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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.

Will the Country’s Next Great Weatherperson Come From This Bunch?

A new show aims to anoint the next star of the TV weather business. In a press release Thursday, TBS announced plans for the late-night competition program “Funny or Die Presents America’s Next Weatherman.” The show premieres Aug. 8 at…

NBC Distances Itself From Donald Trump

The network that airs Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” is trying to put some distance between itself and the outspoken presidential candidate. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports: “NBC is evaluating its commitment to the upcoming Miss USA pageant hours after…

Actor Who Played ‘Screech’ Gets Jail Sentence

Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the popular sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has been sentenced to serve four months in jail for his part in a stabbing in a Wisconsin bar, the AP reports. “Judge Paul Malloy also sentenced…

How Long Will It Take Netflix to Pass the Big 4 Broadcast Nets? It’s Happening Sooner Than You Think

A new analysis of viewing data indicates that Netflix, the top streaming service, will have a larger audience, on a 24-hour basis, than any of the big 4 broadcast networks within a year, Variety reports. The story cites an analysis…

Out of the Past: When You Want a Great Impressionist Painting, You Choose a Monet. When You Want a Great Film Noir, You Choose a Mitchum. A Must-Watch Today…

What was said to be a routine movie when it came out, “Out of the Past” is now considered a film noir classic. If you click here, you can read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross’s take on why this…

***NOTE–THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT***: American Legion Announces 2015 Recipients of Top Journalism Award

***PLEASE NOTE–THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT***  Legion Announces 2015 Recipients of Top Journalism Award INDIANAPOLIS– Two national news outlets and “America’s newspaper” will receive prestigious journalism awards from The American Legion during the organization’s 97th National Convention in Baltimore…

Out of the Past: When You Want a Great Impressionist Painting, You Choose a Monet. When You Want a Great Film Noir, You Choose a Mitchum. A Must-Watch Today…

Never was a great movie more dissed and dismissed than was “Out of the Past” when it came out in 1947, by movie critic James Agee. Agee was the movie critic for two magazines, Time and The Nation. In The…

TBS Unveils New Late-Night Competition Show ‘Funny Or Die Presents America’s Next Weatherman’

Press release from Turner, June 25, 2015: TBS is about to bring some stormy competition to late night with the brand new series Funny Or Die Presents America’s Next Weatherman, produced by Funny Or Die, Mark Burnett and United Artists…

Star of ’60s Spy Series Dies

The star of a popular spy series from the 1960s has died. Media reports say Patrick Macnee, who starred opposite Diana Rigg on “The Avengers,” died at age 93. “His family were at his bedside at his home in Rancho…

Drama Gets Green Light, Part of Cable Channel’s Effort to Double Its Original Programming

A drama project has received the green light from a cable channel that’s in the process of doubling its original programming. ABC Family announced today that it is moving forward with the drama pilot “Guilt.” The project joins previously announced…