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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.

‘Lost’ Co-Creator Rips Network TV

“Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof ripped network television at the Television Critics Association panel for his new HBO series “The Leftovers,” reports Deadline.com. “We can all agree that cable is far superior to network,” he said. “I think that when you…

‘Game of Thrones’ Gets Premiere Date — With a New HBO Series to Debut the Same Night

HBO took the wraps off scheduling plans for season four of “Game of Thrones.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the series will return for its fourth-season premiere April 6 at 9 p.m. The night will also see the…

Lifetime Planning Sequel to ‘Flowers in the Attic,’ Before the Telepic Even Airs

Lifetime revealed that it is working on a sequel to “Flowers in the Attic,” announcing the followup before the TV movie airs Jan. 18, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The sequel will be based on the second book…

Roger Ailes Biographer Strikes Back at Fox News

The author of a new biography that paints an unflattering portrait of Fox News chief Roger Ailes responded to a claim by Fox News that the book was not fact-checked, saying it was indeed fact-checked and indicating that Fox News,…

Chris Christie: A Master Class on How to Talk to the Media About a Scandal. And Yet …

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, like many observers, was most impressed with Chris Christie’s press conference today about Bridgegate. And yet, something about it bothered Ross, who thinks it should bother you too. To read what Ross has to…

Chris Christie: A Master Class on How to Talk to the Media About a Scandal. But …

One of my favorite scenes in “Lawrence of Arabia” is when Alec Guinness, as Prince Feisal, makes reference to a secret treaty that he’s not supposed to know about that will split up Arabia between the British and the French…

NBC Breaks Out Its New Drama ‘Chicago PD’ — So How Did It Do?

On a night that saw a close prime-time ratings battle among three broadcast networks, NBC rolled out its new drama series "Chicago PD" Wednesday night. So how did it do? Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo ……

One Movie Star Dominates People’s Choice Awards

One big-screen veteran clearly dominated the People’s Choice Awards, even with a TV fixture and a pop singer also among the night’s big winners, USA Today reports. The night belonged to Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock, who has yet to come…

Late-Night Talk Show Renewed — This Story Also Answers the Question: Who’s the Voice of the Baby in Those E-Trade Commercials?

A late-night cable talk show has been picked up for another run. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that TBS renewed “The Pete Holmes Show,” which will return for 13 weeks starting Feb. 24. The show, which had a seven-week…

NBC Prepares for Violence, Security Issues at Sochi Olympics

NBC is preparing to cover potential violence at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, coming up in Sochi, Russia, reports Capital New York, which describes Sochi as “a unique case.” “For starters, one of the largest terrorist groups operating in Russia,…