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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.

CW Set to Roll Out Three New Shows — Here’s the Summer Schedule

The CW took the wraps off its summer programming slate, which features the new programs “Dates,” “Significant Mother” and “A Wicked Offer,” along with cycle 22 of “America’s Next Top Model.” Also returning are the magic shows “Penn and Teller:…

‘Battlestar Galactica’ Actress Goes Back to the Future

An actress known for her work on “Battlestar Galactica” will return to a world set in the future for her next project. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that Katee Sackhoff, who played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on “Galactica,” has created…

‘Game of Thrones’ Sets Viewership Record

HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” one of the biggest shows of recent seasons, is getting even bigger. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Sunday’s season five opener set a series high, averaging just under 8 million viewers. The program reportedly…

The CW Network Sets 2015 Summer Schedule

Press release from the CW, April 13, 2015: Continuing to bolster its schedule with more year-round original programming, The CW Network has set its summer premiere dates, including the series debuts of SIGNIFICANT MOTHER, DATES and A WICKED OFFER, the…

Chris Harrison Named New Host of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’

Press release from Disney/ABC, April 13, 2015: Chris Harrison (ABC’s “The Bachelor” franchise) has been named the new host of the nationally syndicated game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” The versatile Harrison will join the popular long-running franchise…

Is Hubby Matthew Broderick Just Chopped Liver? In Her Last Appearance on David Letterman’s Late-Night Talk Show Before He Retires Next Month, Sarah Jessica Parker Can’t Stop Gushing Like a Schoolgirl With a Crush About Dave, Culminating in Her Telling Him a Dream She’s Had About Him, in This Must-See Video Clip

Famous – and Bestselling — True Crime Book Refuses to Die: It’s Already Been Adapted as a TV Mini-series and Three Feature Films. Now It’s Headed to TV Again, Via the Weinstein Co.

It’s one of the most famous true crime books ever published, and it’s been a popular bestseller as well. “The Weinstein Co. [TWC] is hoping to bring Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’ to the small screen,” writes The Hollywood Reporter’s…

ESPN Parts Ways With Veteran Commentator

A sports commentator who has been working with ESPN for more than a decade has parted ways with the network. Sports Illustrated reports that Lou Holtz, who has been analyzing college football for the cable channel since 2004, is out….

HBO Renews Two Comedies

HBO has announced renewals for two of its comedy series. The pay-cable channel picked up a fifth season of the Julia Louis-Dreyfus vehicle “Veep” along with a third season of the Mike Judge-Alec Berg series “Silicon Valley.” HBO programming boss…

Platinum-Selling Artist Looking for Love in New VH1 Show

VH1 has greenlighted a new series that aims to help a platinum-selling recording artist find love. Set to premiere this summer, “She’s Got Game” will try to find a woman who can get Jayceon Taylor, aka the rapper “The Game,”…