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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.

Archaeologists Believe They Have Found the Tomb of the Original Santa Claus — It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

Better keep the children from reading this story if you think they might be traumatized to learn that Santa is dead, but the BBC is reporting that archaeologists think they may have found the tomb of the orginal Santa Claus….

Brooke Shields Reveals the Pickup Line Donald Trump Once Used on Her

Actress Brooke Shields recalled an incident from her past in which Donald Trump asked her out, revealing the odd pickup line he used on her in the clip from “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” Here’s the video, with…

Fox News Channel Tweaks Programming Lineup

Fox News Channel today announced a change to its programming lineup, with the expansion of its signature morning show “Fox & Friends.” The cable channel is adding the extension “Fox & Friends First,” which will run from 4-6 a.m. ET,…

A Major Entertainment Magazine Heads West After Almost 30 Years in New York

A prominent weekly entertainment magazine is relocating from New York, where it has been headquartered for almost 30 years, to Los Angeles. Variety reports that Entertainment Weekly, which has 66 staffers in New York, will make the move by next…

HRTS to Be Led by a Woman for the First Time as Executive Director Exits

For the first time in the 70-year history of HRTS, formerly known as the Hollywood Radio and Television Society, the organization will be led by a woman. HRTS announced today that veteran industry producer and journalist Melissa Grego was named…

Noted L.A. Times Book Editor Dies — He Achieved Fame by Telling the Stories of the Famous

A journalist, critic and author whose many collaborations with celebrities helped him achieve his own level of fame has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Digby Diehl, a former book editor for the paper, died Sept. 26 in L.A….

Starz Greenlights Savory Drama Series ‘Sweetbitter’

Press release from Starz, Oct. 4, 2017: Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht announced today that the network has ordered straight to series six half-hour episodes of the scripted drama “Sweetbitter,” based on the national best-selling novel of the same…

CBS All Access Original Comedy Series ‘No Activity’ to Premiere on November 12

Press release from CBS, Oct. 4, 2017: CBS All Access, the CBS Television Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service, today announced its first original comedy series, NO ACTIVITY, will premiere on Sunday, November 12, the same…

Fox News Channel Announces Expansion of ‘Fox & Friends’ Franchise

Press release from Fox News Channel, Oct. 4, 2017: FOX News Channel (FNC) is expanding the FOX & Friends franchise by one hour, announced Suzanne Scott, president of programming for FNC. Beginning October 9th, FOX & Friends FIRST will be…

Television’s No. 1 New Drama Gets Full-Season Order

The new broadcast season is barely a week old, but one rookie drama series is already being anointed as the season’s top new drama and has been rewarded with a full-season order. ABC announced the order today for “The Good…