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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.

Stephen Colbert Devotes Episode to Racial Controversy

Stephen Colbert devoted his Comedy Central show Monday night to firing back at the #CancelColbert controversy of last week, when some people urged the cancellation of “The Colbert Report” because of a racially insensitive tweet sent from the show’s Twitter…

Soap Opera to Air First Gay Marriage Between Two Men

An NBC soap opera will air the first gay marriage between two men on a daytime soap this week. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the wedding starts today, Tuesday, on "Days of Our Lives," and will air…

NBC Gives Series Order to David Duchovny Project About Notorious Mass Murderer

NBC has given a 13-episode straight-to-series order to a 1960s police drama starring David Duchovny as a cop who goes undercover to track mass murderer Charles Manson, reports Deadline.com. The project, which comes after Duchovny’s Showtime series “Californication” ended, will…

Behind-the-Scenes Tensions Put Cable Series At Risk

A popular cable show is reportedly at risk because of behind-the-scenes drama involving its two stars. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the Nickelodeon show “Sam & Cat” may not be renewed because of the problems. The show stars…

Spike TV Renews Unscripted Series

Spike TV has placed an order for a new season of a reality series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel will bring back “Ink Master” for a fifth cycle. Spike has ordered 16 hourlong episodes, the…

Oscar Winner Joins TBS Comedy

An Academy Award-winning actor has joined the cast of a new comedy project on TBS. Deadline.com reports that the comedy pilot “Your Family or Mine” added Richard Dreyfuss to the lineup. Dreyfuss will play Ricky, the father of a character…

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Promotes Two Actors to Regulars

The Fox comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has promoted two actors to regulars for its second season. Deadline.com reports that Joel McKinnon Miller, who plays Detective Scully, and Dirk Blocker, who plays Detective Hitchcock, received promotions. The characters “have been standout characters,”…

ABC Pulls the Plug on Another Drama Series

One day after ABC canceled one drama series, the cancellation ax fell on another ABC drama. B&C reports that the network confirmed today that it has canceled "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland." The cancellation comes one day after ABC…

‘March Madness’ Has Its Highest Viewership in 21 Years

The "March Madness" NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, being televised across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, is setting a blistering pace in viewership. Turner Sports reports that the combined coverage up to this point is delivering the tournament’s highest…

Layoffs Hit CNN

CNN has been hit with a round of job cuts. TVNewser reports that the cable news channel cut employees Thursday at its Atlanta headquarters. "TVNewser has learned the network has cut 16 employees from the Image and Sound unit," the…