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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.

Lifetime Releases Airdates for Summer Unscripted Series

Press release from Lifetime, April 25, 2019: DANCE MOMS SEASON 8 KICKS OFF AS A THREE-HOUR EVENT JUNE 4TH AT 8PM EST/PST The new season of Dance Moms kicks off as a three-hour event on June 4th at 8pm, first…

A&E Celebrates the Tenth and Final Season of Award-Winning Fan-Favorite Series ‘Wahlburgers’ Premiering Wednesday, May 15, at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Press release from A&E, April 25, 2019: A&E Network is set to premiere the tenth and final season of award-winning fan-favorite series “Wahlburgers,” produced by 44 Blue Productions, a Red Arrow Studios company. The final season will continue to chronicle…

Disney Channel Pulls Plug on Hit Series

Disney Channel announced plans to wrap up a series that the channel says is its most-watched series overall year-to-date and its highest-rated show in kids 6-14. The channel will begin airing the final episodes of “Andi Mack” on Friday, June…

Former CBS Exec Blasts Network’s ‘Toxic Work Environment’

In an explosive piece published this week, a former CBS executive who parted ways with the company in February details what she describes as a “toxic work environment” at the network. In the in-depth piece published Tuesday by Variety, Whitney…

‘Empire’ Cast Members Launch Effort to Bring Smollett Back to the Show

The stars of the Fox drama series “Empire” have formed what they say is a “united front” in an effort to bring beleaguered cast member Jussie Smollett back to the series for the show’s sixth season, Deadline reports. The report…

Chicago Prosecutor Adds Security Detail Following Death Threats

Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx, who sparked an angry backlash with her handling of the Jussie Smollett case, now has a round-the-clock security detail after receiving death threats, TMZ reports. Foxx revealed this week that she began getting death threats soon…

HGTV Names New President

A veteran television executive who has played a role in record growth at the cable channels Investigation Discovery and Travel Channel is the new president of HGTV. The channel announced today that Jane Latman was named to the post, effective…

New Talk Show Set for Fall Launch

A new talk show has been gaining momentum ahead of its launch, which is on track for September. Deadline reports that “The Mel Robbins Show” has picked up clearances in 90% of the U.S. The one-hour syndicated program comes from…

CBS Unveils Storylines for Season Finales

CBS just took the wraps off storylines for prime-time shows that will be wrapping up their current seasons from Thursday, May 9, through Saturday, May 25. The network released notes about what it calls “big reveals, dramatic conclusions and even…

‘Dallas’ Star Dies

One of the stars of the classic prime-time soap opera “Dallas,” which was a ratings juggernaut during its 14-season run on CBS from 1978-1991, has died. Ken Kercheval, who played oil baron Cliff Barnes on the series, died Sunday of…