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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.

‘I Love Lucy Christmas Special,’ a New One-Hour Special Featuring Two Episodes of the Classic Series, to Be Broadcast Friday, Dec. 20, on CBS

Press release from CBS, Nov. 26, 2019: I LOVE LUCY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, a new one-hour special featuring two back-to-back colorized episodes of the classic series, will be broadcast Friday, Dec. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. I…

Blake Griffin Tapped to Host ’31 Days of Holiday Survival’ December Programming Event on Comedy Central

Press release from Comedy Central, Nov. 26, 2019: Comedy Central today announced that Blake Griffin, professional basketball star and accomplished Roaster, will host “31 Days of Holiday Survival,” a month of programming dedicated to getting you through the holidays with…

2020 Is the ‘Year of the Rabbit’ on IFC

Press release from IFC, Nov. 26, 2019: IFC’s new original series Year of the Rabbit follows Detective Inspector Rabbit (Berry), a hardened booze-hound who’s seen it all, and his hapless, new, by-the-books partner Strauss (Freddie Fox; Cucumber, Banana). While they’re…

Frank Biondi Jr, Former CEO of HBO and Viacom, Dies at 74

“Frank Biondi Jr., who became one of the leading architects of the modern-day media industry while leading companies such as Viacom, Universal Studios and HBO, died early Monday,” report Ryan Faughnder and  Meg James for the Los Angeles Times. The…

NBC News Hires Pulitzer Prize-Winning Print Reporter

NBC News is hiring an award-winning print reporter who is currently with the Wall Street Journal, Deadline reports. “Gretchen Morgenson, who has been senior special writer in the investigations unit at The Wall Street Journal, is joining NBC News a…

Former Top Reality Executive at CBS Files Discrimination Suit Against the Network

“Ghen Maynard, who developed such shows as ‘Survivor’ and ‘Amazing Race,’ alleges CBS mistreats minorities,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story adds that Maynard, “who was brought back to CBS three years ago to revive its unscripted department, has launched…

Whoa! Two of the Four Judges on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Are Leaving the Show

Big changes are in store for NBC’s hit juggernaut “America’s Got Talent.” Two of the show’s four judges, Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union, won’t be returning to the show in 2020, reports Matt Donnelly in a scoop for Variety. “An…

Top Contributor to a Baby-Boomer Favorite Dies at 92. Arthur Marks Produced 145 Episodes of ‘Perry Mason’ and Directed 76 of Them

“Prolific producer and director Arthur Marks, who worked on ‘Perry Mason’ and blaxploitation movies including ‘Detroit 9000…,’” has died at age 92, Variety reports. The story adds, “Marks was a native of Los Angeles who was born in 1927 into…

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Canceled

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which has been the focus of a series of TV specials spanning almost two decades, has been canceled. Fortune reports that L Brands, which owns Victoria’s Secret, pulled the plug on the event. “The move…

Liberty Media CEO Predicts ‘Circular Firing Squad’ Will Take Down the Streamers

The CEO of Liberty Media presented a doomsday scenario for streamers along with much of the television industry at the company’s investor day gathering of analysts. Greg Maffei blamed the impending casualties on the escalating and costly streaming wars. The…