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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.

Networks Announce Plans for Tonight’s Trump Address

The major broadcast networks are adjusting their prime-time schedules tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 8, to work in a special address to the nation by Donald Trump that is expected to focus on border security. The address is scheduled for 9 p.m….

Series Renewed for Its 55th Season

After more than 50 seasons it almost seems unnecessary to go through the formality of a renewal, but NBC has done just that, announcing today that it is renewing the daytime drama “Days of Our Lives” for its 55th season….

Nielsen Checks In With Its Determination of How Many U.S. Viewers Watched Netflix’s ‘Bird Box’ In Its First Week. It’s a Big Number

According to the new Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings, Netflix’s “Bird Box,” the Susanne Bier directed apocalyptic survival tale starring Sandra Bullock and Trevante Rhodes, “attracted almost 26 million viewers in the U.S. during its first seven days,” reports The Hollywood…

Newswoman Sylvia Chase – Once Dubbed ‘The Most Trusted Woman on TV’ – Dies at 80

“Sylvia Chase, an Emmy Award-winning correspondent whose professionalism and perseverance in the 1970s helped a generation of women infiltrate the boys club of television news, died on Thursday in Marin County, Calif.,” reports Sam Roberts for The New York Times….

ABC News Announces Coverage of President Trump’s Prime-Time Address and Democratic Response

Press release from ABC, Jan. 8, 2019: ABC News announced coverage of President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on the government shutdown and the Democrats’ response by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer airing Tuesday,…

CBS Program Advisory

Press release from CBS, Jan. 8, 2019: CBS News will broadcast live President Donald Trump’s address from the Oval Office and the Democratic response by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tonight beginning at…

NBC Primetime Schedule, Tuesday Jan. 8, 2019

Press release from NBC, Jan. 8, 2019: “ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES” (X) “THE STINK TANK STRIKES BACK” ORIGINAL 01/08/2019 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : “Ellen’s Game of Games” returns for season two with more laughs and several brand new games….

NBC Renews Multi-Emmy Award-Winning Series ‘Days of Our Lives’ for 55th Season

Press release from NBC, Jan. 8, 2019: “Days of our Lives,” the longest-running series on NBC and an icon of daytime television, has been renewed for a record 55th season. “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of…

Fox News Channel Signs Bret Baier to New Multiyear Contract

Press release from Fox News Channel, Jan. 8, 2019: Bret Baier has signed a new multiyear deal with FOX News Channel (FNC), where he will continue as anchor and executive editor of Special Report (weeknights 6PM/ET) and chief political anchor…

Trump Secures Network Time for Big Announcement

Donald Trump has obtained a block of time on the major broadcast television networks this Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, when it is presumed he will declare a state of national emergency that will clear the way for building a…