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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.

Toddler’s Heartbreaking Song About Dinosaurs Goes Viral

A song written and sung by a 3-year-old girl is breaking hearts across the Internet. The song, “Dinosaurs in Love,” was posted on Twitter by Tom Rosenthal, who credits his “nearly 4 year old” daughter, Fenn, with coming up with…

NFL Legend Gets a TV Show

One of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the history of the NFL will star in a new reality show that was just greenlighted by E! The network announced plans today for “The Bradshaw Bunch” (working title), starring Terry Bradshaw and…

‘Antiques Roadshow’ Guest Flips Out When He Learns the Value of a Watch He Bought for $346

On a visit by the popular PBS series “Antiques Roadshow” to West Fargo, N.D., one man received a life-changing appraisal for a watch he purchased back in 1974 for $345.97. The man, identified only as David, was literally floored when…

E! Recruits NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw and His Family as Network Greenlights New Series ‘The Bradshaw Bunch’ (wt)

Press release from E!, Jan. 29, 2020: Legendary quarterback, Emmy-winning television-broadcast icon, actor, and championship quarter horse breeder Terry Bradshaw is ready to steal America’s hearts as E! greenlights the comedic docu-series “The Bradshaw Bunch” (wt), which will air later…

Talk Show Canceled

A talk show that’s currently in its first season won’t be back for season two. Sony Pictures Television confirmed that “The Mel Robbins Show” will go off the air once the show’s freshman season wraps in early September, B&C reports….

Bryan Cranston Channels ‘The Shining’ in New Super Bowl Spot

In an ad set to air during Sunday’s Super Bowl (watch it below), “Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston invokes the spirit of Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” to pitch Mountain Dew Zero Sugar. Check it out …

CBS Unveils New Lineup for Thursday Nights

CBS’s Thursday prime-time lineup will soon have a new look, with the network announcing Tuesday that the new comedy series “Broke” and the fourth season of “Man With a Plan” will premiere April 2. The two shows will take over…

Kobe Bryant Tweet Stirs Up Hornet’s Nest at Washington Post

The Washington Post found itself mired in a controversy amid the flurry of reporting that followed the death of former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash Sunday. The AP reports that the Post placed a political reporter on…

Zucker, Burke Among Five Honored at NATPE

WarnerMedia’s head honcho Jeff Zucker had nothing else going on last Wednesday night, or so he claimed, even as CNN continued its wall-to-wall coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Yet Zucker took time out from breaking news…

Layoffs in the Works at Netflix

Layoffs are expected in the Los Angeles office of Netflix, with the company expected to whittle down the size of its marketing staff. Variety cites a source saying about 15 staffers are expected to be let go following a change…