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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.

Whoa! Report Says Sinclair Broadcasting Group — With 173 TV Stations – Turns to comScore Over Nielsen for Local Ratings

“In a letter to advertisers, [Sinclair Broadcast Group’s] EVP Steve Marks says the mega-station group will use comScore exclusively for audience measurement starting in 2018,” report our friends at TVNewsCheck. The story continues, “In an apparent setback for Nielsen, Sinclair…

Husband of NBCU Executive Charged With Murder of Their Daughter

“A New Rochelle dad, who was separated from his NBC executive wife, was charged with murder for suffocating their 7-year-old daughter, reports said Wednesday,” The New York Post reports. “Neil White was discovered at home by police Tuesday bleeding from…

Oscar Winner to Star in TNT Drama

An actress who has won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe will star in a new drama that’s in the works at TNT. The cable channel announced that Jennifer Connelly is on board with the pilot “Snowpiercer.” Connelly won…

Cosby Jurors Hear His Version of Events — But Not From Cosby

“Jurors in Bill Cosby’s assault trial heard his version of events for the first time Thursday — just not from the comedian himself,” CNN reports. “Police Sgt. Richard Schaffer read aloud from Cosby’s statements in a 2005 interview with police…

Classic ‘MythBusters’ and ‘Monster Garage’ Episodes to Be Televised

Classic episodes of the popular series “MythBusters” and “Monster Garage” will be back on the air as part of Discovery Channel’s “Throwback Weekend.” The event kicks off Saturday, June 17, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. The network announced today that the…

Drama Series Canceled

A broadcast drama series that lost viewers over the course of the season got the official word that it won’t be coming back. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox has canceled its “24” spinoff “24: Legacy.” “After premiering in the prime post-Super Bowl…

Is ‘Curse of the Kardashians’ to Blame for Cavaliers’ Game 3 Loss in NBA Finals?

The “Curse of the Kardashians” was brought up during ESPN’s analysis of Wednesday night’s 118-113 loss by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Analyst and former NBA player Jalen Rose mentioned…

Ouch: With Merger of AOL and Yahoo About to Be Completed, Here Come the Layoffs

The merger of AOL and Yahoo is expected to bring layoffs across both companies numbering as high as 1,000 jobs, according to sources cited by Recode. “This action is not unexpected, given that both companies have a lot of redundancies,…

Legendary Costume Designer Dies — She Worked on Everything From Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ to TV’s ‘All in the Family’

A costume designer who made an impact both on film and on television over the course of her long career has died. Rita Riggs died Monday in Los Angeles at 86, according to media reports. Riggs transitioned from early television,…

Phil Collins Cancels Shows Due to Head Injury

British rock legend Phil Collins, who recently began touring again, has canceled shows after suffering a head injury in a fall and being rushed to the hospital. Collins, 66, is the former drummer and lead singer for Genesis. He became…