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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 Drama Sets Return Date

NBC has settled on the date when it will launch the new season of its popular drama series “Chicago Med. The Futon Critic reports that the show will return for season three on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 10 p.m. ET/PT….

Time Inc. Implements Cost-Cutting Moves — Here’s What It Means for Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Time and Other Titles

Time Inc., which is looking at what many insiders expect to be a grim fourth quarter, announced a number of cost-cutting measures, with The New York Post reporting that the company “will slash the circulation of Time and People en…

Cult Favorite TV Series to Be Rebooted

A reboot of a TV series from the 1980s that became a cult favorite is in the works as part of Apple’s scripted strategy. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the tech company has inked a deal with Steven…

Reinventing the TV Model: Plan in the Works to Have Advertisers Pay for Commercials Based on People Actually Buying a Product or Service

A movement is under way to implement a new advertising model with the potential to change how the business of television is done. “A coterie of cable and broadcast TV networks have joined together in the hopes of unveiling an…

ESPN Suspends ‘SportsCenter’ Host

ESPN has hit one of its high-profile on-air personalities with a two-week suspension, sending home “SportsCenter” host and commentator Jemele Hill over a series of tweets she sent out Sunday night, SI.com reports. Hill’s tweets called for an advertiser boycott…

Weinstein Accused of Rape in New Yorker Story

The New Yorker published its own bombshell story on Harvey Weinstein Tuesday, just days after a piece detailing sexual harassment allegations against Weinstein, published by The New York Times, helped bring about the downfall of the former movie mogul. Weinstein…

Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Other Actresses Reveal Harassment Allegations Against Harvey Weinstein

In the wake of bombshell allegations of sexual harassment against fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, actresses including Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie have begun to talk about their own encounters with Weinstein. The New York Times reports that Paltrow, who…

CBS Drama Series Renewed

CBS has picked up one of its new dramas for a second season. The network announced today that “Ransom” has been given an order for a 13-episode second season. The season will be filmed in Hungary, and will premiere in…

Tom Petty’s Death Remains a Mystery After Death Certificate Surfaces

The death of rock icon Tom Petty became even more of a mystery after his death certificate surfaced with no official cause of death given. TMZ reports that the certificate, filed with Los Angeles County, “says Petty passed away at…

Taking a Deep Dive Into the Life of the Notoriously Private Steven Spielberg

It’s everything you thought you knew about Steven Spielberg — and a whole lot more. In less than the running time of perhaps his most critically acclaimed film, “Schindler’s List,” a new documentary takes a deep dive into the life…