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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.

CBS’s Legendary Marketing Chief to Step Down — Replacement Named

CBS is getting a new head of marketing, with the living legend who has been with the network since 1972 working on his departure. Variety reports that George Schweitzer will “take on the role of chairman of marketing at CBS…

Inside the Secret Series From the High-Profile Dating App Tinder

The popular and controversial Tinder dating app will be releasing an original series that has been kept under wraps during its development, with Variety reporting that the “choose-your-own-adventure-style” series is coming in early October. The report, which cites numerous individuals…

Massive TV Library of One of the Most Prolific — and Successful — Producers in TV History Reportedly Being Shopped

At a time when massive deals have recently closed for “Seinfeld” and “The Big Bang Theory,” a deal could be in the works that would dwarf both of them. “Dick Wolf may be the only producer on the planet who…

Another Classic Sitcom Is Getting a TV Sequel — and This One May Surprise You

A revered comedy series from the 1960s is in the works for a sequel, as unlikely as it might sound. Deadline reports exclusively that “Hogan’s Heroes” is being rebooted by Al Ruddy, the original show’s co-creator, along with Village Roadshow…

Fox Entertainment Fills Key Executive Posts

Fox Entertainment has named a new senior vice president of comedy and senior vice president of animation. Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment, announced Tuesday that Julia Franz was named SVP, Comedy, and Daniel Weidenfeld was named SVP,…

Groundbreaking Animated Show Being ‘Reimagined’

An animated series that broke ground, gained a loyal following and won a Peabody Award during a four-season run on Adult Swim is returning to television. WarnerMedia announced that “The Boondocks” will be “reimagined” for HBO Max. The series from…

‘American Idol’ Reunion Recalls the ‘Worst Singers in America’

Key players from the earliest days of “American Idol” got back together Wednesday, with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul joining season one winner Kelly Clarkson on her daytime talk show. Among other topics, the group reminisced about what…

Kevin Spacey Accuser Dies

A man who claimed he was sexually assaulted by actor Kevin Spacey has died as his lawsuit against Spacey makes its way through the courts. The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports that the death of the massage therapist, who maintained…

Lisa Simpson Lands Executive Job at Fox, and We’re Not Making This Up

It may sound like a plotline from the Fox animated series “The Simpsons,” but in fact it’s an actual hire in the real world: Lisa Simpson, who shares a name with the elder daughter of the cartoon family “The Simpsons,”…

Network to Be Rebranded

Katz Networks, part of The E.W. Scripps Company, announced on Wednesday that its popular network Escape will be rebranded Sept. 30 as Court TV Mystery. “Court TV Mystery will continue the mission of Escape, which targets women 25-54 with programming…