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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.

CBS Renews Six More Dramas and Two Award-Winning News Programs for 2019-2020 Broadcast Season

Press release from CBS, May 9, 2019: CBS announced today that it has renewed six more drama series and two news programs for the 2019-2020 broadcast season. SEAL TEAM, S.W.A.T., MADAM SECRETARY, BULL, HAWAII FIVE-0 and MACGYVER will return to…

Actor Known for ‘Magnum Force,’ ‘The Waltons’ Dead at 73

An actor who played memorable roles both on television and on the big screen over the course of his long career has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kip Nevin died Monday of a heart attack. He was 73. Nevin…

The Truth Behind ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion James Holzhauer’s Weird Smile

Critics of James Holzhauer, who was smoking everyone on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” until the regular show took a two-week hiatus to put on the annual Teachers Tournament, tend to complain a lot about his smile, and even his…

Jeff Glor’s Last Day Set at ‘CBS Evening News’

The timetable’s set for the anchor chair handoff at “CBS Evening News,” and it starts this Friday. Variety reports that Jeff Glor will step down as anchor of the flagship CBS News program following Friday’s broadcast. Norah O’Donnell will be…

NBC Orders New Bruckheimer Series

NBC has given a series order for the 2019-2020 season to the new Jerry Bruckheimer drama “Council of Dads.” The Futon Critic provides the following blurb on the show: “When Scott, a loving father of four, has his entire life’s…

Howard Stern Opens Up About Cancer Scare, Trump ‘Regrets’

Howard Stern revealed in an in-depth piece published today by The Hollywood Reporter that he had a brush with what he thought at the time was cancer. “All I’m thinking is, I’m going to die,” Stern told the publication, talking…

Seth Meyers Doesn’t Hold Back in Heated Exchange With Meghan McCain

NBC late-night host Seth Meyers and “The View” co-host Meghan McCain got into a heated discussion when McCain appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and the conversation turned to Rep. Ilhan Omar. Meyers challenged McCain on her recent comments…

Civil Rights Icon to Be Subject of New TV Documentary

A new television documentary, described as “primarily cinema verite,” is in the works about civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Robert Lewis. CNN Films announced plans today for the project, with “Gideon’s Army” director Dawn Porter helming it. The…

Tensions at NFL Network: Five Shows Dropped as Budget Is Slashed

A budget that came in below expectations is making for frayed nerves at NFL Network, which has been forced to cut $20 million from its budget, The New York Post reports. The network has already cut five shows, including one…

New ‘90210’ Gets a Premiere Date, Preview Clip

The return of “90210” to television is getting closer, with the new project bringing back original cast members Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling. The six-episode Fox series, “BH90210,” will…