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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.

Limited Series Picked Up for Third Season

A drama that was the year’s No. 1 new cable series when it debuted in 2017 was just picked up for a third season. USA Network announced the renewal for the limited series “The Sinner.” Bill Pullman returns as Det….

Subscriber Losses Nearly Doubled Last Year as Cord Cutting Accelerated

“The pace of cord cutting accelerated in 2018, with the largest pay-TV providers shedding about 2.9 million video subscribers, nearly double the 1.5 million subscriber losses in 2017, according to the latest study by Leichtman Research Group,” Deadline reports. The…

E! Host and Former E! Executive Accused of Inappropriate Relationship

A high-profile E! host is accused of “engaging in an inappropriate relationship with an executive at the network for more than two years,” The New York Post’s Page Six reports, citing multiple sources. Both the host, Morgan Stewart, and the…

Alex Trebek Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer

Alex Trebek, who has been hosting “Jeopardy!” since 1984, announced today that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek will reportedly try to remain as host for the duration of the current season of “Jeopardy!” He posted…

‘Mad About You’ Revival Is Happening — But Most People Won’t Initially Be Able to See it

New episodes of the popular 1990s sitcom “Mad About You” will be returning to TV. The show will be produced by Sony Pictures Television for Spectrum Originals, a service owned by Charter Communications. The series “will include original cast, as…

Why the Democratic National Committee Is Banning Fox News From Its Presidential Debates

The Democratic National Committee is barring Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle, citing revelations published by The New Yorker detailing the cable network’s close ties to the Trump administration. The revelations are…

Famed TV Chef Gives Up All of His Restaurants

A celebrity chef who has been a part of a string of popular food shows has given up all of his restaurants. The New York Times reports that the move by Mario Batali comes after he was accused of sexual…

Highly Acclaimed Writer-Producer Michael Schur Renews Overall Deal at Universal Television

Press release from NBC, March 6, 2019: Two-time Emmy and Peabody Award winner Michael Schur, one of the most creative and respected minds in television and a writer-producer on some of the most critically acclaimed shows in history, has reupped…

Spectrum Originals Picks Up Sony Pictures Television Limited Event Series ‘Mad About You’ Starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt

Press release from Charter Communications, March 6, 2019: Charter Communications’ premium content initiative, Spectrum Originals, has picked up the limited series “Mad About You.” The Sony Pictures Television- produced series will include original cast, as Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt…

Zucker: AT&T, WarnerMedia May Go After Sports Rights

Jeff Zucker, who was recently named to oversee WarnerMedia’s news and sports properties under the company’s new AT&T corporate ownership, hinted that the company may be looking to expand its sports rights. Variety quotes Zucker saying the telecommunications firm “will…