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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.

Sitcom Coming Back After 20 Years: High-Profile Sequel in the Works

A beloved comedy series that went off the air 20 years ago is set to make a high-profile return. Netflix today announced plans for a new series that will reunite the gang from “Full House.” The new 13-episode multicamera sequel,…

Roseanne Barr Says She Is Losing Her Eyesight

Roseanne Barr says she has macular degeneration that will ultimately leave her blind. In an interview with the Daily Beast, Barr, 63, “says marijuana is good medicine for her because ‘I have macular degeneration and glaucoma, so it’s good for me…

Conan Writer Criticizes the Conventions of Late-Night TV in Twitter Rant. Conan Tweets Back: ‘Focus on making my show funnier instead of tweeting stupid things about the state of late night comedy’

“A writer for Conan O’Brien who briefly punctured the illusion that late-night television is a chummy fraternity and offered some elliptical criticism of rival hosts has been met with a rare rebuke from his usually genial employer,” writes David Itzkoff…

Comedy Central Renews Peabody-Winning Show

Comedy Central announced it has renewed a show that recently added a Peabody Award to its growing list of accolades. The show is “Inside Amy Schumer,” which will return for a fourth season. The show’s star, comedian Amy Schumer, has…

Digital Drives Robust Earnings Report for Gannett

Media firm Gannett Co. topped expectations for its quarterly profits, with digital business offsetting declines on the newspaper side, Reuters reports. “Revenue in the digital business, which includes Cars.com and CareerBuilder.com, jumped 85.1 percent to $332.7 million in the first…

CBS Scores as Awards Show Delivers Its Largest Audience Since 1998

An awards ceremony carried by CBS on Sunday saw a surge in viewers, with the network announcing that the “50th Academy of Country Music Awards” delivered the awards’ largest audience since 1998. The program, which ran three and a half…

Verizon Adds Subscribers, Tops Profit Estimates

With FiOS subscriptions up in the first quarter for both Internet and video, Verizon beat analysts’ estimates in its quarterly profit report. “Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, said it topped first-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday even as competitors have…

’50th Academy of Country Music Awards’ Delivers Its Largest Audience Since 1998

Press release from CBS, April 20, 2015: Last night’s 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS delivered its largest audience since 1998, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, April 19. From 8:00-11:30 PM, THE ACADEMY OF…

‘Have Mercy!’ A New ‘Full House’ Moves Into Netflix — ‘Fuller House’

Press release from Netflix, April 21, 2015: Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, has ordered a 13-episode season of a new multi-camera comedy from Warner Horizon Television, Miller-Boyett Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions. Fuller House is the long-awaited sequel…

Comedy Central Renews ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ for a Fourth Season

Press release from Comedy Central, April 21, 2015: Fresh off hosting the MTV Movie Awards, gracing the cover of Entertainment Weekly, receiving a Peabody® Award for “Inside Amy Schumer,” and being named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People,…