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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.

Study Reveals the Most Binge-Watched TV Show of 2018

A new study has determined that the most binge-watched show of the year 2018 was a sitcom that last aired on broadcast television 14 years ago. Variety reports that the TV Time study identified the onetime NBC mainstay “Friends” as…

Rapper in Talks to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show

The halftime show at the upcoming Super Bowl, set for Sunday, Feb. 3, in Atlanta, may feature a performance by rapper Travis Scott, with the AP reporting that Scott is in talks for the gig. “A person familiar with the…

Neville Brothers Founder Retires From Music

A New Orleans musician and singer who was one of the founders of the Meters and the Neville Brothers has officially retired from music. The AP reports that keyboardist Art Neville, 81, announced his retirement in a press release Wednesday….

Jane Fonda to Receive Stanley Kramer Award

Actress Jane Fonda will be honored next month with the Stanley Kramer Award, to be presented by the Producers Guild of America. Deadline reports that the presentation will take place Jan. 19 during the 30th annual PGA Awards at the…

Harvey Weinstein Criminal Case Headed to Trial

The sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein is headed to trial after a judge rejected the former movie mogul’s bid to have it thrown out of court. The New York Times reports that a state judge in Manhattan ruled today…

Know the Difference Between a Brooklyn Accent and a Bronx Accent? Here’s a Tutorial by Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini

Jennifer Lopez, who’s from the Bronx, and Leah Remini, who hails from Brooklyn, provided a tutorial on the accents from their home neighborhoods during an appearance on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Here’s the clip, posted by…

‘Parks and Recreation’ Finds Cable Home — With a Marathon to Kick Things Off

The Peabody Award-winning NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” has found a home on cable, and in honor of its acquisition of all seven seasons, Comedy Central will run an all-day marathon of the show on Jan. 21. Select episodes will…

2018’s Fastest-Growing Cable Entertainment Network Posts Two Years of Double-Digit Growth

The cable network that will finish 2018 as the fastest-growing cable entertainment network in prime time will post double-digit growth for the second consecutive year. That network is Oxygen, which is poised to post 15% growth year over year. Oxygen…

Popular Cable Show Gets Renewed for Season 7 While a Freshman Cable Show That Generated Lots of Controversy and Ink Will Not Return

It’s a tale of two shows, as a cable staple gets renewed for a seventh season, while a freshman series that was the talk of the town won’t come back. Both series are on Showtime. The renewal goes to the…

Series Narrated by Courteney Cox Debuts Next Month on Facebook Watch

Courteney Cox’s latest series, “9 Months with Courteney Cox,” will debut next month on Facebook Watch, reports Deadline. The show is about pregnancy. “Cox narrates and provides commentary in the 20-part documentary series that airs twice a week with episodes…