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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.

Finale of Long-Running Sitcom to Be Celebrated With Mini-Marathon

A comedy series that has become a fixture of broadcast prime time over the course of its nine-year run is about to wrap, and its finale will be celebrated with a mini-marathon. Freeform announced plans today for the special programming…

Fox Drama to Air ‘Bonus’ Episodes

Two episodes of a Fox drama series that were produced during the show’s third season but did not air will be televised as “bonus” episodes next week. The network announced a special broadcast set for Monday, May 28, when the…

CBS News to Launch Second Season of ’48 Hours: NCIS,’ Giving Viewers Unprecedented Access to Cases Handled by the Real NCIS

Press release from CBS, May 21, 2018: CBS News will launch a second season of 48 HOURS: NCIS, a six-part series that gives viewers unprecedented access to the dramatic and shocking cases handled by the real-life U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative…

Bravo Media Orders Eight New Projects for Development

Press release from Bravo, May 21, 2018: After recently greenlighting eleven new and twenty returning series, Bravo Media bulks up its development slate with eight new projects, it was announced today by Rachel Smith, Senior Vice President Development, Bravo Media….

Charter, Comcast and Cox Tap Nicolle Pangis to Lead NCC Media as President and CEO

Press release from NCC Media, May 21, 2018: Today, Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Cox Communications, owners of NCC Media, announced the national advertising sales, marketing and technology company has named programmatic ad pioneer Nicolle Pangis…

AMC Releases All-New ‘Preacher’ Promo in Anticipation of the Season Three Premiere on Sunday, June 24, at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Press release from AMC, May 20, 2018: AMC’s outrageous drama “Preacher” returns for 10 episodes on Sunday, June 24 at 10:00 PM ET/PT, and the network just released a fiery new promo raising the curtain on our sinister cast of…

’13 Reasons Why’ Premiere Canceled

The scheduled premiere party for the second season of the drama series “13 Reasons Why” was canceled because of the school shooting this morning at Santa Fe High School in Texas that left 10 people dead. The AP reports that…

D.A. to Review Sexual Assault Case Against Scott Baio

Sexual assault allegations against actor Scott Baio will be reviewed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney, TMZ reports. The allegations from actress Nicole Eggert stem from their time on “Charles in Charge,” and Baio has repeatedly denied Eggert’s claims….

Could ‘Cheers’ Come Back 25 Years Later? Here’s What Some of the Key Players Are Saying

Two of the co-creators of “Cheers” and one of the long-running NBC hit’s stars got serious about the possibility of a reboot of the seminal sitcom in a report by Variety on the 25th anniversary of the show’s finale. The…

Co-Showrunner Exits ‘Roseanne,’ New Writers on the Way

ABC’s hit “Roseanne” reboot will have a key change behind the cameras when the show returns for its next season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that co-showrunner Whitney Cummings will not be back for the expanded 13-episode season. Bruce…