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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.

CEO Out at Ad Giant GroupM North America

Less than a year after he was named CEO of GroupM North America in December 2018, Tim Castree is out, MediaPost reports. “Global CEO Christian Juhl will oversee the role at least on an interim basis,” the story reports. Castree…

NBC Supersizes Order for Comedy Series

NBC just increased the episode order for a comedy series. The network announced Tuesday that it ordered four additional episodes of “Superstore,” bringing the season total to 22 episodes. “So far in its fifth season, ‘Superstore’ is averaging a 1.2…

World Series Avoids Record Low Viewership

Thanks to a come-from-behind World Series victory for the Washington Nationals and strong viewer turnout for Game 7, this year’s World Series, airing on Fox, overcame a slow start to avoid setting a record low for viewership. “The Series’ seventh…

FCC Approves T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

The Federal Communications Commission officially approved the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, even as a legal challenge by some states continues to loom over the deal. B&C reports that the agency issued the text of its decision in a Memorandum…

Two Classic Sitcoms Get the ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ Treatment Next Month

ABC announced it will broadcast live re-creations of two classic sitcoms next month, with executive producers Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Will Ferrell and Justin Theroux reuniting for the latest installment of “Live in Front of a Studio Audience.”…

Officials Determine Cause of Crash That Killed Former ‘MythBusters’ Host

Officials have determined the apparent cause of the crash that claimed the life of former “MythBusters” and “Overhaulin’” host Jessi Combs, USA Today reports. Combs, an experienced race car driver, died Aug. 27 on the Alvord Desert in Oregon while…

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Ruins Halloween Again

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel spoiled Halloween for children again this year with his annual tradition of having parents prank their kids by claiming to have eaten all their Halloween candy. You can watch the video from “Jimmy Kimmel Live”…

Martin Scorsese Expands on His Criticism of Marvel Movies

After legendary director Martin Scorsese criticized Marvel superhero films as “not cinema” — unleashing a torrent of criticism of Scorsese by Marvel movie fans — the director laid out a detailed explanation of his position on the Marvel franchise in…

Kris Kristofferson to Be Honored

Singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson will receive a special tribute and will be honored with the Country Music Association’s 2019 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. The CMA announced today that Kristofferson will be honored during “The 53rd Annual CMA…

TVWeek Veterans Day Holiday Schedule

TVWeek will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, for the Veterans Day holiday. We will not publish our newsletters that day. We will resume our normal publication schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 12. As always, if news breaks we will email…