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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.

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon to Cover Royal Wedding

“Step aside, Savannah Guthrie. Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon are crossing the pond to host HBO’s coverage of the royal nuptials in character as TV personalities Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan,” The Hollywood Reporter says. The report adds: “From Ferrell’s…

Local TV Stations Get Caught Up in Internet Freakout

A debate that has caused the Internet to “go crazy” has had pretty much the same effect on local TV stations, which have become caught up in the “Yanny or Laurel” audio confusion in much the same way that everyone…

Death Toll Climbs in Third School Shooting in Eight Days; Suspect Identified as 17-Year-Old Boy

In what’s being reported as the third gun-related incident at a U.S. school in recent days, at least 10 people were killed and 10 others injured this morning at Santa Fe High School in the southeastern Texas city of Santa…

What CBS Is Offering Advertisers Instead of Reduced Commercial Loads

“Unlike TV rivals, CBS isn’t joining the crowd in cutting back on advertising inventory this season,” MediaPost reports. “Instead, during its upfront presentation, CBS offered a new data product for advertisers.” The new product is called DnA, for Data and…

Jennifer Aniston to Play First Female U.S. President — With a Twist

Netflix announced plans today for a new project starring Jennifer Aniston as the first female president of the U.S. — with Tig Notaro to play her wife. “First Ladies” is being written by Notaro and Stephanie Allynne based on their…

Actor Jeffrey Tambor a Hot Topic at ‘Arrested Development’ Premiere

With Jeffrey Tambor making one of his first public appearances in months at Thursday’s Los Angeles premiere for the Netflix cult comedy “Arrested Development,” much of the talk was about the decision to keep the actor as part of the…

Nielsen Adds a New Metric for Local Stations

Nielsen has come up with an answer after hearing from TV station executives that the measuring service needs to account for time-shifted viewing. MediaPost reports that the company says it will offer a separate data stream that will include one…

NBC Books Star-Studded Finale for ‘The Voice’

NBC revealed plans today for the live two-hour season finale of its hit singing competition “The Voice,” with some serious star power lined up for the event. Among the top recording artists scheduled to take part are Jason Aldean, James…

Jason Aldean, James Bay, Big Sean, Florence + the Machine, Halsey, Dua Lipa, Season 13 Winner Chloe Kohanski and More to Perform on ‘Voice’ Finale

Press release from NBC, Friday, May 18, 2018: Superstar recording artists Jason Aldean, James Bay, Florence + the Machine, Halsey featuring Big Sean, Dua Lipa and season 13 winner Chloe Kohanski are set to perform on the live two-hour Tuesday,…

‘X-Files’ Star Gillian Anderson’s Next TV Project Is All About Sex

Gillian Anderson, beloved by legions of “X-Files” fans, has her next TV role lined up, and this time around the focus is clearly on sex. Deadline reports that Anderson will star as a sex therapist in the Netflix original series…