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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.

Michael Strahan and ITV America Set Overall Deal

Press release from ITV Studios, May 23, 2017: NFL Hall of Famer, TV and media personality, and producer Michael Strahan, and his producing and business partner Constance Schwartz-Morini, have inked an exclusive overall production partnership with their company SMAC Entertainment…

Update on Explosion in Manchester at Ariana Grande Concert: 22 Dead and 59 Injured in Suicide Bombing

Here’s the latest, from BBC News in a story filed at 4:36 a.m. ET: “Twenty-two people, including children, have been killed and 59 injured in a suicide attack at Manchester Arena. “The blast happened in the foyer at 22:35 BST…

Twitter Co-Founder: ‘If it’s true that he wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for Twitter, then yeah, I’m sorry’

In an interview with The New York Times in which he suggests the Internet is broken, Twitter founder Evan Williams called Twitter’s role in the rise of Donald Trump “a very bad thing” and added: “If it’s true that he…

Two-Hour Special to Examine Battle Over Scientology

A two-hour special coming up this month will take a look at the history of the clash between the Church of Scientology and its most outspoken critics. The program, “Merchants of Fear,” is set to air on A&E on Monday,…

Amid ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Farewell to Two Cast Members, a Third Cast Member Quietly Bows Out

Saturday’s “SNL” marked the final appearance on the show for three cast members — with only two of them, Vanessa Bayer and Bobby Moynihan, getting much recognition on their last show. ET Online reports that Sasheer Zamata is also leaving…

Final Season Is at Hand for a Series That Has Featured Assassinations, Kidnappings, Accidental Murders, Biological Warfare and Much More

An acclaimed drama series is about to roll out its final season, and to help viewers brace for the return of the show, BBC America is putting on an “Orphan Black” panel discussion. The cable network also released the final…

Megyn Kelly Has a Start Date for Her NBC Prime-Time Show

Former Fox News Channel star Megyn Kelly’s new NBC show is about to debut, with The New York Post’s Page Six reporting that the newsmagazine, “Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly,” will premiere June 4. Promos for the show, which will…

Comedy Series to End Tonight

A comedy series that has had a six-season run has come to the end of that run with Freeform announcing today that “Baby Daddy” will air its 100th and final episode tonight, May 22. The series, which won the 2017…

Viacom Readying Sports-Free TV Package in $10-$20 Range

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish revealed today that the company is putting together what he called an “entertainment pack” option — a skinny bundle that would probably be priced around $10-$20 and would contain no sports channels. Variety reports that Bakish…

Records Fall on One Artist’s Huge Night at the Billboard Music Awards — We Have the Full List of Winners and Nominees

It was a record night at Sunday’s “2017 Billboard Music Awards,” especially for the recording artist Drake, who broke Adele’s record for the most Billboard Music Awards won in a single night. Drake wound up with 13 trophies, including Top…