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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.

HBO Releases Official Trailer for ‘Game of Thrones,’ Season 7 — Watch It Now

The eagerly awaited season seven premiere of the HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is coming up July 16, and the pay-cable channel today released the official trailer for the season. Here it is …

A&E to Premiere ‘Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.’ (June 28) and ‘Who Killed Tupac?’ (June 29) Under the Recently Relaunched ‘Biography’ Banner

Press release from A&E, May 24, 2017: A&E Network will premiere the definitive documentary “Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G.” as the inaugural project airing under the recently relaunched ‘Biography’ banner. The three-hour, deeply personal biography will allow the late…

Discovery Channel Announces Summer Slate of Original Programming

Press release from Discovery, May 24, 2017: Discovery Channel’s summer schedule is jam-packed with a wide variety of both fan favorites and all-new programming. On the heels of the broadcast success of HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS – TV’s best single-network…

Comedy Central Announces Series Extension for ‘The President Show’

Press release from Comedy Central, May 23, 2017: In a sweeping victory, Comedy Central has extended the inaugural season of The President Show for an additional seven episodes, it was announced today by , President, Comedy Central. Created by Anthony…

One Network Just Won the Season Ratings — and Knocked Out a Milestone or Two in the Process

The 2016-2017 broadcast television season still has three nights left to go, but the ratings battle is over. TheWrap reports that NBC has clinched first place in prime time in the key 18-49 demo. “It’s the first time in five…

Watergate TV Series in the Works From Oscar-Winning Director

A new limited series has been commissioned that will re-examine the Watergate scandal of the 1970s. History announced plans today for the documentary series “Watergate” from Academy Award-winning director Charles Ferguson. The series will feature new interviews with journalists, senior…

CBS’s ‘Colbert’ Wins Season in Total Viewers

CBS just notched a big win in late-night, with its flagship “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” scoring a victory over its NBC rival “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” in total viewers for the 2016-2017 broadcast season. The victory…

TV’s No. 1 Animated Show Among Kids Is Renewed

An animated series that has been a fixture on TV for years and is the No. 1 animated show across all TV in children’s demos has been renewed for a 12th season. Nickelodeon announced the pickup today for “SpongeBob SquarePants.”…

Michael Strahan Gets Into the Reality TV Game

“Good Morning America” co-host and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan has entered into a production partnership with ITV America to create unscripted projects for television, OTT and digital platforms that will be produced under the ITV America banner. Strahan…

Showtime’s Heavily Hyped ‘Twin Peaks’ Premiere: Maybe 26 Years Was Too Long to Wait

Showtime’s eagerly anticipated and heavily hyped reboot of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” premiered Sunday, with the turnout suggesting that a quarter-century-plus may have been too long a wait for the show’s fans. The original ABC series went off the air…