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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.

MTV Expands ‘TRL’ Franchise

MTV will be airing versions of its “Total Request Live” franchise across three dayparts by summer, expanding to include late-night and morning editions, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The news follows an earlier report by TMZ indicating that the…

Man Dressed as Elsa From ‘Frozen’ Pushes Boston Police Wagon Out of the Snow — Hilarious Video Goes Viral

As onlookers cheered, laughed and shot video, a man dressed as Elsa from the Disney animated film “Frozen” freed a Boston Police vehicle that had gotten stuck in the snow Tuesday. Video of the incident made its way to Facebook,…

Harper Lee’s Estate Sues Over Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Mockingbird’

The estate of “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee is upset about an adaptation of the novel by Aaron Sorkin, and is taking the production to court. The New York Times reports that the stage production is “one of…

Why Viacom Networks Went Dark for 17 Minutes — and Why Some of the Channels Are Changing Their Logos

Viacom-owned cable channels went dark for 17 minutes today starting at 10 a.m. ET as a show of solidarity with nationwide school walkouts against gun violence. The company posted an announcement Tuesday on the Viacom blog saying: “At 10 a.m….

CNN Moves Morning Anchor to Prime Time

CNN is shuffling its prime-time and morning lineups, filling a slot in its prime-time lineup by bringing aboard Chris Cuomo from mornings and moving John Berman into Cuomo’s morning spot. Cuomo’s new show, “Cuomo Prime Time,” will air at 9…

ABC’s New ‘American Idol’ Already Has a Scandal

It didn’t take long for the ABC revival of “American Idol” to generate its first scandal. The singing competition premiered Sunday, and today the news is all about what’s being called an “unwanted kiss” planted by judge Katy Perry on…

Miley Cyrus Hit With $300 Million Lawsuit, Accused of Stealing Hit Song

Singer Miley Cyrus has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over her smash hit “We Can’t Stop,” released in 2013. Reuters reports that the $300 million suit was filed Tuesday by a Jamaican songwriter who says the song closely…

Cable Channels Announce Special Programming in Honor of the Late Stephen Hawking

Following the news today that the legendary physicist Stephen Hawking had died at age 76, Discovery Channel and Science Channel announced a slate of special programs in honor of the legendary physicist. The tributes over the next several days will include…

A&E Greenlights Four New Original Series

A&E is adding four new series to its original programming slate, as the cable channel celebrates 12 consecutive months of growth in total viewers. The network today announced the nonfiction projects (all working titles) “Many Sides of Jane,” “Lost for…

U.S. Olympian Producing TV Series

An athlete who just won an Olympic medal as part of the U.S. team competing in PyeongChang is partnering with Ellen DeGeneres to launch a reality TV series. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that DeGeneres and figure skater…