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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.

One of ABC’s Top Stars Wades Into War of Words Over ‘The Bachelor’

Kelly Ripa’s criticism of ABC’s “Bachelor” franchise has sparked a full-on war of words, with the latest key player to join the fray being Ellen Pompeo, star of the network’s long-running medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Pompeo came to Ripa’s defense…

CW Releases Schedule for Fall, Unveils Three New Dramas

The CW just took the wraps off its prime-time schedule for fall, with the new dramas “Batwoman” and “Nancy Drew” in the lineup. The new drama “Katy Keene” will be coming midseason. “Batwoman” will lead into “Supergirl” on Sunday nights,…

Trump Pardons Former Media Mogul

A former media mogul who was convicted of fraud and obstruction received a full presidential pardon from Donald Trump. The AP reports that Trump pardoned Conrad Black, who has praised Trump in columns and in a political biography. “Trump had…

AMC Greenlights Its First Episodic Anthology Series About the Intersection of Love and Science from Will Bridges and Brett Goldstein

Press release from AMC, May 16, 2019: AMC announced today that it has greenlit a new, yet-to-be-titled original episodic anthology drama created by Emmy-Award winning writer Will Bridges (“Black Mirror,” “Stranger Things”) and Brett Goldstein (“Superbob,” “Adult Life Skills”). Bridges…

CBS Adds ‘God Friended Me’ Repeats to Saturday Lineup

Press release from CBS, May 15, 2019: “A House Divided” – Miles is sent a friend suggestion for a cab driver who is opposed to his daughter marrying outside their faith. Also, Miles enrolls in a marketing class to help…

WarnerMedia Re-Ups Kevin Reilly for Four More Years

Press release from WarnerMedia, May 16, 2019: WarnerMedia Entertainment Chairman, Robert Greenblatt today announced he has extended top executive Kevin Reilly’s contract with a new multi-year deal through 2022. Reilly’s role will expand to include all WarnerMedia Entertainment basic cable…

First-Look Clips for the New CW Dramas

Clips released by the CW, May 16, 2019: “Nancy Drew” first-look clip … ‘Nancy Drew” first-look trailer … “Katy Keene” first-look teaser … “Batwoman” first-look clip … “Batwoman” first-look trailer ….

The CW Announces Its New Fall Schedule for 2019-2020 Season

Press release from the CW, May 16, 2019: The CW Network presented its new Fall schedule for the 2019-20 season to advertisers, affiliates and national media at the City Center in New York today. “The CW heads into next season…

CBS Pulling the Plug on Drama Series

A drama series that has become a mainstay of CBS’s prime-time lineup will be coming to an end with a sixth and final season. Deadline reports that the network will bring “Madam Secretary” to an end after its upcoming season….

‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Petition HBO — Wait, They Want HBO to Do What??!!?

A number of fans of the wildly successful HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones” aren’t exactly fans of what’s been going on with the show during its eighth and final season, and they’ve launched a Change.org petition urging HBO to…