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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.

‘Thursday Night Football’ Continues Its Ratings Rise

Coverage of Thursday night’s NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers grew in the ratings over last season’s comparable game. CBS announced that “Thursday Night Football” on the CBS Network and the NFL Network was up 7% from…

Megyn Kelly Wades Into Harvey Weinstein Scandal, Revisits Fallout From Clash With Trump

Megyn Kelly offered her own perspective on the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal on this morning’s installment of NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today,” including revisiting her own experiences stemming from her high-profile clash with Donald Trump during a Republican primary debate…

ABC Developing ‘Eight Hundred Grapes’

ABC is moving forward with “Eight Hundred Grapes,” with Deadline reporting that the network gave a put pilot commitment to the drama project set in California’s wine country. Based on Laura Dave’s book, the project comes from “The Path” co-executive…

‘Stranger Things 2’ Closes In on Launch

Netflix put the word out today about the impending season launch of its hot show “Stranger Things,” which rolls out globally on the streamer on Oct. 27. The service released the final trailer for the season, which you can watch…

Amazon Studios Chief Roy Price, Accused of Sexual Harassment, Is Suspended

“Roy Price, the executive in charge of Amazon’s growing investment in movies and television shows, was suspended by the company on Thursday after a Hollywood producer publicly accused him of making unwanted sexual advances toward her,” reports The New York…

PBS Has Its Largest Audience Since the ‘Downton Abbey’ Finale

A series that premiered recently on PBS looks like a hit for the broadcast service. The AP reports that approximately 13 million people saw the premiere episode of the new Ken Burns documentary “The Vietnam War,” which premiered Sept. 17….

Actress Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Raping Her

A popular actress has come out with some of the most direct public accusations yet against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. Rose McGowan, known for her run on the WB series “Charmed,” indicated in a series of tweets that Weinstein…

Drama Series Receives Full-Season Order

A new drama series that has been one of the ratings standouts among the season’s rookie programs has been given a full-season order by CBS. The network announced the order today for “SEAL Team.” CBS noted that the show, which…

All the Details (So Far) on Shonda Rhimes’ New Spinoff From ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

ABC’s long-running hit medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” has already spawned one successful spinoff series in “Private Practice,” and now Shonda Rhimes and ABC are hoping for a similar success story for the show’s upcoming second spinoff. The untitled Seattle-based project,…

Lawmakers Seek Action on Trump Threats

Donald Trump’s overtures this week hinting at possible revocation of broadcasters’ licenses have caught the attention of some Capitol Hill lawmakers. As we reported previously, Trump lashed out this week at the media, and at NBC in particular, after becoming…