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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.

Comedy Central Announces 2018-2019 Development Slate Including Two Series Pick-Ups and Five Pilot Orders

Press release from Comedy Central, April 17, 2018: Comedy Central today released its 2018-2019 development slate, including two series pick-ups and five pilot orders. The slate is headlined by orders for sketch series Alternatino with Arturo Castro and stand-up series…

OWN Announces Two New Series From Prolific Producer Will Packer

Press release from OWN, April 17, 2018: OWN announced today two new series from prolific hit-maker Will Packer (“Girls Trip,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Ride Along,” “Roots”) and his Will Packer Media banner: the soapy new drama series “Ambitions” from global…

CBS Ad Sales Announces ‘CBS Eye Max,’ a New Cross-Platform Innovation and Integrations Group

Press release from CBS Corp., April 17, 2018: Jo Ann Ross, President and Chief Advertising Revenue Officer, CBS Corporation, today announced CBS EYE MAX, a new cross-platform innovation and integrations group to be led by Linda René, Executive Vice President,…

Founder and CEO of World’s Largest Advertising Group Resigns

The chief executive of the world’s largest advertising group abruptly resigned over the weekend, ending his decades-long run leading WPP, the agency he helped found, The New York Times reports. The move by Martin Sorrell comes amid an investigation into…

L.A. Times to Move Out of the City of L.A. by This Summer

“For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Times will be housed outside the city of Los Angeles by this summer,” LA Observed reports. The report says the paper’s new owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, is moving the newsroom and…

‘Night Court’ Star Harry Anderson Dies

Actor Harry Anderson, who received three consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations in the 1980s for his role as Judge Harry Stone on the NBC comedy “Night Court,” has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Anderson died this morning in Asheville, N.C….

ABC Greenlights Comedy Spinoff

ABC gave a straight-to-series order for a new comedy series to premiere in the 2018-2019 broadcast season, which is a spinoff of the network’s “The Goldbergs.” “The spinoff will be set in 1990-something and follow the hilarious teachers of William…

Sean Hannity, Fox News Mainstay, Named in Court as a Client of Trump’s Lawyer Michael Cohen

“A lawyer for Michael D. Cohen said in court on Monday that one of Mr. Cohen’s clients was Sean Hannity, the Fox News personality and an ardent defender of President Trump,” The New York Times reports. “Lawyers for Mr. Cohen,…

Carol Burnett Lines Up an Impressive Guest List for Her New TV Series

TV legend Carol Burnett is making her return to series television, and she will be surrounded by an impressive lineup of guest stars. “A Little Help with Carol Burnett” premieres May 4 on Netflix. In an announcement today, the streaming…

‘Good Morning America’ Regular to Have Less Screen Time

One of the regulars on ABC’s daytime staple “Good Morning America” will have less to do on the show from now on. Variety reports that Lara Spencer will be appearing less often on the show, which has become the most-watched…