acted for…