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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.

TV Show to Air ‘Wall to Wall’ for 127 Hours

A single show will take over a network for eight days leading up to its season 21 premiere. The show is “South Park,” which will be the focus of a marathon on Comedy Central starting Wednesday, Sept. 6. The show…

‘Downton Abbey’ Star Heads West

One of the main stars of “Downton Abbey” will be seen in a very different light in her upcoming series. Netflix today announced release plans for the Western series “Godless,” in which “Downton’s” Michelle Dockery stars along with Jeff Daniels…

Rare Prince Movie Heads to Television

A concert film starring Prince that hasn’t been seen on U.S. television in more than a decade has been acquired by Showtime, where the movie, “Sign O’ the Times,” will begin airing Sept. 16. “Created as a companion to the…

ESPN Getting Reamed After Removing Announcer From Game Because of His Name

ESPN has been a target of ridicule for pulling an announcer because his name is Robert Lee. In the wake of violence in Charlottesville, Va., where neo-Nazis rallied to protest the takedown of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E….

Nude Photos Leaked in New Celebrity Hack — Tiger Woods and Ex-Girlfriend Lindsey Vonn Among the Victims

A new hack targeting celebrities has resulted in the release of nude photos of Katharine McPhee, Kristen Stewart, Miley Cyrus, Stella Maxwell and other stars, along with pics of Tiger Woods and his former girlfriend, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, TMZ…

Finally, a Member of ‘Fake News’ Owns Up to Its Destructive Ways

A column running under the headline “An apology to Donald Trump from the ‘fake news’ media” appears today in the Chicago Tribune, but the writer, Rex Huppke, appears to have tongue in cheek as he writes: “After watching Donald Trump’s…

Two Heavyweights Partner Up to Go After Amazon

Amazon may finally have met its match in the e-commerce space it has dominated, with heavyweights Walmart and Google joining forces to take on the segment leader. “The two companies said Google would start offering Walmart products to people who…

New Series From Dick Wolf, Who Has Brought a String of Hits to NBC, Will Not Be on NBC

The upcoming series from Dick Wolf, whose many hits for NBC have included both the “Law & Order” franchise and the “Chicago” franchise, will be running not on NBC but on Oxygen. The cable channel took the wraps off plans…

Sinclair Explains Why Its Proposed Acquisition of Tribune Is Essential for the Future of Broadcast TV

The Sinclair Broadcast Group is making the case for its $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media, which is awaiting approval after the companies agreed to the deal back in May. The company’s argument, detailed in a 173-page filing with the…

Norman Lear Lands Passion Project at NBC

A passion project for legendary TV comedy creator Norman Lear has landed a deal at NBC. Deadline reports that the network gave a pilot production commitment to “Guess Who Died,” a comedy project Lear has had in the works for…