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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.

‘Game of Thrones’ to Return in 2019

HBO made the official announcement today that the final season of “Game of Thrones” will arrive in 2019. Season eight will consist of six episodes. Directors for the new season are David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel…

Late-Night Goes Off on Trump’s Fake News Awards

A number of late-night hosts seized on Donald Trump’s tweet Tuesday promising that he will be announcing “the most dishonest & corrupt media awards of the year” next week. CBS’s Stephen Colbert sent out a tweet Wednesday evening saying: “So…

Series From ‘Game of Thrones’ Author George R.R. Martin Gets Green Light

A series order has been given to a new project based on the George R.R. Martin novella “Nightflyers.” Syfy today announced that it is moving forward with the series, from Universal Cable Productions. The cast features Gretchen Mol, Eoin Macken,…

CBS’s ‘Late Show’ Notches Milestone

With results in for the fourth quarter of 2017, CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” delivered the network’s largest viewer total in late-night in eight years. CBS announced today that the show averaged 3.88 million viewers in the period,…

Grammys Gear Up for Return to New York

CBS and the Recording Academy are collaborating to bring the Grammy Awards back to New York after 15 years, with the 60th annual Grammy Awards ceremony set for Sunday, Jan. 28. Hosted by James Corden, the event will be broadcast…

CBS Brings Its Late-Night Stars to Facebook Watch

CBS is bringing late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and James Corden to Facebook’s high-stakes video hub Watch, Ad Age reports. The platform was set to debut short-form clips from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” this afternoon, with clips from “The…

Hulu, Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation Team Up to Bring Back ‘Animaniacs’

Press release from Hulu, Jan. 4, 2018: Hulu, Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation today announced a new deal to create and premiere a brand-new version of the iconic family friendly cartoon franchise Animaniacs. Under the two-season straight-to-series order, Steven…

Donald Trump vs. Steve Bannon

Posted by ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Jan. 4, 2018: While the weather is cold, Donald Trump is very hot. Jimmy talks about Trump’s announcement that he will be putting on a fake news media awards show, getting called out by…

Amazon Prime Original Series ‘Patriot’ Casts Debra Winger for Season Two

Press release from Amazon, Jan. 4, 2018: Amazon Prime Original Series Patriot has cast three-time Academy Award and Emmy nominated Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment, An Officer and a Gentleman) as a series regular for its second season debuting next…

Grammy Nominees Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town and P!nk Set to Bring Music’s Biggest Night Back to New York After 15 Years

Press release from CBS, Jan. 4, 2018: CBS and the Recording Academy announce the first group of artists to perform on this year’s milestone 60TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS. Taking the stage on Music’s Biggest Night will be current GRAMMY nominee…