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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.

Showtime Goes All In on Boxing, Books Blockbuster Heavyweight Bout

Showtime rolled out an impressive lineup of upcoming boxing telecasts anchored by the blockbuster heavyweight world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. The pay-cable channel calls the bout “the most significant heavyweight world championship fight in more than a…

Netflix Unveils Plans for Docuseries on Nun’s Unsolved Murder

Netflix released details today about a seven-part docuseries that will explore the unsolved murder of a nun known as Sister Cathy — Catherine Cesnik, who was killed at age 26 in Baltimore in 1969. The series, “The Keepers,” will launch…

E! Greenlights Season Two of the Inspirational Series ‘Revenge Body With Khloe Kardashian’

Press release from E! Entertainment, April 17, 2017: E! Entertainment has greenlit a second season of the inspirational series “Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian.” The show will feature a new group of individuals finding the physical and emotional strength to…

Showtime Sports Unveils Full Spring Boxing Schedule, Headlined by Live Telecast of Heavyweight World Championship Event: Joshua vs. Klitschko

Press release from Showtime, April 17, 2017: SHOWTIME Sports has unveiled the network’s complete spring 2017 boxing schedule following today’s earlier announcement that the heavyweight boxing event of the year will be televised live on SHOWTIME. The stacked lineup includes…

Jay Pharoah Dishes About Being Fired by ‘SNL’

Comedian Jay Pharoah, who spent six seasons on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” before the show opted not to pick up his contract last summer, had plenty to say about the show in an interview with Hot97. “Pharoah, who was most…

Revived Cult Hit Is Back on TV

An offbeat TV series that built up a loyal cult following in its years on cable is back on TV, as of Friday, April 14. Netflix rolled out a full season of its reboot “Mystery Science Theater 3000 — The…

Bill Cosby to Stand Trial After Appeal Is Turned Down by Pennsylvania Supreme Court

An appeal by attorneys for comedian Bill Cosby was rejected, ensuring that he will stand trial in June for sexual assault in a Pennsylvania case from 2004. “Cosby’s lawyers had argued that Montgomery County prosecutors violated his rights by refusing…

AMC’s ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Gets New Showrunners

AMC’s companion show to its mega-hit “The Walking Dead” will return with new showrunners in its fourth season, the cable channel announced today. The announcement, which comes ahead of the show’s season three premiere on June 4, is part of…

CBS Tweaks Prime-Time Schedule as Bubble Show Loses Its Slot

A series that was conspicuously absent from the slate of shows receiving renewals when CBS announced the bulk pickup of 18 shows a few weeks ago is getting a new time slot. “The Great Indoors,” which has been holding its…

Who Will Fox News Bring Off the Bench to Take Over O’Reilly’s Time Slot If He Doesn’t Return?

With a number of insiders convinced that Bill O’Reilly’s vacation from his Fox News show will turn out to be permanent, veteran TV writer David Bauder writes for the AP that the cable channel has a deep bench filled with…