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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.

DC Rethinks Its Universe

Despite sucess in comics, on television and in games, there’s one area in which DC Entertainment has underperformed, according to a report Friday in Vulture, and that’s at the movies. “For years, they struggled at the multiplex while their blood…

‘American Idol’ Fills Out Judges’ Panel

ABC has announced the final two additions to the judges’ panel for its revival of “American Idol,” naming Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie as judges. The singers join Katy Perry on the three-judge panel. Ryan Seacrest returns to host the…

NBC Series Renewed

A spokesperson for NBC confirmed that the network has given a renewal to the series “Marlon,” which wrapped up its initial summer season Sept. 13. The Futon Critic reports that the summer comedy series was picked up for a second…

Warner Bros. Pulls the Plug on ‘Sex and the City’ Sequel — and the Rumors Fly

A number of different accounts are circulating about what went wrong with Warner Bros.’ plans for “Sex and the City 3,” but one thing is clear: The sequel is canceled. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail broke the news Thursday,…

Showtime Rolls Out Series for Free Sampling

The premiere episode of a new Showtime series is being made available for free, with the premium cable channel releasing the Jay Pharoah comedy “White Famous” on YouTube and SHO.com, along with a number of streaming services’ devices, websites, apps…

Disney and Altice Lay Down Their Arms for Yom Kippur

The high-stakes carriage war between Disney and Altice is taking a holiday. With Yom Kippur beginning at sundown tonight and running through Saturday night, the companies agreed to extend their carriage agreement until 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 1,…

“Will & Grace” Delivers for NBC

Insiders at NBC may be whispering today about a return to the network’s glory days of Must-See TV after a strong premiere week Thursday night driven by the “Will & Grace” revival. The network announced that “Will & Grace” ranks…

Good News for Fans of ‘Freaky Friday’

For fans of “Freaky Friday” — the feature film staple and stage production, not the Wall Street triple witching hour — the franchise is headed to TV. Disney announced today that a musical adaptation is in the works at Disney…

Final Black Sabbath Concert Heads to TV

The farewell concert by legendary metal band Black Sabbath, with founders Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler taking their final bows, will be televised by Showtime. The pay-cable channel announced today that “Black Sabbath: The End of the End”…

Numbers Are Up for NFL Game

Preliminary numbers for “Thursday Night Football” coverage of last night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears show an increase in viewers from the equivalent game last year. CBS announced that the game, which was carried on…