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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.

From Kickoff to Super Bowl LII, NBC Bookends the 2017 NFL Season & Is Home to a Record 28 Regular Season and Postseason Games

Press release from NBC, April 20, 2017: NBC, home to primetime television’s top two shows in Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football, will kick off the 2017 NFL season on Thursday night Sept. 7, and crown the Super Bowl…

ESPN’s 2017 ‘Monday Night Football’ Schedule

Press release from ESPN, April 20, 2017: The 48th season of Monday Night Football will kick off on ESPN with a doubleheader Monday, September 11 – New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings (6:55 p.m. ET) and Los Angeles Chargers at…

CBS Sports Leads the Way Into 2017 NFL Season With Most Games of Any Network

Press release from CBS Sports, April 20, 2017: For the fourth consecutive year CBS Sports will televise more NFL games than any other Network with two NFL television packages, THE NFL ON CBS on Sundays and Thursday Night Football. THE…

‘X-Files’ to Return to Fox

The truth is still out there, and the truth is we will soon have another “X-Files” on broadcast TV. Fox announced today that it will air a new installment of “The X-Files” as an event series during the 2017-2018 season….

Cable Net Renews Two Comedies

Two cable comedy series have received pickups for new seasons as the comedy roster is being firmed up at TV Land. The network announced that it’s picking up “Younger” for a fifth season and “Teachers” for a third season. Both…

On-Again, Off-Again Speech by Ann Coulter Is On Again

A scheduled speaking engagement by conservative pundit Ann Coulter, which was originally supposed to take place next week at U.C. Berkeley before university officials pulled the plug on the appearance, is now on again. The Los Angeles Times reports that…

Lionsgate Television Gets New COO

The Lionsgate Television Group has a new chief operating officer, with Group Chairman Kevin Beggs announcing today that Laura Kennedy has been promoted to the position. Kennedy was previously Lionsgate Executive Vice President of Television Operations & Corporate Development. “Laura…

Bill O’Reilly Not Walking Away Empty-Handed From Fox News

Fox News Channel is said to be rewarding Bill O’Reilly with a severance package worth as much as $25 million after pulling the plug on “The O’Reilly Factor” amid a sexual harassment scandal. The Washington Post reports that the severance…

Fox News Comes Under Fire From … Sarah Palin?

Former Fox News contributor Sarah Palin has added her voice to the chorus of criticism of the cable channel, saying the corporate culture at Fox “obviously has to change.” Palin commented on the situation at Fox News during an appearance…

Why Some Stars Are Getting Warning Letters From the FTC

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on a segment of celebrity culture that is still relatively new: so-called “influencers.” The New York Post reports that the agency has its sights set on “pop stars, athletes and musicians who promote…