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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.

Ticket Sales for Mariah Carey’s Vegas Residency ‘a Disaster’

Concerns have been raised about the well-being of pop diva Mariah Carey as reports surface about sluggish ticket sales for her upcoming shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that…

Broadcaster Extends Deal With ESPN

ESPN announced today it has extended its contract with a high-profile broadcaster who has been a key player in the sports net’s NBA coverage. The network reached a multiyear extension with NBA game analyst Doris Burke, a Naismith Basketball Hall…

What Dolly Parton Will Be Doing in Her New Netflix Series

Legendary country music singer Dolly Parton has an unusual new series in the works at Netflix, with each episode to be based on one of her songs. Parton will be the anthology show’s singer/songwriter and executive producer, and will appear…

‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Trailer Takes a Wild Ride Inside the Internet

A trailer released today for the Disney sequel “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2” takes a fast-paced and wildly colorful ride inside a version of the Internet, including spoofing Google’s predictive search. You can watch the clip below. Here’s…

Reelz Changes Premiere Dates

Reelz issued an alert today about changes to its premiere dates affecting the new series “Sex, Lies & Murder” along with three existing series. New episodes of “The Shocking Truth” will now premiere Friday, July 13, at 8 p.m. ET/…

ESPN Reaches Multiyear Extension with NBA Game Analyst Doris Burke

Press release from ESPN, June 4, 2018: ESPN today announced it has reached a multiyear extension with NBA game analyst Doris Burke. Burke, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Media Award-winning broadcaster, will continue to serve as a…

Lifetime Announces ‘Justice for Women with Gretchen Carlson’ Monday Night Programming Block

Press release from Lifetime, June 4, 2018: Renowned journalist, author and female empowerment advocate Gretchen Carlson has joined forces with Lifetime for the network’s new Monday night Justice for Women with Gretchen Carlson programming block, centering on shows that highlight…

Schedule Change Alert Affecting Reelz Summer 2018 Premieres

Press release from Reelz, Monday, June 4, 2018: New episodes of The Shocking Truth now premiere Friday, July 13 at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT New episodes of Copycat Killers now premiere Friday, July 13 at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT New…

Drama Series Canceled

A drama series — which might also be described as a dark comedy — is going away after two seasons on Bravo. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the NBCUniversal-owned cable network pulled the plug on “Imposters.” “Created by…

Lifestyle Series Host Was Blindsided by His Firing From the Show

A well-known TV personality who got the boot from his daily gig as one of the hosts of the Hallmark Channel lifestyle show “Home & Family” was “blindsided” by the news that he was off the show, according to a…