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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.

Actor Known for Role on ‘Dallas’ Dead at 75

An actor who was a fan favorite on the 1980s prime-time soap opera “Dallas” has died. The AP reports that Jared Martin died Wednesday at his home in Philadelphia after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75. Martin…

One of the Stars of NBC’s ‘Chicago P.D.’ Is Leaving the Show

“Chicago P.D.,” one of the three NBC “Chicago” dramas that have been renewed, will have to carry on without series star Sophia Bush. Nellie Andreeva reports in an exclusive on Deadline.com that Bush, who has played Det. Erin Lindsay on…

Almost All Viewing in U.S. by People 18 and Older Is Still Done on the TV Screen — Nielsen Crunches the Numbers

A new analysis by The Nielsen Company may surprise people who think video consumption is rapidly shifting to mobile devices and computers. Nielsen’s examination of data in its Comparable Metrics Report for the fourth quarter of 2016 determined that more…

CBS Show Sets 29-Year Viewership Mark

With the numbers coming in for the 2016-2017 TV season, CBS tallied up the viewers who tuned in for “CBS This Morning” and announced that the show delivered the network’s best audience for a morning news program in at least…

TVWeek Memorial Day Holiday Schedule

TVWeek is taking off Monday, May 29, for the Memorial Day holiday, and will not publish our newsletters that day. We will return with all of our newsletters on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Meanwhile, if news breaks, we’ll send out…

Is Late-Night TV Worsening the Country’s Political Divide?

Shows such as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which have become increasingly politicized in the Trump era, probably aren’t changing any minds, but they may be contributing to the polical divide in America. That’s the…

‘Law & Order: SVU’ Gets New Showrunner

NBC’s “Law & Order” franchise is tapping into another drama franchise for a new showrunner. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that “Law & Order: SVU” is bringing aboard Michael Chernuchin, who has been an executive producer on NBC’s “Chicago…

Jay Leno’s CNBC Show Rounds Up Guests for the New Season — Including a Former President

Jay Leno may have left his high-profile job as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” but he’s still on TV and still in the NBCUniversal corporate family. His car-centric CNBC show “Jay Leno’s Garage” is ready to launch season three on…

‘Most Likely to Become a Terrorist’ Award Given to Texas Seventh-Grader, Sparking an Uproar

A group of Texas junior high students received certificates in class “honoring” them with titles that reportedly included “Most Likely to Become a Terrorist,” “Most Likely to Blend In With White People” and “Most Likely to Be Homeless in Guatemala,”…

Montana Republican Greg Gianforte Wins House Seat, Apologizes to Reporter — See the Video Now

GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte, who was charged with assaulting reporter Ben Jacobs on the eve of the Montana special election, apologized for his actions as he gave his victory speech. Here’s the video, posted by CNN …