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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.

Defining Television Through Quality Programming

Acclaimed television programs such as “The Americans,” “This Is Us,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “Big Little Lies” were in the spotlight at this month’s ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas — an event that bills itself as “TV camp for…

FX Flips ‘American Crime Story’ Installments

FX has made a major change in the schedule for its “American Crime Story” limited series. The cable network announced that “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” which had previously been scheduled to be the third installment in…

Top Digital Exec Joins NBCU

A veteran digital executive has joined NBCUniversal as executive vice president, Content, Strategy and Operations, for NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises. The company announced today that Laura Lee will take the newly created post. “Lee will help drive the company’s digital strategy…

CBS Fills Key Executive Post

CBS Entertainment announced today that it has filled the new position of executive vice president, Program Planning & Scheduling. The company promoted Noriko Kelley to the position. Kelley succeeds and will report to Kelly Kahl, who was recently named president…

Jury Taking Its Time in Bill Cosby Criminal Trial

While the presentation of evidence wrapped up quickly in the sexual assault trial of legendary TV funny man Bill Cosby, jury deliberations have gone slowly, The New York Times reports, calling the case “the highest-profile celebrity trial since the O.J….

Examining the Science Behind NASCAR Engines, Apple Pie and 3-D Printers

A series premiering this month goes inside U.S. factories to see how a wide range of products are made. The series is a new installment of Science Channel’s “How It’s Made” franchise. “How It’s Made: American Made” premieres Thursday, June…

‘America’s Got Talent’ Contestant Killed in Car Crash

A singer who was part of the current competition for NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” was killed over the weekend in a traffic collision. TMZ.com reports that Dr. Brandon Rogers, 29, died Sunday in a hospital in Maryland following the collision…

Canceled Cable Series About to Be Revived on New Platform

A comedy series that was canceled after just one season on cable is poised to resurface with a new season. But this time around, “Loosely Exactly Nicole,” which aired its first season on MTV, will be on Facebook, The Hollywood…

Inside the Cable News Wars as the Channels Grapple With the News ‘Bombshell of the Day’ — Running a Marathon at a Sprint’s Pace

What once would have been a crazy week for cable news has become the norm in the era of Trump, according to an in-depth examination of the cable news wars running today in Variety. “Due to the controversies swirling around…

Report: Ad Volume Plunges at Steve Bannon’s Breitbart News

“Ad volume in April and May plunged at Breitbart News, the site founded by Steve Bannon, now a top adviser to President Trump,” The New York Post reported last week. “That’s a reversal from the first quarter, when a post-election…