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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.

Plans Locked In for Return of ‘MythBusters’

The beloved series “MythBusters” is coming back, with a return date now locked in along with details about the new season and new team. The show is coming to Science Channel for a 14-episode season premiering Nov. 15. The show…

The First Person to Tweet From Space Will Anchor Coverage of Great American Eclipse

The person who is recognized as the first to tweet from space will have another space-related assignment as the host of Science Channel’s coverage of the upcoming Great American Eclipse. The channel announced today that former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino…

Two Big Media Firms in Battle to Acquire Scripps Networks

Scripps Networks is at the center of what’s shaping up to be a battle between Discovery Communications and Viacom to acquire the company, Variety reports. “Viacom and Discovery are both engaged in negotiations for Scripps, according to people familiar with…

CBS News Exec Headed Out

An executive who has been a part of CBS News, overseeing daily coverage on the company’s live-streaming service CBSN, is headed out. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Albert Lewitinn will take on a new position with MTV. Lewitinn joined CBS…

NBC Viewers Slow to Warm Up to Megyn Kelly

Former Fox News mainstay Megyn Kelly is closing in on the end of her summer tryout at NBC News, with this weekend to wrap the initial eight-episode run for “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly.” The show concludes its initial run…

Network to Mark 40th Anniversary of the Death of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon

A cable and satellite network is planning a month of special programming in August to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. AXS TV announced plans today for special programming throughout the month built around Elvis movies…

Judge Throws Out Racial Bias Suit Against Time Warner, CNN and TBS

A lawsuit against Time Warner alleging a pattern of racial discrimination at its networks CNN and TBS was dismissed by a judge in Atlanta, Deadline.com reports. The suit was filed by two African-American veterans of Turner who alleged they were…

How CBS’s Colbert Stretched His Lead Over NBC’s Fallon

CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” reached a milestone last week, opening up its widest margin over its NBC rival in total viewers since the show’s premiere in September 2015. “Colbert” delivered an average of 2.87 million viewers during…

AT&T Loses Record Number of Traditional TV Subscribers

AT&T’s results for the second quarter show that the telco’s pay-TV business continues to struggle. Variety reports that the company lost a record 351,000 traditional video subscribers in the quarter, a loss that was not offset by gains in the…

Dead Heavy Metal Icon to Tour as Hologram

An iconic heavy metal musician is about to embark on a world tour even though he’s dead. Rolling Stone reports that a hologram of Ronnie James Dio will kick off a world tour with a show in Helsinki on Nov….