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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 Unveils 2015-2016 Prime-Time Schedule — Here’s the Full Lineup

Fox has rolled out a schedule for fall 2015 that includes four new comedies, four new dramas, a new comedy-horror anthology and a new event series. The network spotlighted an all-new Tuesday lineup that features the new John Stamos sitcom…

Fox Cancels Two Prime-Time Shows

With a heavy lineup of new prime-time programming on the way, Fox cleared room in its schedule with the announcement late last week that it was killing off two shows: the drama series “The Following” and the comedy-drama “Backstrom.” The…

Plans Revealed for Season Two of Fox Hit ‘Empire’

Fox today announced what the network has in mind for season two of its breakout drama “Empire.” In a conference call, network co-chairs Dana Walden and Gary Newman revealed that Fox has ordered 18 episodes, with the season to be…

Tina Fey Makes an Impact in Her Final Appearance on ‘Letterman’

One TV veteran who pulled out all the stops as Hollywood turns out in force to bid farewell to late-night institution David Letterman was Tina Fey. The “Saturday Night Live” alumna went out in style during her appearance last week…

Two of the Top Draws in Daytime TV Join Forces for New NBC Series

Two of the biggest names in daytime television are combining their talents to create a new series for NBC. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey have joined forces on a new comedy/variety series with the working title “Little…

Video Previews of NBC’s New Shows

Fox Announces New Prime-Time Series for 2015-2016 Season

Press release from Fox, May 11, 2015: Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, today unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the 2015-2016 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at…

NBC Press Release About Its 2015-2016 Primetime Schedule, Including Show Descriptions

COMPELLING DRAMAS, NEW COMEDIES AND FAVORITE RETURNING SERIES HIGHLIGHT NBC’S BALANCED AND POTENT 2015-16 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE Prolific Producer Greg Berlanti’s Drama “Blindspot” Earns Coveted 10 P.M. Monday Post-“Voice” Timeslot Emmy-Winning #1 Reality Series “The Voice” Returns for Season 9 on…

Oscar Winners Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman To Star In and Produce a Limited HBO Series; Ten-Time Emmy Winner David E. Kelley will Write and Executive Produce

“HBO has landed a deal for the limited series ‘Big Little Lies,’ featuring the powerhouse trio of Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and David E. Kelley,” reports Cynthia Littleton, Variety’s managing editor for television. The story continues, “Witherspoon and Kidman will…

Surprise: NBC Virtually Abandons Sitcoms as It Announces Its Fall Schedule. Here’s the Schedule

“NBC will add six new series to a fall schedule that sports just a single hour of comedy — on low-rated Fridays,” reports Gary Levin at the website of USA Today. Levin writes: “The new lineup, to be formally unveiled…