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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.

‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season Premiere Watched by a Record 17.4 Million Viewers, and Marks Largest Night of Streaming for HBO

Press release from HBO, April 15, 2019: “Game of Thrones’” final season premiere was watched by a record 17.4 million viewers Sunday night, April 14, across HBO’s platforms (linear, HBOGO and HBO NOW), exceeding the previous series high of 16.9…

Talk Show Canceled

A talk show that made a failed attempt to gain traction in the crowded landscape of female-centric daytime chat has been canceled. Deadline reports that CBS Television Distribution pulled the plug on the Vivica A. Fox-hosted “Face the Truth” after…

New Clip Reveals Details About ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’

We know more today than we did before about the upcoming “Star Wars” movie, which is due in theaters this December. The movie brings the “Star Wars” saga to an end, according to a new teaser for the movie. Most…

CBS Renews Drama Series

CBS announced that a prime-time drama series that has ranked in the top 10 in total viewers will be returning for the 2019-2020 season. The network announced the pickup today for the Tom Selleck series “Blue Bloods.” The upcoming season…

Hulu Rolls Out a Batch of New Premieres, Teasers, Including ‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ and ‘Catch-22’ — Have a Look

Hulu took the wraps off premiere dates, teasers and other details for a batch of new programming, including the documentary “Ask Dr. Ruth,” premiering May 3 in theaters and June 1 on the streaming service. Other newly announced premieres include…

NBC to Bring Back Series for Third Season

NBC has renewed a drama series for a third season. The network announced Friday that it will bring back “Good Girls.” In a joint statement, Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, co-presidents of Scripted Programming for NBC Entertainment, said: “We’re so…

‘SNL’ Joke About Pet Chicken Ruffles Feathers

“A Vermont girl isn’t happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on ‘Saturday Night Live,’” the AP reports. “The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk with a custom wheelchair.” On a recent installment of the NBC…

New Band Creating a Mania That’s Being Likened to the Beatles

A new group has quickly developed such a rabid following that the mania surrounding the band is drawing comparisons to the Beatlemania of the 1960s. In a story running under the headline “BTS! We haven’t seen boy-band fandom like this…

Disney Unveils Price and Launch Date for Disney+ Streaming Service — Should Netflix Be Concerned?

Details about Disney’s upcoming streaming service — especially the subscription price — sent the company’s stock price soaring in early trading today, with Variety reporting that shares were up more than 10% in morning trading while Netflix stock was down…

Students Develop Algorithm to Predict Who Will Die During the Final Season of ‘Game of Thrones’

The final season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” premieres this Sunday, and if you want to know ahead of time who is most likely to survive the season and who can be expected to be killed off, an algorithm has…