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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.

Cox Puts All of Its TV Stations Up for Sale

Cox Enterprises announced today that the entire portfolio of stations making up the television operation of the Cox Media Group, consisting of 14 stations in nine states, is up for sale. The stations reportedly reach more than 31 million viewers,…

Tony Award Winner Diane Paulus and Emmy Award Winner Alex Rudzinski Are Ready to Rock as Directors for NBC’s ‘Hair Live!’

Press release from NBC, July 24, 2018: NBC’s “Hair Live!,” the original rock musical that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has found its directorial duo: Stage director Diane Paulus, the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway’s 2009 Best Revival…

ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2018-19 Season

Press release from ABC, July 24, 2018: The ABC Television Network will launch an exciting 2018-19 season with a slate of returning hit shows and several new series, beginning with the premiere of the 27th installment of “Dancing with the…

Paramount Network Announces Second Season of ‘Yellowstone,’ Starring Kevin Costner and From Writer/Producer/Director Taylor Sheridan

Press release from Paramount Network, July 24, 2018: The Dutton family saga rages onward. Following record-setting viewership, the new Paramount Network today announced a second season of its hit series “Yellowstone.” Production will begin shortly on the 10-episode season, which…

Cox Enterprises Explores Strategic Options for Cox Media Group’s Television Stations

Press release from Cox Enterprises, July 24, 2018: Cox Enterprises, Inc. announced today that it is exploring strategic options for its ownership or other interest in 14 broadcast television stations, including partnering or merging these stations into a larger TV…

Pulitzer Prize-Winning L.A. Food Critic Dead at 57

A restaurant critic who’s credited with making the complex culinary landscape of Los Angeles understandable and approachable to his readers has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Jonathan Gold died Saturday evening at St. Vincent Medical Center of pancreatic…

Fox News Personality in Talks to Join ‘The View’

With a spot opening up on the ABC morning talk staple “The View” due to the exit of Sara Haines, which we reported previously, rising Fox News star Abby Huntsman is in talks with ABC News to take over the…

Sela Ward to Co-Star in New CBS Drama

Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress Sela Ward will co-star in the new CBS drama series “FBI,” from Dick Wolf. Deadline reports that Ward, a TV veteran whose work has included “Sisters” and “Once and Again,” will replace Connie Nielsen, who…

‘The View’ Co-Host Leaving the Show

One of the co-hosts of the ABC daytime talk show “The View” is exiting the show. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Sara Haines will depart to join Michael Strahan on the new third hour of “Good Morning…

Drama Series Canceled

A drama series that has been running on cable will televise its final episode this week, with Deadline reporting that USA Network is pulling the plug on “Colony.” The series will wrap up its third season Wednesday, with the season…