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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.

Three-Time Emmy Award-Winning Logo Documentary Films Announces 2018 Slate of Extraordinary LGBTQ Stories

Press release from Logo, July 3, 2018: Logo Documentary Films today announced its 2018 slate which includes Light in the Water, When the Beat Drops and Quiet Heroes. The first film, Light in the Water, premiering Thursday, July 19th on…

ABC News Chief Investigative Reporter Leaving the Network After Botched Report

A key player at ABC News is headed out the door after a botched report. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross, who was suspended by the network last year, is leaving the network….

Roseanne Barr May Be Headed Back to TV

After being fired May 29 from the rebooted ABC sitcom “Roseanne” for posting a racist comment on Twitter, Roseanne Barr says she is receiving offers for other television projects and may accept one of them, The Huffington Post reports. The…

Andy Dick Charged With Sexual Battery

Comedian Andy Dick, who had a long-running role on NBC’s “NewsRadio” and briefly had his own MTV show “The Andy Dick Show,” was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery and battery and is scheduled to be arraigned July 18, the AP…

Contract Dispute Knocks Some Programming Off Dish

A contract dispute that has already escalated into a programming disruption “may last indefinitely,” with Spanish-language viewers in the U.S. coming out on the short end, CNET reports. “Over the weekend, Univision networks and stations disappeared from Dish. Both companies…

NBC Series Canceled

An NBC series was canceled late last week in a decision that “came down to the wire,” Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline. The network pulled the plug on its freshman comedy “Champions.” The report notes that the options on the…

How to Kill Time While Waiting in the Long Lines at Disneyland and Disney World? Disney Now Has an App for That

Disney has just launched a new app designed to ease the pain of contending with crowding and long lines at its theme parks, Android Police reports. The free app, Play Disney Parks, “promises to ‘turn wait time into play time’…

TNT Renews Two Drama Series

TNT announced renewals today for two drama series, both of which the cable net says are among its “core, powerful dramas.” Following their summer premieres, TNT will bring back “Animal Kingdom” for a fourth season and “Claws” for a third…

Drama Series Gets New Name, New Trailer

A drama series based on true events has a new name and a new trailer, out today. The series, “I Am the Night,” is coming to TNT in January 2019. The limited series stars Chris Pine and comes from executive…

CBS Moves Series Premiere

A new series premiering this month has been moved by CBS, with the network announcing today that “TKO: Total Knock Out” will premiere at a “new special time” on Wednesday, July 11, from 9-10 p.m. New episodes of “Big Brother”…