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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.

TBS Renews Two Shows

TBS has just given renewals two of its series, announcing that it will bring back the comedies “The Last O.G.” and “Search Party.” “The Last O.G.,” starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish, will return for a second season, with “Search…

Big Summer Concert Kickoff to Be Televised for the First Time

A big summer concert that is considered the unofficial kickoff event for the summer concert season will be televised for the first time. Freeform announced plans to televise “iHeartRadio Wango Tango” on Sunday, June 3. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the…

ABC’s Renewal of This Show Makes It the Longest-Running Prime-Time Drama in the History of the Network

A recently announced renewal by ABC means that the longest-running prime-time drama of all time on the network will be “Grey’s Anatomy.” The medical drama, which is the network’s No. 1 drama in the key demo of adults 18-49, was…

Noah Emmerich — Stan on ‘The Americans’ — Lands in Another Spy Series

Actor Noah Emmerich, who has had a high profile on TV lately as FBI agent Stan Beeman on FX’s “The Americans,” just joined the cast of “The Spy,” which is in the works at Netflix. The six-episode limited series explores…

Netflix Explores the Bond Between a Boy and His Robot

A video released today by Netflix examines the relationship the streaming service says is at the heart of its “Lost in Space” reboot — the relationship between young Will Robinson and his mysterious robot. In the clip, Maxwell Jenkins, who…

Award-Winning Journalist Gretchen Carlson Returns to Television with Overall Deal at A+E Networks

Press release from A+E Networks, April 23, 2018: A instrumental force in the #MeToo Movement and one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2017, renowned journalist, author and female empowerment advocate Gretchen Carlson is returning to television, joining…

TBS Renews Ratings Juggernaut ‘The Last O.G.’ for a Second Season and Critically Acclaimed ‘Search Party’ for a Third Season

Press release from TBS, April 23, 2018: TBS has given season pickups to two of its original series. Cable’s #1 comedy The Last O.G. will return with a second season and the blistering breakout comedy-thriller Search Party is renewed for…

ABC’s ‘American Idol’ to Make History With the First-Ever Coast-to-Coast Simul-Vote

Press release from ABC, April 23, 2018: For the first time in the history of American television, a reality-competition series will allow viewers to watch and vote from both coasts simultaneously as “American Idol” is simulcast in all time zones…

A Boy and His … Robot? Netflix’s ‘Lost in Space’ Reimagines the Classic Friendship

Press release from Netflix, April 23, 2018: Timmy and Lassie. Elliott and E.T. Will Robinson and the Robot. The strongest friendships aren’t always between humans. In Netflix’s Lost in Space, Will Robinson and the Robot form an unexpected, unbreakable bond…

‘Grey’s’ Goes for 15 — ABC Renews Its Longest-Running Primetime Drama for a Historic 15th Season

Press release from ABC, April 20, 2018: ABC’s hit medical drama series “Grey’s Anatomy” has been picked up for another season, it was announced today by Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ has a special place in my heart…