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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.

NBC Renews Drama Series

NBC will bring back the drama series that the network says was the No. 1 broadcast drama of the summer in the key demo of adults 18-49. The supernatural thriller “Midnight, Texas” will return for a second season. Eric Charmelo…

New Daytime Entry Promises to Be ‘Unfiltered, Uncensored and Unexpected’

A new addition to the daytime talk landscape promises that “unfiltered, uncensored and unexpected” will be the norm on the show. “The Raw Word,” hosted by culture critic and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, premieres March…

RuPaul Joins Comedy Series

A popular comedy series can be expected to go in a slightly different direction with the addition of RuPaul to the cast. Netflix today announced plans to bring the TV personality aboard for season five of “Grace and Frankie.” RuPaul…

Dan Rather’s New Website Hits a Milestone

The new website from former CBS News mainstay Dan Rather reached a milestone in its second month of operation, surpassing 1 million unique visitors in January. The startup site, News & Guts, features a mix of political commentary, original reporting…

Tony Winner Reimagines the ‘Muppet Babies’ Theme for New Series

Disney is “reimagining” the “Muppet Babies” and the new series, which premieres next month on Disney Channel, will come with an updated theme song performed by Tony winner Renee Elise Goldsberry. “The iconic theme song has been reimagined for a…

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Travels the World to Learn About Sex

A new series premiering next month on CNN finds network mainstay Christiane Amanpour poking around people’s sex lives around the world. The network announced today that “Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World” will premiere Saturday, March 17. Amanpour…

Think Your Family Has Problems? Watch the Official Trailer for the New ‘Marriage Boot Camp’

A trailer released today for the upcoming season of the “Marriage Boot Camp” franchise puts family dysfunction in the spotlight. WE tv’s “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition,” the show’s 10th season, premieres March 9. “This season, ‘Teen Mom’…

Devilish ‘Midnight, Texas’ Earns Second Season Renewal on NBC

Press release from NBC, Feb. 14, 2018: “Midnight, Texas,” the #1 summer broadcast drama in the 18-49 demo, has been renewed for a second season on NBC. Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder, who served as consulting producers on the first…

With Daytime’s Newest Entry, ‘The Raw Word,’ Hosted by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Unfiltered, Uncensored and Unexpected Are the Rule and Not the Exception

Press release from Final Level Productions, Feb. 14, 2018: Beginning March 5th, daytime will get a dose of no-holds barred honesty, energy and witty commentary courtesy of one of the country’s most outspoken cultural voices, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. Irreverent…

New CNN Original Series ‘Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World’ Debuts Saturday, March 17

Press release from CNN, Feb. 14, 2018: The new six-part CNN Original Series, Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World, premieres Saturday, March 17, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Having built an illustrious career interviewing global power players and reporting…