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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.

Fox Breaks Out Its Fall Premiere Slate — Here’s the Schedule

Fox has taken the wraps off its fall lineup, with the broadcast network counting on the Emmys telecast to get premiere week started with a bang on Sunday, Sept. 20. The network will debut new shows on each of the…

NBC Renews History-Making Freshman Drama Series

NBC is happy with both the critical reception and the digital performance of a first-year drama series, announcing today that it will bring back “Aquarius” for a second season. In announcing the renewal for the show, in which David Duchovny…

‘America’s Got Talent’ Fixture Says He’s Out

One of the fixtures of NBC’s competition program “America’s Got Talent” says he’s leaving the show. Variety reports that Howard Stern broke the news Wednesday on his radio show. Stern has been a judge on the show for four seasons….

Univision Dumps Miss Universe Pageant Over Donald Trump’s ‘Insulting Remarks About Mexican Immigrants’

Univision Communications announced today that it is severing ties with the Miss Universe Organization, citing “insulting remarks about Mexican immigrants” by Donald Trump, a part owner of the Miss Universe pageant. “At Univision we see first-hand the work ethic, love…

Award-Winning Series Renewed for Season Three — Ahead of Season Two Premiere

A critically acclaimed series has been picked up for a third season ahead of its season two premiere. Amazon announced that it has greenlighted season three of “Transparent.” The show won two Golden Globe Awards this year — Best Television…

News Director Out at L.A. Station

The veteran news director of a Los Angeles TV station is exiting his post. The Los Angeles Times reports that Scott Diener will leave after five years at the KCBS-KCAL duopoly. Diener is reportedly stepping down as VP and news…

Controversial New York Times TV Critic Alessandra Stanley Leaving the TV Beat After 12 Years. Will Now Cover the Richest of the Rich

Alessandra Stanley, the controversial TV critic at The New York Times, is leaving the TV beat after covering it for the past dozen years, the paper has announced. The Times’ executive editor, Dean Baquet, has written, in a memo, “After…

Wow. It May Turn Out That Whole Foods IS Whole Paycheck After All. Market Is Charged With Repeatedly Overcharging Customers. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

“A New York consumer protection agency alleges that New York City Whole Foods supermarkets have repeatedly overcharged customers for prepackaged foods,” reports USA Today. The story continues, “An investigation by the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) tested 80 different…

Fox News Clears Up the Roger Ailes Situation — Boss Signs New Multiyear Deal

In the wake of the recent handover of much of the power at 21st Century Fox from Rupert Murdoch to his sons Lachlan and James — a move that brought with it a certain amount of confusion surrounding Fox News…

Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers Resurrect ‘SNL’ Bit

“Saturday Night Live” veteran Amy Poehler rejoined her former castmate Seth Meyers on Meyers’ NBC show “Late Night,” where they revived their “Really!?!” segment from “SNL.” The bit was a defense of women’s sports in response to a tweet by…