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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.

Wow: Look at All the Great Shows on This New Commercial-Free TV Service

A new commercial-free television service is expanding its programming lineup and its reach. The service, FX+, launched on Comcast this month and will become available to Cox subscribers next month. The service reportedly costs about $6 a month. The service…

Fox Locks In Plans for Live Musical

The Fox Broadcast Network has set the date for its live adaptation of the Broadway musical “Rent.” Fox announced today that “Rent” will air Jan. 27, 2019. Details on casting are still to be announced. “A re-imagining of Puccini’s ‘La…

Secret Society Gets a TV Series

One of the most mysterious secret societies of all time is the focus of a new scripted series coming to History. “Knightfall,” a drama series about the Knights Templar, is set to premiere Dec. 6. The series begins after the…

TV Station Group and Newspaper Group Merge

A station group that owns or operates TV and radio stations in 20 states, covering more than 16% of U.S. television households, is merging with a newspaper group that owns more than 110 newspapers, websites and publications in 22 states….

Canceled Drama Series Gets a Spinoff

After a long run that wrapped up earlier this year, the popular TV drama series “Pretty Little Liars” is poised to live on in the form of a spinoff. Freeform announced today that it has ordered the pilot for the…

Leslie Moonves vs. Lachlan Murdoch: CBS Outmaneuvers Fox to Land Key Acquisition

A piece published today by The Hollywood Reporter details how Leslie Moonves and CBS got the better of Lachlan Murdoch and 21st Century Fox in a hotly contested fight for control of Australia’s third-ranked TV network, Network Ten. “CBS surprised,…

Paramount Network Locks In Launch Plans, New Programming

Paramount Network now has a launch date and time, with the company announcing today that the network will officially bow Thursday, Jan. 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The network will kick off with a live one-hour episode of “Lip Sync…

Megyn Kelly Says She’s ‘Done With Politics’

New NBC morning show host Megyn Kelly joked about Donald Trump and proclaimed that she’s “done with politics” — “kind of” … “for now” — as she launched “Megyn Kelly Today” this morning on NBC. Here’s her emotional opening segment,…

‘The Voice’ Returns to NBC Tonight — Here’s a Preview

“The Voice” returns to NBC tonight with a new powerhouse coach in one of its swiveling red chairs. Jennifer Hudson — who first shot to fame as a contestant on “American Idol” in 2004 before going on to an acclaimed…

CBS Releases Initial Numbers for ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ Projects Huge Delayed Viewing

CBS rolled out the eagerly awaited premiere of its new “Star Trek” series Sunday on the broadcast network, ahead of the show’s exclusive run on the CBS All Access streaming service. The network announced today that 9.6 million viewers watched…