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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.

‘The Simpsons’ Is About to Pass a Classic Western for a Prestigious TV Record

The long-running Fox animated series “The Simpsons” is about to set a major telvision record when it airs its 636th episode later this month. At that point the series will pass vintage TV Western “Gunsmoke” to rank as the longest-running…

New Series Has the Biggest Cable Comedy Debut Since 2015

A comedy series that just premiered is tracking as No. 1 among all cable comedies this year. The series is TBS’s “The Last O.G.,” starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish and executive produced by Jordan Peele. TBS sent out word…

Nielsen Launches Next-Generation Analytics Platform

“Nielsen today rolled out Nielsen Grabix, its next-generation analytics platform that combines the power of minute-by-minute Nielsen ratings and Gracenote Real-Time Smart TV viewership data ‘for deeper insights into audience flow, retention and engagement,’” TVNewsCheck reports. “The new web-based intelligence…

‘Black-ish’ Lawsuit Appears to Be Headed to Trial

A legal dispute over the hit ABC series “black-ish” appears to be on its way to trial after a judge today refused to dismiss the case. Variety reports that the lawsuit accuses “black-ish” creator Kenya Barris of stealing the idea…

Local TV Reporter Catching Heat for Remarks Made When She Didn’t Realize Her Mic Was On

A local news reporter is dealing with backlash after she was caught making remarks that have been seen as insensitive. The New York Post reports that Sharifa Jackson, a reporter at WXTX in Columbus, Ga., made the blunder. The station…

Drama Series Gets Early Renewal

Even before its first episode premieres, a drama series has been renewed for a second season. BBC America announced the pickup today for “Killing Eve,” which premieres on the cable channel this Sunday, April 8. Produced by Sid Gentle Films…

Hall of Fame Wrestler Dies After Being Hit By Truck

A former professional wrestler who’s in the WWE Hall of Fame was killed when he was hit by a pickup truck Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh. WPXI reported that Thomas Sullivan, better known by his ring name “Luscious” Johnny Valiant, died…

Former Fox News Host Examines ‘Washington’s War on Women’

A former Fox News host is at the center of a new program with its sights set on exposing what Epix calls “a pervasive culture of sexual harassment held in place for decades by a deeply flawed system” in the…

Broadcast Net Acquires Legal Drama

A new legal drama is headed for a run on broadcast this summer after the announcement today from the CW that it has acquired “Burden of Truth” from Entertainment One. The series stars Kristin Kreuk (“Smallville,” “Beauty And The Beast”)…

New Series to Revisit Notorious Incident Credited With Helping to Create the 24-Hour News Cycle

An incident that made headlines and became “macabre entertainment” 25 years ago is the focus of the new docuseries “Lorena,” which was just greenlighted by Amazon Prime Video. Amazon describes the project as “a four-part documentary series that reveals the…