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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.

The CW Rolls Out Fall Schedule With Two New Dramas

The CW unveiled its prime-time schedule today for fall, with a lineup featuring the new dramas “Valor” and “Dynasty.” The military drama “Valor” will air on Monday nights, with the reimagined prime-time soap “Dynasty” set for Wednesdays. “Life Sentence,” starring…

Roger Ailes, Former Head of Fox News, Dead at 77

Roger Ailes, who built the Fox News Channel into a powerful political force and a potent ratings generator before resigning last year amid allegations of sexual harassment, is dead. Ailes died this morning at 77, according to a statement from…

First Look at the New CW Shows — Including the Network’s Sexy ‘Dynasty’ Reboot

The CW released a batch of videos today providing first looks at the broadcast network’s new shows for the 2017-2018 season. Included in the release are clips for the fall dramas “Valor” and “Dynasty” along with the midseason shows “Life…

FX Posts Trailer for Its New Cocaine Series

FX has released an official trailer — you can watch it below — for the cable net’s new drama series “Snowfall,” about the history of the cocaine epidemic. The series premieres July 5. Here’s the trailer …

Three Couples Remain in a Tight Competition, But Only One Can Take Home the Coveted Mirrorball Trophy on the Two-Part Season Finale of ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ May 22 and 23

Press release from ABC, May 18, 2017: After weeks of stunning competitive dancing, the final three couples advance to the finals of “Dancing with the Stars,” live, MONDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. It’s one…

Global Superstar Nicki Minaj Is Set to Open the ‘2017 Billboard Music Awards’

Press release from ABC, May 18, 2017: dick clark productions and ABC today announced that multi-platinum artist Nicki Minaj will open the “2017 Billboard Music Awards” with an epic nine-minute performance featuring special guests Jason Derulo, David Guetta and Lil…

The CW Announces 2017-18 Fall Schedule

Press release from the CW, May 18, 2017: The CW presents its 2017-18 primetime schedule to advertisers, affiliates, and national media today at the New York City Center in New York City, with the multi-platinum, multi-Grammy Award-winning rock band Muse…

Tim Allen ‘Stunned’ by ‘Last Man Standing’ Cancellation — Was It Political?

Tim Allen wasn’t going quietly after ABC canceled his sitcom “Last Man Standing” — and neither were the show’s fans. The AP reports that the network’s announcement that the show won’t be back in the fall sparked an uproar —…

Speaking Funny to Power: How Stephen Colbert Was Able to Close a Gap of a Million Viewers Against Jimmy Fallon — Can Fallon Come Back?

Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s late-night flagship “Tonight Show,” is “weathering the most tumultuous period in his tenure” on the show, The New York Times reports, adding that the former “SNL” star’s predicament is one “for which he has himself…

Two Pilots Won’t Be Moving Forward at The CW

The CW, which picked up four of its six pilots to series last week, won’t be moving forward with “Insatiable” and “Searchers,” Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com. “‘Insatiable’ is being shopped elsewhere, and I hear there is interest,” Andreeva notes….