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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.

ESPN’s 2015 ‘Monday Night Football’ Schedule — Eagles vs. Falcons and Vikings vs. 49ers in Season-Opening NFC Doubleheader on Sept. 14

Press release from ESPN, April 21, 2015: MNF Highlights: • Appearances by both Super Bowl teams – Seattle Seahawks vs. Lions (Oct. 5), and New England Patriots vs. Bills (Nov. 23). • Seven teams have two appearances each – Baltimore…

2015 NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Schedule Announced — 21-Game Slate Features 19 Prime-Time Regular-Season Games and 2 Postseason Games

Press release from NBC Sports, April 21, 2015: America’s No. 1 primetime television show gets “Back to Football” as NBC broadcasts 19 NFL games during the 2015 regular season, featuring: Tom Brady and the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots…

Ben Affleck Apologizes for Pressuring PBS Documentary Series Not To Mention That His Ancestors Owned Slaves

“Ben Affleck has apologized for trying to block a PBS documentary from revealing that he had a slave-owning ancestor, admitting that he felt ‘embarrassed,’” reports Digital Spy. Affleck made the apology Tuesday, April 21, 2015, on his Facebook page. The…

Ben Affleck’s Apology About Pressuring PBS Show To Not Mention that His Ancestors Owned Slaves [Posted on Affleck’s Facebook Page on April 21, 2015]

After an exhaustive search of my ancestry for [the PBS show] “Finding Your Roots,” it was discovered that one of my distant relatives was an owner of slaves. I didn’t want any television show about my family to include a…

This Would Have Been Worth Seeing! Major Producer Tried to Interest Angelina Jolie and Tom Cruise to Play Ma and Pa Ingalls in a Silver Screen Version of the Book and TV Classic ‘Little House on the Prairie’

How about a big screen theatrical version of the beloved family drama “Little House on the Prairie?” “Super producer Scott Rudin was super passionate about the project last summer and suggested megastars Angelina Jolie and Tom Cruise for the iconic…

‘Galaxy Quest’ TV Show in the Works

A TV version of the 1999 feature film “Galaxy Quest,” which spoofed TV sci-fi shows such as “Star Trek,” is being shopped by Paramount Television, Variety reports. “Robert Gordon, who co-wrote the DreamWorks feature with David Howard, is in negotiations…

Former Coaches Headed Back to NBC’s ‘The Voice’

Three celebrities who are former coaches on “The Voice” will be back on the NBC singing competition. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that CeeLo Green, Gwen Stefani and Usher will appear as advisers on the April 27 installment of…

Another Channel Will Try Its Hand at Late-Night Talk

With the late-night television talk landscape rapidly evolving, a new contender is on the horizon. MTV announced today that it has greenlighted a new comedic late-night talk show, “Middle of the Night Show,” Deadline.com reports. The report describes the show…

ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ Tops NBC’s ‘Nightly News’

As NBC’s “Nightly News” continues to see viewer falloff, ABC’s “World News Tonight” continues to lead the evening news ratings in a number of key demos. In a press release, ABC noted that “World News Tonight with David Muir” won…

Jon Stewart Announces End Date for His Run on ‘The Daily Show’ — and Reveals Why He’s Leaving

Jon Stewart has set the date when he will end his 16-year run on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” The Los Angeles Times reports that Stewart’s last show as host will be televised Aug. 6. As we reported last month,…