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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.

CBS Unveils Prime-Time Lineup for Fall

CBS released its lineup of prime-time programs today for fall 2018, with plans to add eight new series throughout the season, including five for fall, along with the return of the network’s acclaimed “Murphy Brown.” The new programs join 24…

CBS Rolls Out First Look Videos for ‘Murphy Brown’ Reboot, Other New Fall Shows

CBS has just released first look trailers for its new fall programs, including the reboot of its classic sitcom “Murphy Brown,” which you can watch below. Click here to see trailers and details for the other new shows, including “Happy…

Cable Drama Series to End Its Run After Fifth Season

The upcoming fifth season of an action drama series running on cable will be the show’s last. Kevin Reilly, president of TBS and TNT, confirmed plans to wrap up TNT’s “The Last Ship,” Deadline reports. “A sixth season of the…

Senior Leadership Named for the New Fox — With One Key Name Missing

The proposed “new Fox” that will be left after the acquisition of key assets of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company will have Lachlan Murdoch, the current executive chairman of 21st Century Fox, as its chairman and chief…

Will CBS-Viacom Legal Fight End With Moonves Leaving the Company?

A story published today by The Hollywood Reporter examines some of the most intriguing questions surrounding the increasingly nasty battle over a possible CBS-Viacom merger. “Is Shari Redstone the protagonist in a drama that could be titled ‘Daddy Dearest,’ in…

ABC Lines Up Heavyweight Teams to Kick Off ‘Saturday Night Football’

ABC announced a lineup of powerhouse college football teams to get the ball rolling for the upcoming season of “Saturday Night Football,” with Alabama, Penn State and Ohio State all scheduled to play in the first three weeks. Kickoff week…

Turner Makes a Case for Getting Rid of the Nielsen Ratings

The top brass at Turner Broadcasting made it clear today they’re ready to “retire the Nielsen television metric.” MediaPost reports that company leaders announced “their intention to go all in on audience targeting — encouraging media buyers to shift away…

CBS Responds to Pauley Perrette; Mystery of Alleged Assaults Not Cleared Up

CBS has responded to the vague tweets sent out Sunday by Pauley Perrette, who, until recently, was on “NCIS,” playing Abby. As we previously reported, here are two of those tweets by Perrette: “There is a ‘machine’ keeping me silent,…

Senate Votes to Overturn FCC’s Rollback of Net Neutrality Rules

In a move that’s being called a “symbolic blow” to the FCC’s new rule on net neutrality, the Senate voted 52-47 today to nullify the panel’s rollback of regulations, NPR reports. The report notes that despite today’s vote the new…

First Look Trailers for CBS’s New Series for Fall 2018

Press release and trailers from CBS, May 16, 2018: First Look At Happy Together on CBS Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West star in a comedy about a 30-something happily married couple who begin to reconnect with their younger,…