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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.

Clouds Moving In Over Sam Champion’s New Show, as Ratings Slip Even Lower on Second Day

The forecast isn’t looking sunny for "Good Morning America" alum Sam Champion’s new show “AMHQ” on the Weather Channel, with its ratings dropping even further after its soft premiere, reports TheWrap.com. Champion’s Tuesday episode averaged just 186,000 total viewers, or…

Oscar-Nominated Actor Joins Netflix Series

An actor who earned an Oscar nomination for “The Right Stuff” will co-star in a new Netflix series. Deadline.com reports that Sam Shepard has been cast in the untitled thriller. The 13-episode series is about a family of four siblings…

NBC Renews Three Series for Next Season

NBC has renewed three series for next season. All three shows are produced by NBC’s sibling studio, Universal TV. The shows renewed are "Chicago Fire," its spinoff "Chicago P.D." and "Grimm," reports our good friend Nellie Andreeva on Deadline. Andreeva…

Billy Crystal to Star in New Cable Series

Billy Crystal will star in a new sitcom, reports our good friend Bill Carter in The New York Times. Writes Carter: "In one more affirmation of the growing appeal of series television, Billy Crystal, who last starred in a sitcom…

TV’s No. 1 Show Among Adults 18-49 Finally Makes Its Broadcast TV Debut This Fall (It’s Been on Cable Thus Far)

Here’s the release. Please note — previous seasons of "The Walking Dead" are currently also available on the streaming services of both Netflix and Amazon Instant Video. AMC’S THE WALKING DEAD TO MAKE EXCLUSIVEBROADCAST TELEVISION DEBUT TELEVISION’S #1 SHOW AMONG…

‘Glee’ Reaches a Milestone as Another Fox Series Sinks to an All-Time Ratings Low; NBC Celebrates a Tuesday Record

While one prime-time Fox series celebrated a milestone Tuesday night, another one sank to a historic low, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that "Glee" marked its 100th episode with a ratings rebound, improving 22%…

An Asteroid as Wide as Rhode Island Will Blot Out One of the Sky’s Brightest Stars Tonight — and You Can Watch It Live Online

A rare celestial event is set to take place tonight, and the whole thing will be carried live on the Internet. Fox News reports that an asteroid the size of Rhode Island will temporarily blot out one of the brightest…

ABC Unveils Finale Dates for 2013-14 Season — Two-Hour Finale Set for ‘Once Upon a Time’

ABC has taken the wraps off its schedule of finales to wrap up the 2013-14 television season. Included in the lineup is a two-hour finale for "Once Upon a Time," set for Sunday, May 11. Here’s the full schedule (all…

OWN Cancels One of Its First Shows

OWN is canceling a show that was part of the network’s inaugural programming slate. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel will pull the plug on the documentary series “Our America with Lisa Ling” after its fifth season. The network’s original…

Longtime Chief at Struggling L.A. Station Steps Down

A Los Angeles television station that has had some struggles lately is losing the executive who has run the operation for almost two decades. KCET-TV said Al Jerome, who has run the public-television outlet for 18 years, is retiring, reports…