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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.

CBS Television Network 2017-2018 Prime-Time Schedule

(N=New, RTP=Regular Time Period, NTP=New Time Period) All Times ET/PT MONDAY (Fall) 8:00-8:30 PM              THE BIG BANG THEORY 8:30-9:00 PM              YOUNG SHELDON (N) (Special One Time Preview Sept. 25) 8:30-9:00 PM              9JKL (N) (Premieres Oct. 2) 9:00-9:30 PM              KEVIN CAN…

New Spinoff from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Given a Straight-to-Series Order by ABC

“Four years after the end of ‘Private Practice,’ Shonda Rhimes’ hit medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is getting another spinoff, which will revolve around Seattle firefighters,” reports our good friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The series “has received a straight-to-series order for midseason 2018,”…

President Trump Reportedly Told FBI Director Comey to Jail Journalists Who Publish Classified Information That’s Been Leaked to Them

“President Trump told ousted FBI Director James Comey to consider jailing journalists who publish classified information at the same meeting where he implored him to drop the bureau’s investigation into General Mike Flynn, it has been claimed,” reports the United Kingdom newspaper…

CBS Pulls the Plug on Sitcom

A CBS comedy series has been hit with the cancellation ax. Confirming the cancellation of “The Odd Couple” via social media, co-star Yvette Nicole Brown sent out a tweet saying: “Sadly we’ve reached our end. It was a JOY working…

Why McDonald’s Apologized for Running This Ad — And Belatedly Decided to Take It Off the Air

The McDonald’s fast-food chain issued an apology for running a commercial that sparked accusations that the company was trivializing a bereaved child who had lost his father. MediaPost reports that the ad, which has been running in the U.K., features…

ABC Officially Names First ‘American Idol’ Judge

ABC made the first official announcement today of one of the judges for its revival of “American Idol,” confirming that Katy Perry will be a judge on the show. As we reported Monday, Perry’s name surfaced this week and she…

ABC Confirms It’s Wrapping ‘Scandal’

ABC announced plans today for what will be the final season of the Shondaland drama series “Scandal.” The series airs its season six finale this Thursday (May 18), and ABC will wrap up the show with a seventh season. George…

How Fox’s ‘New Girl’ Went From a Shoo-In for a 13-Episode Final Season to the Brink of Cancellation to an Eight-Episode Renewal

Over the span of the past few days, Fox’s highest-rated comedy series “went from a shoo-in for a 13-episode final season to the brink of cancellation to an eight-episode renewal,” Nellie Andreeva writes on Deadline.com, recounting the wild ride that “New…

ABC Releases Trailers for Its New Shows — Here They Are

ABC has posted official trailers for the new shows that will be premiering on the network during the 2017-2018 broadcast season. Here they are … The Mayor: Roseanne: The Good Doctor: The Gospel of Kevin: Alex, Inc.: Ten Days in…

Host and Producers Named for 2018 Oscars

ABC and the Motion Picture Academy have settled on the key players for the 90th Oscars, announcing today that Jimmy Kimmel will return as host while Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd will be back as producers. Oscar Sunday is…