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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.

Kevin Spacey Name-Check Edited Out of NBC Series, Given to a Different Actor

One of the least important, but still telling, setbacks for actor Kevin Spacey as he deals with the fallout from accusations that he made sexual advances toward an underage boy is that Spacey lost the privilege of being name-checked on…

NBC Pulls Original Programming

NBC pulled some of its original programming from the prime-time lineup as the broadcast networks brace for competition from tonight’s Game 7 of the World Series on Fox. The moves follow a similar programming tweak by CBS, as we reported…

Viacom Creates New Unit, Names President

Viacom Inc. announced today that it has created a new unit and is bringing aboard Kelly Day from multiplatform media company AwesomenessTV to oversee it. Day takes on the title of president of Viacom Digital Studios. The new unit is…

CBS Makes Room for Monday Night Comedy

CBS announced its prime-time schedule for the upcoming Monday nights, making room on Nov. 13 for the season two premiere of the Matt LeBlanc series “Man With a Plan.” The freshman comedy “9JKL” moves to its new time slot, 9:30-10…

Amazon Releases Action-Packed Footage From Its No. 1 Global Hit

Amazon has released spectacular new footage from the TV series that the streamer says is its No. 1 global hit show, “The Grand Tour.” The new clip, a 2-minute-plus trailer for the show’s second season, can be seen below. The…

World Series Continues to Deliver Eyeballs

Viewers continue to be drawn to this year’s World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers pulling out a 3-1 win in Tuesday’s Game 6 to force a deciding Game 7 tonight. Based on Nielsen…

CBS Tweaks Its Prime-Time Schedule

CBS announced a change to the broadcast network’s prime-time programming lineup today, with the move affecting tonight’s schedule. A new episode of “Survivor” will air at 8 p.m., as previously scheduled, but it will be followed by two repeat episodes…

NBC Pulls Tonight’s ‘SVU,’ ‘Chicago PD’ Originals Versus World Series

Press release from NBC, Nov. 1, 2017: NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (as of : 11/1/2017 ) Wednesday November 1, 2017 – Wednesday November 15, 2017 “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” “GONE FISHIN’” REPEAT 11/01/2017 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : SEASON…

Top NPR Editor Placed on Leave, Accused of Sexual Harassment

“NPR is investigating allegations by two women who said the head of its news department made unwanted physical contact with them while he was employed by another news organization nearly two decades ago,” The Washington Post reports. “The women, both…

Popular Talk Host Passes Out on Live TV

Staffers on a popular talk show are expressing concern over the health of the show’s host after she passed out on live TV. TMZ reports that Wendy Williams fainted in the middle of her show this morning — you can…