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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.

Why Airplane Bathrooms Are About to Get Even Smaller

The bathrooms on airplanes are already pretty small. As the newspaper The Tennessean puts it, “Airplane bathrooms and some London hotel rooms might be the only places where you can sit on a toilet, touch two walls with your kneecaps…

TV’s No. 1 Preschool Series Gets Another Season

The most popular series on television among the preschool set will be back for a third season. Nickelodeon announced that it has greenlighted season three of “PAW Patrol.” The cable channel ordered a 20-episode season of the CG-animated hit, which…

NBA Finals Continue Torrid Ratings Pace Through Three Games

ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals continues to set ratings records for the network. ABC, which has been hosting the NBA Finals since the 2002-03 season, announced that through Tuesday night’s third game, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers took a…

Platinum-Selling Recording Artist Joins Robert Rodriguez Horror Series

A TV series from master horror filmmaker Robert Rodriguez will welcome a high-profile visitor when Demi Lovato joins in on the fun. Lovato, a former “Barney & Friends” child actress who became a star on Disney Channel’s “Sonny with a…

Raven-Symone Named Co-Host of ‘The View’

Press release from ABC, June 10, 2015: It’s official! Raven-Symoné was named co-host of “The View,” it was announced live today on the ABC talk show. After 37 appearances as guest co-host, the actress/producer joins the panel alongside moderator Whoopi…

Nickelodeon Greenlights Third Season of ‘PAW Patrol,’ TV’s No. 1 Preschool Series

Press release from Nickelodeon, June 9, 2015: Nickelodeon today announced the pickup of a third season of PAW Patrol, TV’s number-one preschool series. A co-production with Spin Master Entertainment, season three (20 episodes) will debut later this year and introduce…

Demi Lovato to Guest-Star on El Rey Network and Miramax’s ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series’

Press release from El Rey Network and Miramax, June 9, 2015: Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and actress Demi Lovato has joined the sophomore season of Robert Rodriguez’s “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” in a guest-starring role as announced today by…

‘Fame’ Reboot Reportedly Going to Cable With Nigel Lythgoe As One Executive Producer

A “female-skewing cable network has picked up MGM Television’s long-gestating ‘Fame’ reboot,” reports The Hollywood Reporter in a scoop by Lesley Goldberg. The network is Lifetime, Goldberg writes. The story adds, “announced in August 2012, the drama hails from MGM Television and…

‘Headless Body in Topless Bar’ Is Our Favorite Tabloid Headline. The Man Who Came Up With that Classic Has Died at Age 74. Read What HIS Favorite Headline Was

The “longtime ​New York ​ Post news editor and film critic” who wrote one of the best tabloid headlines ever, has died, reports the New York Post. Vincent Musetto “had just turned 74 in May, the Post said, adding that…

CBS Announces ‘Multi-Phase Rollout’ for Fall — Here’s the Full Schedule

CBS has taken the wraps off its fall schedule, with the network using what it is calling a “multi-phase rollout” for its season premieres and new shows. Among the highlights, “NFL Thursday Night Football” kicks off Sept. 17, with Premiere…