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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.

SharkFest, BarkFest, Big Cat Week and a Batch of New Shows: Nat Geo Wild Unleashes 2018-19 Upfront Slate

Nat Geo Wild just rolled out its upfront lineup, with the return of the hit series “The Incredible Dr. Pol,” the global stunts SharkFest and BarkFest, and new series including “Babies Diary” and “Savage Kingdom III: After the Fall” among…

‘1968,’ a Four-Part CNN Original Series Event, Debuts Sunday, May 27, at 9 p.m. ET

Press release from CNN, April 19, 2018: From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog comes a CNN Original Series Event, 1968. Airing over two nights – Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28 between 9…

Nat Geo Wild Unleashes 2018-19 Upfront Slate Featuring New Series and Specials That Celebrate Animals and the People Who Love Them

Press release from Nat Geo Wild, April 18, 2018: Nat Geo WILD continues its commitment to being the No. 1 destination for animal lovers of all ages, with the announcement today of the network’s 2018-19 Upfront Programming Slate. With a…

National Geographic Announces Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein’s Monster, as the Subject for Third Season of Critically Acclaimed Scripted Anthology Series ‘Genius’

Press release from National Geographic Channel, April 18, 2018: On the eve of the premiere of GENIUS: PICASSO on Tuesday, April 24, National Geographic announced today that the third season of its acclaimed scripted anthology series will bring to life…

‘Brockmire’ Recognized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum … Really

Press release from IFC, April 18, 2018: IFC today announced that the iconic plaid sport coat and microphone from the original comedy series, Brockmire, starring Hank Azaria as boozy broadcaster Jim Brockmire, have been accepted into the National Baseball Hall…

Former FBI Director James Comey Tells ‘The View’ What He Regrets Including in His New Book

James Comey, the FBI director famously fired by President Trump, said on “The View” on Wednesday that there was one passage he now regrets putting in his new book, reports Lisa de Moraes at Deadline.com It’s the paragraph in which…

Yet Another Series Coming From ‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Julian Fellowes—a Sports Drama for Netflix

“Julian Fellowes showed us the upstairs-downstairs world of an English country house in ‘Downton Abbey,’” writes the U.K. newspaper the Telegraph, adding, “For his latest television project, Fellowes is taking his fascination with the class divide in a more surprising…

Former Playboy Model Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Trump Affair

“A former Playboy model who said she had a 10-month affair with President Donald Trump settled her lawsuit Wednesday with a supermarket tabloid over an agreement that prohibited her from discussing the relationship publicly,” the AP reports. “Karen McDougal’s settlement…

First Lady Barbara Bush Was Not a Fan of ‘The Simpsons’ — Until She Received a Letter From Marge Simpson

Former first lady Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at age 92, wasn’t a fan of “The Simpsons” when the animated show first went on the air back in 1989, but a letter to Bush from Marge Simpson helped change her…

NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Plans Strong Season Finish — Guest Lineups Revealed for Last Three Shows

NBC revealed the guest hosts and musical guests for the season’s final three installments of “Saturday Night Live,” including a big finish with Tina Fey returning to host the season finale on May 19. Nicki Minaj will be the musical…