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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.

Series to End After 15 Seasons

A broadcast series will go off the air after an impressive 15-season run. Announcing plans to wrap the CW series “Supernatural,” Jensen Ackles, one of the series stars, wrote on Instagram: “Well, it’s official. One more round for the Winchester…

Two Big Beer Makers in Legal Battle Over Super Bowl Spots; Here’s What the Spat Is About — Along With One of the Amusing Ads

Two of the biggest beer manufacturers are in a legal fight over an ad campaign that was featured in commercials debuting in this year’s Super Bowl. At issue are Bud Light’s corn syrup ads, which continue to air. The medieval-themed…

Tim Tebow — the Former Bronco and Current Met Hopeful — Explains His New CBS Series

Polarizing sports figure Tim Tebow, who continues to have a career despite washing out in the NFL, has a couple of big irons currently in the fire, with aspirations to play ball for the New York Mets and a new…

USC Poised to Take Harsh Action in Admissions Scandal; Student Threatens Suicide

Officials at the University of Southern California are working with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney in connection with the large-scale college admissions scandal that has caught actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, among many others, in its web, TMZ…

March Madness: How Jimmy Kimmel Got in Trouble With Fans of One of the Country’s Top Hoop Programs

The team that Jimmy Kimmel picked to win his NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship bracket comes from a school that Kimmel says doesn’t exist: Gonzaga. Kimmel has been filling time on his ABC late-night show by telling viewers that he does…

TV’s No. 1 New Comedy of the Season Picks Up Renewal

The comedy series that ranks as the No. 1 new comedy of the current season in total viewers and the key 18-49 demo just picked up a renewal. ABC announced it will bring back “The Conners,” which has received a…

Roseanne Now Blames Her Career Collapse on a Fellow Actor

Roseanne Barr, who lost her ABC sitcom “Roseanne” last year over a tweet that was widely regarded as racist, is pointing the finger at one of that show’s cast members for destroying her career. In an in-depth piece on Barr…

Fox Commits Much of Its Prime Time to One New Series

Fox will be committing large chunks of prime-time real estate to a new series premiering Thursday, May 9. “Paradise Hotel,” hosted by Kristin Cavallari, will bow with a two-hour event that night before settling into a schedule airing three nights…

Papa John’s Hopes High-Profile Pitchman Can Rehabilitate Its Image

The Papa John’s pizza chain, which suffered a serious PR setback when it came out that company founder John Schnatter had reportedly used a racial slur during a media training session, has a new pitchman that the company hopes can…

ABC Picks Up Television’s No. 1 New Comedy, ‘The Conners,’ for a Second Season

Press release from ABC, March 22, 2019: The ABC Television Network has ordered a second season of freshman hit comedy “The Conners,” Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment, announced today. Ranking as television’s No. 1 new comedy this season in Total…