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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 Announces Summer Lineup, Premiere Dates — Adds a Twist to ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

Fox has unveiled its summer slate, with a new series in the lineup and a new twist on competition staple “So You Think You Can Dance.” The network’s new game show, “Boom!,” is set to premiere Thursday, June 25. In…

‘Walking Dead’ Prequel Gets Two-Season Order

The “Walking Dead” franchise is expanding. AMC’s zombie-riddled ratings juggernaut is getting a prequel series that will air during the summer. The Wall Street Journal reports that the cable channel announced a two-season order for the show. “The as-yet-untitled show…

The Highest-Grossing Film of 2014 Is Also the Highest-Grossing War Movie of All Time

The box office champ among films released in 2014 is also the highest-grossing war movie in history. Fox News reports that Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” has claimed the title. Through the latest weekend, “Sniper” has climbed to $337.1 million in…

First it Was an All-Female Remake, and Now the Men Are Getting In on the ‘Ghostbusters’ Action

Following news of a female-centric remake of “Ghostbusters” comes word that another remake of the 1984 hit is in the works, this time with a male cast. Writing on Deadline.com, Mike Fleming Jr. reports: “Sony Pictures is broadening the ‘Ghostbusters’…

Report: Are Measurement Issues Part of Big Cable Ratings Drop in 2014, Particularly in the 4th Quarter?

In cable, ”General entertainment programming — original and acquired scripted TV shows and movies — witnessed an 11% decline in total day C3 ratings among 18-49 viewers in 2014 versus the previous year, with kids programming down 10%, according to…

Movie About the Fall of Hitler Headed to Cable

A feature-length film about Adolf Hitler is set to roll out worldwide in 2015, with National Geographic Channels International picking up the rights to “Hitler’s Last Year” from ZED. The World War II documentary will air in two parts in…

Fox Announces Summer Premiere Dates

Press release from Fox Broadcasting, March 9, 2015: FOX is announcing summer premiere dates for the returns of MASTERCHEF, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? and the Season 12 premiere of So You Think You Can Dance; as well…

Tragedy: Ten People, Including a French Olympian Gold Medalist in Swimming, Are Killed In a Collision Between Two Helicopters While Filming a Popular European Reality Show

“Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said,” reports the Associated Press. According to CNN, “Two French Olympic medalists were…

Author of New York Magazine’s NBC News/Brian Williams Opus this Week Says NBC News Needs to Make Sure Moving Forward that Its ‘Nightly News’ Anchor is Not Also the Broadcast’s Managing Editor

Gabriel Sherman, who, as previously reported, has written a very long piece about NBC News and Brian Williams is the current edition of New York magazine, has told the Huffington Post on Monday that “Williams’ suspension could change the structure…

‘The Simpsons’ Co-Creator Dies

A nine-time Emmy Award-winning writer and producer who was one of the co-creators of the long-running animated comedy “The Simpsons” has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sam Simon died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 59. Simon…