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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.

Why “Peter Pan” on NBC Only Drew Half the Number of Viewers Than Its “The Sound of Music” a Year Earlier. 18 Million Viewers for ‘Music’; 9 Million Viewers for ‘Peter Pan’

NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt said he thinks he knows why the network’s December live presentation of “Peter Pan” drew only half the number of viewers as did “The Sound of Music” a year earlier. Greenblatt explained his theory to…

To Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Which is Today — MTV Will Air All Its Programming for 12-Hours in Black and White

With today being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, “MTV will kick off a 12-hour period in which all programming will air in black and white for the first time in the network’s history,” the network announced. The release continues, “Every…

Fox Hires New VP for Unscripted Programming and Specials

With the legendary Mike Darnell having left Fox in mid-2013 after close to two decades with the company, Fox has had trouble finding the right person to succeed him. After Darnell left, Fox replaced him with Simon Andreae. Now Andreae…

CBS and NFL Renew ‘Thursday Night Football’ for 2015

In a press release, CBS and the NFL said, “CBS will broadcast the first eight Thursday Night Football games which also will be simulcast on the NFL Network. NFL Network will also exclusively televise eight games in the run-up to…

Upcoming Fox Anthology Series Signs an Oscar Nominee, an Emmy Nominee and a Grammy Nominee

Fox is gathering a terrific cast for its upcoming anthology series “Screen Queens,” which is set to premiere this fall. In addition to the previously announced Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Stone, also set for the 15-episode series is Academy…

Fox Orders New Seasons for Three Shows

Fox has ordered new seasons of three current shows—two dramas and a comedy. Both “Empire” and “Gotham” will get second seasons. Also ordered is a third season of the sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Fox made the announcement on Saturday, Jan. 17,…

‘Today Show Reportedly Bringing Back a Former Senior Producer to Supervise the Program

It looks like the “Today” show is reaching back to its very successful past to bring it back to its glory days. NBC News is in “advanced talks to bring on former ‘Today’ senior producer-turned-screenwriter Noah Oppenheim to serve as…

Netflix Losing Some More Kids Programming

“Don’t cry kids, but most ‘My Little Pony’ shows are flying off Netflix,” writes Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. The story adds that most of “Transformers:Rescue Bot” are leaving Netflix as well. What’s going on? These shows are…

Will Charlie Sheen Be in ‘Two and a Half Men’ Finale?

It’s a good question, and for the answer – or at least as much as an answer as we can get — we turn, as we often do, to our good friend Lisa de Moraes, who writes about TV for…

‘Frozen’ Star to Sing National Anthem at the Super Bowl. John Legend to Also Sing Before Kickoff

“Your children may recognize her as Elsa [from the movie ‘Frozen,’] but Idina Menzel will be using her pipes to belt out the National Anthem at this year’s Super Bowl,” reports a story on the website of WPXI. The story…