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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.

Key CBS Exec Leaving the Network

“In one of the biggest personnel changes in the broadcast comedy business in years, network TV’s preeminent comedy development executive, CBS’s EVP Wendi Trilling, is leaving after a stint at the net spanning a quarter of a century,” Nellie Andreeva…

News Anchor Out at NBC’s Flagship Station

A news anchor at NBC’s flagship TV station WNBC in New York has exited the station. Adweek reports that Contessa Brewer no longer works at WNBC. The report quotes a spokesperson for the station saying Brewer “has left the station…

David Letterman’s Career in Late-Night by the Numbers — and in Case You Missed It, Here’s What Bill Murray and Bob Dylan Did on the Show Last Night

With David Letterman set to host his final installment of CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” tonight, the network has crunched some of the numbers compiled during the TV legend’s career in late-night. Here are some of the highlights: 6,028:…

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Under Fire for ‘Gratuitous’ and ‘Disgusting’ Scene

A scene that aired during Sunday’s installment of the hit HBO drama series “Game of Thrones” has drawn an angry response from critics and lawmakers. Among those responding to the scene, which depicted a sexual assault, was U.S. Sen. Claire…

Fox Takes a Pass on Two Pilots, But May Pick Up Rejected NBC Project

A drama pilot and a comedy pilot that have been in limbo while awaiting final word from Fox have been turned down by the network, according to Deadline.com. Nellie Andreeva reports that the drama “Studio City” and the comedy “48…

Which Broadcast Network Just Had Its Best Season in History?

One broadcast TV network announced Tuesday that it has just had its best season in network history, based on Monday-Friday prime-time ratings. The network is the NBCUniversal-owned Spanish-language net Telemundo. The network announced that its prime-time delivery during the 2014-2015…

Disney and Univision Pump $30 Million Into Multiplatform Media Outlet

The Disney-ABC Television Group and Univision Communications are upping the ante for their joint venture Fusion, pumping $30 million in new funding into the multiplatform pop culture outlet, the New York Post reports. “The 19-month-old TV, streaming and online news…

Google’s YouTube Kids App Accused of Providing Explicit, Profane Content to Children

Google is accused of providing potentially harmful content to childen through its YouTube Kids app, with a number of children’s advocacy groups on Tuesday updating a complaint about the app with the Federal Trade Commission, the Los Angeles Times reports….

Telemundo’s Monday-Friday Prime-Time Ratings Rank as Best Season in Network History, Up 8% in Total Viewers

Press release from Telemundo, May 19, 2015: TELEMUNDO’s Monday-Friday primetime programming delivered the best season in network history among total viewers with 1.57 million viewers, an eight percent increase over last season (1.45 million), according to Nielsen. The network averaged…

Woody Allen Explains Why He Now Says He Regrets Having Made a Deal With Amazon’s Instant Video Streaming Service

In a detailed and lengthy interview (close to 7,000 words) with Deadline’s veteran film reporter Mike Fleming Jr. – who is officially Deadline’s co-editor-in-chief, film – Woody Allen says of a deal he recently made with Amazon’s Instant Video streaming…