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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.

What It’s Like to Finish Second to James Holzhauer on ‘Jeopardy!’

The “Jeopardy!” contestant who probably gave “Jeopardy James” Holzhauer his biggest scare so far during Holzhauer’s historic monthlong domination of the show talked about his strategy against Holzhauer’s infamously aggressive tactics, and what it was like finishing second to Holzhauer….

Get Ready for an A-‘May’-Zing Month on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’

Press release from CBS, May 3, 22019: THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT announced today three weeks of amazing, celebrity-filled shows in May to wrap the television season, beginning Monday, May 6 (11:35 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network….

E! Announces Season Pick-Ups for Hit Unscripted Series ‘Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian,’ ‘Very Cavallari’ and ‘Dating #NoFilter’

Press release from E!, May 3, 2019: As E! continues to highlight programming centered around driven, independent women with strong points of view, the network has picked up a third season of both “Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian” and “Very…

YouTube to Make All New Original Series and Specials Free With Ads

Press release from YouTube, May 2, 2019: YouTube today announced that all of its forthcoming original series and specials will soon be available for fans around the world to watch for free with ads- just like they enjoy everything else…

‘Star Wars’ Actor Dies

An actor who was a big part of the “Star Wars” films going back to the first one in 1977 — even though fans rarely saw his face — has died. The AP reports that Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca…

Spotify Working on a System That Lets Users Talk to Its Ads

The Spotify service has begun testing voice ads, which encourage listeners to give voice commands to navigate content related to the ad, Variety reports. “The test is limited to a subset of U.S.-based users of Spotify’s free, ad-supported tier,” Variety…

Drama Series Jumps From NBC to HBO

A new high-profile drama series that has been in the works at NBC is moving to HBO. The pay-cable channel announced that “The Gilded Age,” from “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes,” now has a 10-episode order from HBO. A co-production…

ABC Tweaks Prime-Time Schedule, Renews Comedy, Orders Spinoff Series

ABC just made a number of prime-time programming moves, including renewing the network’s comedy series “black-ish” for season six and ordering “mixed-ish,” a new comedy series from the “black-ish” universe. The network has also moved the “Becoming Bow” episode of…

FX Sets Premiere Dates for ‘Baskets,’ ‘Legion’ and ‘Snowfall’

FX announced a number of upcoming premiere dates, with the critically acclaimed series “Baskets” set to return for its fourth season on Thursday, June 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The third and final season of “Legion” debuts Monday, June 24,…

Report: ‘CBS This Morning’ Co-Host Is ‘Officially Out’ After Being Pushed Out by Her Co-Host

A new report cites “bad blood” between two of the regulars on “CBS This Morning” as the reason Norah O’Donnell is “officially out” as a co-host of the morning show. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that O’Donnell’s exit…