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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.

Fox, ABC and NBC Cancel More Shows

The bloodbath continued for the broadcast networks’ prime-time programs Friday, with ABC, NBC and Fox all swinging the cancellation ax. Fox continued to exorcise programs from its prime-time lineup into the afternoon, following up on its earlier cancellation of “Lucifer,”…

CBS Gives Series Orders to Four Dramas and a Comedy

On a day of non-stop programming news for the broadcast networks, CBS added to its lineup for 2018-2019 with series orders for four comedies and a drama. The Futon Critic reports that one of the drama series is “The Code,”…

ABC Orders Two Drama Series

Amid a flurry of programming moves among all the major broadcast networks Friday, ABC gave series orders to two dramas, “Grand Hotel” and “Whiskey Cavalier.” The Futon Critic cites a press release in which ABC describes “Grand Hotel” as follows:…

Add Another Drama and a Comedy Series to the Casualties at NBC

The cancellation ax continued to fall into the afternoon Friday at NBC, which pulled the plug on the drama series “The Brave” and the comedy “Great News.” “‘The Brave’ has lowered its battle flag,” Deadline reports. “NBC today canceled the…

ABC Pulls the Plug on Two Prime-Time Dramas

ABC got in on the feeding frenzy today as broadcast networks took the ax to their prime-time shows. At the Alphabet Network the cancellation ax fell on the dramas “Designated Survivor” and “Quantico.” The Futon Critic notes that the Kiefer…

NBC Cancels Drama Series

The cancellations have been coming at a furious pace at NBC ahead of the network’s upfront next week. A new casualty today is the drama series “Taken.” But Variety notes that the show, which was moved by the network in…

Fox Parts Ways With Drama Series

The cancellation ax has fallen on a Fox drama series. Announcing the demise of the show on which he plays the title role, “Lucifer” star Tom Ellis broke the news on Twitter. You can see his tweet below. Based on…

‘Last Man Standing’ Revived on Another Network

A year after it was canceled by ABC, the Tim Allen sitcom “Last Man Standing” has officially been revived by Fox, Deadline reports. We reported last week that Fox was in talks with the show’s producer 20th Century Fox Television…

Founder of Indie Rock Band Dead at 36 — Singer-Songwriter’s Body Found Two Days After He Was Reported Missing

The search for the founder of an indie rock band ended late Thursday when the body of Scott Hutchison, 36, was found in a marina near Edinburgh, Scotland. Rolling Stone reports that Hutchison, the singer and guitarist in the Scottish…

ABC Renews Comedy Series

ABC has given a renewal to a prime-time comedy, with the show’s star breaking the news on Twitter. Minnie Driver sent out word Thursday night that “Speechless” had been picked up for a third season. She also indicated in a…