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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.

ABC’s Reality Chief Talks About ‘Idol’ Plans, Why He Passed on ‘The Voice,’ and the Celebrity He’d Most Like to See on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

In a new in-depth interview, ABC reality chief Robert Mills talks about the network’s plans to bring back “American Idol” in 2018 along with insights into the rest of the network’s reality lineup. In the interview, published in the new…

Behind the Scenes of ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ ‘Yuuuge’ Year: How Alec Baldwin Became Trump, Lorne Michaels’ Election Pep Talk … and Much More

A feature story just out today in The Hollywood Reporter goes behind the scenes at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” to look back on the veteran sketch show’s Trump-fueled ratings resurgence and dig up clues to what lies ahead. Among the…

ABC’s ‘Shark Tank,’ Renewed for Season Nine, Unveils Slate of High-Profile Guest Sharks Including A-Rod, Bethenny Frankel, Richard Branson

ABC announced today that with “Shark Tank” due back for a ninth season, the guest sharks for the season will include Virgin Group founder Richard Branson; author, TV personality and Skinnygirl founder Bethenny Frankel; and legendary baseball player Alex Rodriguez,…

Here’s a Treat for ‘Will & Grace’ Fans, With the Show Returning to NBC This Fall

In celebration of the return of the huge hit comedy series “Will & Grace” to NBC’s prime-time lineup this fall, the network released a video clip today starring the show’s cast. Along with the return of all four of the main cast…

Unusual A&E Series Embeds Young People in High School to Examine Teen Life in America

A&E Network has an unusual docuseries in the works that takes an inside look at what goes on in the lives of U.S. teenagers at a public high school. “The series will follow seven everyday young adults, all with personal…

Shocker: Media Exec Brad Grey, Longtime Head of Paramount Pictures, Dead at 59

Veteran producer, manager and studio head Brad Grey, who just stepped down in February following a 12-year run as chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, has died. TheWrap reports that Grey’s family said in a statement this morning that Grey…

Former ‘X Factor’ Judge L.A. Reid Out at Sony After Allegation of Sexual Harassment

Influential music executive L.A. Reid, the former “X Factor” judge who was chairman of Sony Music’s Epic Records label, left the company abruptly last week after being hit with an accusation of sexual harassment, The New York Post reports. “The…

Fox Unveils Slate of New Programs, Full Prime-Time Schedule for Fall

Fox is banking on a heavy dose of new dramas and comedies in the upcoming broadcast television season. The network took the wraps off a fall schedule that includes the new dramas “The Gifted” and “The Orville” along with the…

Emmy-Winning Character Actor Powers Boothe Dies at 68

Actor Powers Boothe, who made an impact both on television and in feature films, died Sunday at 68. Boothe’s publicist said Boothe died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, according to the AP. Boothe won an Emmy…

‘Shark Tank,’ Renewed for a Ninth Season, Announces Blockbuster Slate of Guest Sharks

Press release from ABC, May 15, 2017: “Shark Tank,” the critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning business-themed reality show, from MGM Television in association with Sony Pictures Television, which has reinvigorated entrepreneurship in America, has been renewed for a ninth season, returning…