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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.

Comedy Central’s Eight-Day ‘South Park’ Marathon Leads to Big Ratings and a Big Season 21 Premiere

Press release from Comedy Central, Sept. 15, 2017: Comedy Central’s historic, eight-day, wall-to-wall marathon of over 250 episodes from across the first twenty seasons of the Emmy(R) and Peabody(R) Award-winning South Park earned huge ratings and drove Comedy Central to…

Hit HBO Comedy Series ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Starring Larry David, Returns for Its Ninth Season Oct. 1

Press release from HBO, Sept. 15, 2017: The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning comedy series CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, starring Larry David, returns for its ten-episode ninth season SUNDAY, OCT. 1 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), on HBO. The show stars “Seinfeld” co-creator David…

Late-Night Host Signs Major Extension

A late-night host will be on the job through 2022 after signing a major extension on his contract. Comedy Central today announced the extension for Trevor Noah, host of “The Daily Show.” As part of the deal, Noah will produce…

Clinton Impeachment Series Greenlighted

An upcoming scripted series promises to go inside the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. From Emmy-winning producer R.J. Cutler, “The Breach: Inside the Impeachment of Bill Clinton” was greenlighted by History. Eli Lehrer, executive vice president of programming for History,…

Time Inc.’s Free OTT Network Gets a New Name

Time Inc. is rebranding its free, ad-supported OTT network, which launched in September 2016. Formerly known as the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (PEN), the network will be rebranded as PeopleTV (PeopleTV.com). “Entertainment Weekly Studios will continue to contribute significantly to PeopleTV…

Showtime Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes on Its New Comedy Series

A new comedy series premiering next month on Showtime released a clip going behind the scenes to hear from the show’s star Jay Pharoah and cast members Utkarsh Ambudkar and Jacob Ming-Trent. The show is “White Famous,” which premieres Sunday,…

Fox News Anchor Extends Deal

The Fox News Channel has inked a new multiyear pact with one of its mainstays, “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace. Making the announcement today was Jay Wallace, president of news for Fox News Channel. Chris Wallace will continue his…

’60 Minutes’ Brings Aboard a TV Icon

CBS’s venerable “60 Minutes” has recruited one of the biggest names in television as the newsmagazine heads into its 50th anniversary year, announcing earlier this year that it is adding Oprah Winfrey to the lineup. Writing for the AP, veteran TV…

Will ESPN Host Survive Controversy Over Trump Attack?

A “SportsCenter” host may or may not be on track to remain employed by ESPN after getting in hot water over an attack on Donald Trump. Jemele Hill, who co-hosts the 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT version of ESPN’s flagship…

Singer for Popular Indie Rock Band Dead at 56

A musician and songwriter who sang and played drums for the seminal alternative rock band Husker Du has died. Rolling Stone reports that Grant Hart is dead at 56 after being diagnosed with cancer. Former bandmate Bob Mould confirmed Hart’s…