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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.

Late-Night Shows Seize on Epic Rant by New White House Communications Director

A profanity-laced interview with Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, fueled a round of renewed White House mockery by the late-night shows. A number of shows “feasted on the profane conversation that [Scaramucci] had with The New Yorker…

Do We Have a Winner in the Bidding for the Scripps Cable Networks?

Scripps Networks Interactive, owner of a suite of cable channels that includes Food Network and HGTV, could be owned by Discovery Communications in a deal that may be signed as early as next week, The New York Post reports. Viacom…

NBC Boss ‘Skeptical’ of Streaming

The head honcho at NBCUniversal appears to be part of an increasingly exclusive group of industry movers and shakers who aren’t yet sold on streaming video. Steve Burke, NBCUniversal CEO, commented on the OTT business during Comcast’s earnings call Thursday,…

Cord Cutting Not as Bad as Feared

As results come in for the second quarter, a tally of subscriber losses in the pay-TV sector reveals that cord cutting during the period was not as severe as analysts predicted. “So far, with Comcast, AT&T, Charter Communications, Verizon and…

‘Walking Dead’ Producers Pull the Plug on TCA Event

A presentation for AMC’s “The Walking Dead” that had been scheduled for the Television Critics Association summer press tour was canceled so the show’s producers could attend the funeral of stuntman John Bernecker, who was killed earlier this month in…

Lifetime Renews Two Shows, Starts Production on a New Psychological Thriller, Greenlights a Slate of New Movies and Announces Fall Movie Premieres

Lifetime announced a batch of programming moves, including picking up new seasons of the scripted shows “UnREAL,” renewed for a fourth season, and “Mary Kills People,” which will return for season two. The channel also announced the start of production…

Fox Network Names New Senior VP of Comedy

The Fox Broadcasting Company announced a key executive move today on the comedy side, naming Jonathan Gabay as senior vice president of comedy development and programming. David Madden, president of entertainment for Fox, made the announcement. Gabay will report directly…

The Season 4 Trailer for ‘Transparent’ Just Came Out Today

Amazon has just released the official trailer for season four of the acclaimed series “Transparent,” which you can see below. “The Pfeffermans take off on a spiritual and political journey as they dig deep into their family’s history,” the streaming…

‘Gotham’ to Return Thursday, Sept. 21, Followed by Time Period Premiere of Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville,’ on Fox

Press release from Fox, July 28, 2017: Season Four of GOTHAM will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the time period premiere of Seth MacFarlane’s new space adventure series, THE ORVILLE (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), on FOX….

Lifetime Bolsters Scripted Content With Season Four Renewal of UnREAL,’ Season Two Pickup of ‘Mary Kills People’ and Start of Production on Psychological Thriller ‘You’

Press release from Lifetime, July 28, 2017: Lifetime ups its premium scripted content with new season greenlights of the critically-acclaimed drama series UnREAL for a fourth season and freshman drama Mary Kills People for a season two, it was announced…