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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.

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Sets Slate of New Projects, Including the Channel’s First TV Movie

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network has taken the wraps off a new slate of projects, including its first-ever TV movie production, “My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story,” reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. “My Name Is Love”…

Bryan Cranston to Write Memoir About ‘Breaking Bad’

Actor Bryan Cranston, who played Walter White in AMC’s drama “Breaking Bad,” plans to write a memoir about his time on the Emmy-winning drama, reports The New York Times. Cranston said the book will tell “the secrets and lies that…

Daredevil Nik Wallenda Going Big for His Next TV Stunt

Discovery and Nik Wallenda have set their next stunt programming event, with plans for the “King of the High Wire” to cross the Chicago skyline untethered, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. No other details were provided when Discovery made the announcement…

NBC’s New Late-Night Lineup Dominates Its Broadcast Competition

The Peacock is strutting its feathers in late-night these days, as NBC continues to crow about the ratings results its rebuilt late-night lineup is delivering. The flagship "Tonight Show," having recently been handed over to Jimmy Fallon, has been beating…

Tight Three-Way Battle for Wednesday Prime

Three broadcast networks finished within three-tenths of a ratings point of each other in a tight battle for Wednesday prime time, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS, with a 2.2 average rating in…

David Letterman Reveals Retirement Plans

Late-night fixture David Letterman has revealed that he is retiring. The veteran of 32 years in late-night — including 21 years on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" — will retire next year, according to media reports. "Letterman began informing…

ABC Postpones Drama Series

ABC has postponed an upcoming drama to give the series time to undergo a creative change. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that production on the limited series “The Astronaut Wives Club,” which was about to go into production for…

Eight-Time Sports Emmy Winner Dead at 78

A sports director who was an eight-time Sports Emmy winner has died after a battle with cancer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sandy Grossman, who directed 21 seasons of NFL coverage, died at 78. Grossman worked extensively with John Madden…

Two New Broadcast Channels Set to Launch This Summer

Plans are under way to launch two new broadcast channels this summer, with a veteran TV executive spearheading the operation. B&C reports that Jonathan Katz, who helped launch the African-American focused broadcast net Bounce TV, is behind the plans. "Katz,…

Well-Known TV Chef Barred From U.S.

A popular television chef has reportedly been banned from entering the United States. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that Nigella Lawson was hit with the ban after she confessed in a court case that she had used drugs….