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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.

FOX Announces New Primetime Schedule for 2017-2018 Season

Press release from Fox, May 15, 2017: Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, today will unveil the FOX primetime slate for the 2017-2018 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation…

NBC Sets Fall Primetime Schedule as It Tries to Revive Famed ‘Must See’ Thursday Night. Five New Dramas and Three New Comedies to Be Added Overall. ‘Timeless’ Not Canceled After All

NBC is introducing “a new schedule that will add five dramas and three new comedies, but as with last year, only three fall newcomers,” reports Gary Levin at USA Today. In an effort to rekindle its Thursday night line-up as,…

Global Cyberattack Cripples Computers Worldwide

A large-scale worldwide cyberattack is being reported today that is blocking access to computers, including hitting critical systems in hospitals, telecommunications and corporate offices. The Washington Post reports that the attack is taking advantage of a vulnerability that was originally…

Howard Stern Unexpectedly Takes a Day Off and His Fans Go Crazy on the Internet

The Internet freaked out after Howard Stern canceled his radio show to take what’s being called a “personal day.” “The SiriusXM host, who fans claim has never taken an unexpected day off, mysteriously went off the air this week without…

It’s Official: Former Fox Executive Tony Vinciquerra Named Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Hollywood has a new mogul in Tony Vinciquerra, with the official appointment of the former Fox executive as CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment marking what The New York Times calls a shift toward TV for the studio. “Sony Pictures Entertainment,…

Trump Unloads on TV Personalities — Including a ‘Chained Lunatic,’ a ‘No-Talent Guy’ and ‘Perhaps the Dumbest Person in Broadcasting’

Donald Trump was naming names when Time magazine came a-calling at the White House this week for an interview. Asked about the media he consumes, Trump unleashed a scathing critique of much of the industry. Among the highlights, Time reports,…

CBS’s Colbert Responds to Trump Insults

After Donald Trump unloaded on Stephen Colbert and other television figures in an interview with Time magazine, Colbert had plenty to say about Trump on Thursday’s installment of CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Colbert was pretty upbeat about…

HBO Releases Star-Studded Trailer for ‘If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast’ — Check It Out

HBO released the trailer today for “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast,” a star-studded documentary about people who are thriving after the age of 90. The movie comes from producer George Shapiro and director Danny Gold, and features…

NBC Pulls Plug on Drama Series

The bloodbath continues for broadcast shows ahead of the upfronts, with NBC confirming today that it has canceled “The Blacklist: Redemption,” TVLine reports. The show is a spinoff of the James Spader procedural “The Blacklist” built around Ryan Eggold’s “Blacklist”…

ABC Renews Seven Prime-Time Shows

ABC has announced the renewals of a batch of prime-time shows, with the drama series “Designated Survivor,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “Once Upon a Time” picking up renewals along with the comedy series “American Housewife” and three of the network’s…