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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.

Country Music Superstar Luke Bryan and Music Icon Lionel Richie Round Out Judges Panel for ‘American Idol’ on ABC

Press release from ABC, Sept. 29, 2017: Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie have signed on as judges for the beloved music competition series “American Idol” for its first season on ABC. They round out the panel of judges, alongside judge…

Showtime Offers New Series ‘White Famous’ for Early Sampling

Press release from Showtime, Sept. 29, 2017: Starting today, SHOWTIME is giving viewers nationwide an early opportunity to sample the series premiere of the network’s hilarious new half-hour comedy WHITE FAMOUS, starring Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live) and based on…

“Will & Grace” Is NBC’s Top New or Returning NBC Comedy Debut in Six Years

Press release from NBC, Sept. 29, 2017: Thursday Primetime Ratings: Powered by the return of “Will & Grace,” NBC has scored its most-watched Premiere Thursday (6.452 million) in nine years (7.930 million in 2008). The ninth season debut of “Will…

Heidi Blickenstaff and Cozi Zuehlsdorff Set to Star and Steve Carr Will Direct a Contemporary Musical Update of the Hit Comedy ‘Freaky Friday’ as Part of the Disney Channel Original Movie Franchise

Press release from Disney Channel, Sept. 29, 2017: Actresses Heidi Blickenstaff (“The Little Mermaid” and “Something Rotten!” on Broadway and the stage production of “Freaky Friday”) and Cozi Zuehlsdorff (“Dolphin Tale,” “Liv and Maddie”) will star in an update of…

Cult Classic to Be Remade for TV

A 1993 feature film that developed a cult following is being brought to TV with an all-new cast. Deadline reports that the Disney Channel is in the early stages of a remake of “Hocus Pocus.” The original Disney feature starred…

Comedy of Errors Continues During Week One of ‘Megyn Kelly Today’

In the latest incident of a ragged first week for NBC’s new high-profile morning show “Megyn Kelly Today,” EW.com reports about an unfortunate mishap on Thursday morning’s show. “On Thursday, while Kelly was interviewing soccer star Carli Lloyd, an unidentified…

Drama Series Canceled

A cable drama series has been hit with the cancellation ax just one month after the show’s season finale. The demise of Spike’s Stephen King series “The Mist” comes after the show, which premiered back in June, aired a single…

Rocker’s Reality Series Gets Green Light

A new reality series promises to shine a light on a well-known rocker and his family as they “live, laugh, bicker and rock all under one roof.” The rocker is Eddie Money, best known for his late ’70s and ’80s…

Weird ‘SNL’ Sketch Inspires Special

A special based on one of “Saturday Night Live’s” most perplexing sketches of recent seasons was announced today by NBC. “The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special” is an animated production based on the Halloween-themed “Haunted Elevator” sketch from the Oct….

‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ vs. ‘Megyn Kelly Today’: Who’s Winning?

In the “Kelly vs. Kelly” (Ripa vs. Megyn) battle for 9 a.m. eyeballs pitting the established “Live with Kelly and Ryan” against NBC’s new kid on the block, “Megyn Kelly Today,” ABC’s syndicated Kelly Ripa-Ryan Seacrest chatfest is claiming victory….