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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.

Boston Marathon Bomber Sentenced to Death

“A jury of seven women and five men sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by execution, closing one of the most painful chapters in this city’s history,” reports USA Today. The story adds, “Tsarnaev, 21, looked straight ahead,…

Canceled Fox Sitcom Moves to Hulu

A comedy series that was recently canceled by the Fox Network has come back to life, with “The Mindy Project” moving to Hulu. Time magazine reports that the show, which was canceled by Fox earlier this month, was picked up…

Twitter Reveals the Five New TV Shows With the Most Buzz

Twitter has released a list of the five upcoming TV series that have the most buzz coming out of the broadcast upfronts — one show for each of the five main English-language broadcast networks. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the shows are:…

Studio’s ‘Banner Development Year’: 13 New Series on the Fall Schedule

With new series landing on ABC, CBS and Fox, one studio is calling this a “banner development year.” ABC Studios and ABC Signature Studios announced that 13 of the studios’ shows have been picked up for the 2015-2016 season. ABC…

‘Good Morning America’ Releases Summer Concert Lineup

ABC’s “Good Morning America” announced the lineup of performers for its 2015 Summer Concert Series, with Nicki Minaj and Adam Lambert among the artists who will be taking the stage. It’s the seventh year of the series, with concerts set…

Thirteen New Shows Ordered From ABC Studios for the 2015-16 Season

Press release from ABC Studios, May 15, 2015: ABC Studios and ABC Signature Studios had another banner development year with thirteen new shows ordered to series. New dramas “The Catch,” “Dr. Ken,” “The Family,” “Of Kings and Prophets,” “The Muppets,”…

Stephanopoulos Steps Down From High-Profile Gig

On the heels of a public apology over undisclosed political donations, ABC News fixture George Stephanopoulos has given up his job as moderator of a presidential debate, the AP reports. “Stephanopoulos voluntarily stepped away from the Feb. 6 debate, ABC…

David Letterman’s Most Important Legacy

Richard Zoglin knows TV. For more than a decade he was Time magazine’s TV critic. Yesterday, May 14, 2015, he wrote a must-read appreciation of David Letterman in The New York Times. Wrote Zoglin: “[I]t’s easy to overlook the most…

‘GMA’: Another Infuriating Interview With Bill Cosby — Here’s the Video

It’s being billed as the first time Bill Cosby has responded to questions about the sexual assault allegations that have been plaguing him in recent months. But the takeaway is pretty much the same as it has been all along,…

Bomb Threat Shuts Down Live Heidi Klum TV Show

Model Heidi Klum and other cast members were taken to an undisclosed location after Klum’s TV show “Germany’s Next Topmodel” received a bomb threat during the show’s live finale, The Washington Post reports. “Up to 10,000 people, including the host,…