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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.

FX Networks Orders Road Comedy Pilot From Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm Starring Jenny Slate and Ari Graynor

Press release from FX, April 27, 2015: FX Networks has ordered a pilot co-created by the award-winning team of Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm, starring Jenny Slate and Ari Graynor, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier,…

Thom Beers to Depart FremantleMedia North America; Jennifer Mullin and Craig Cegielski Elevated to Co-CEOs

Press release from FremantleMedia North America, April 27, 2015: Thom Beers, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, today announced he will be stepping down as CEO when his contract with the company concludes this summer. Beers will be replaced by Jennifer Mullin,…

TV Legends Take Spotlight at Daytime Emmys — We Have the Complete List of Nominees and Winners

Soap operas shared the spotlight with a gathering of TV legends at Sunday’s 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, televised on Pop and hosted by Tyra Banks. The big winners included two vetean daytime soaps, with NBC’s “Days of Our Lives”…

Report: NBC’s Brian Williams Inquiry Expands

NBC’s investigation of alleged misstatements by suspended “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams has reportedly widened, with The New York Times, citing sources with inside knowledge, reporting that the probe has looked into “a half-dozen instances in which he is thought…

Emmy-Winning Series Picked Up for 12th Season

A series that has racked up 13 Primetime Emmy Awards during its run will be back for another season. Discovery Channel announced that it has renewed “Deadliest Catch” for season 12. The reality series, which has been airing since 2005,…

Report: ABC Wants Raven-Symoné on ‘The View’. Last Month, as a ‘View’ Guest Host, Raven Defended the Now-Fired Univision Host Who Said Michelle Obama Looked Like a Cast Member of ‘Planet of the Apes.’ Watch Raven’s Comments Here

ABC is interested in having actress-singer Raven-Symoné as a co-host on “The View,” writes Emily Smith in a scoop for the New York Post’s Page Six. The piece says Raven was a guest host in March and ABC executives were…

HBO Targets a New Audience With ‘Millennial Missile’

HBO boss Richard Plepler hinted that the pay cabler has been missing out when it comes to younger viewers, with the channel’s previous cable-subscription-only model. But The Washington Post reports that the channel’s CEO thinks that problem has been solved…

‘Walking Dead’ Producer Developing New Series for Bravo

Bravo is pumping up its slate of scripted originals, and a key ingredient in the expansion will be a 1980s period drama from “Walking Dead” producer Gale Anne Hurd, Variety reports. The report notes that Bravo has three new development…

‘Bruce Jenner — The Interview’ Hits a 15-Year High for ’20/20′

Friday’s special installment of ABC’s “20/20,” featuring Diane Sawyer’s highly anticipated interview with Bruce Jenner about his gender transition, delivered 16.9 million viewers, the largest audience for the program in 15 years, the network announced. ABC reported that the two-hour…

New E! Series to Follow Bruce Jenner’s Journey

E! Entertainment revealed plans for a TV series tracking former Olympian Bruce Jenner’s life as a woman. The untitled documentary series is set to premiere July 26. Eight one-hour episodes are planned. Said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President, Programming and…