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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.

Amazon Gives Its First Multiseason Pickup for a New Series

Amazon Studios announced today it is moving forward with a new series from the creator of “Gilmore Girls.” The streaming service greenlighted “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” from Amy Sherman-Palladino, giving the project a two-season order. It was Amazon’s first multiseason…

Google to Fact-Check, Flag ‘Fake News’

Google has taken a key step in its strategy to address the proliferation of “fake news” online, implementing measures to identify and flag fake items in its search engine. MediaPost reports that the company announced plans Friday for the global…

Jim Carrey Examines L.A.’s 1970s Stand-Up Comedy Scene in New Series

A new scripted series executive produced by Jim Carrey focuses on the stand-up comedy scene in Los Angeles during the 1970s. Showtime unveiled plans for the one-hour drama series, “I’m Dying Up Here,” including a new trailer, which you can…

Showtime Unveils WikiLeaks Documentary

Showtime announced plans to release a documentary filmed over a span of six years examining WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. The project, “Risk,” comes from Academy Award winner Laura Poitras. “Filmed over six years including through the 2016 presidential…

CMT Renews ‘Nashville’

Press release from CMT, April 10, 2017: CMT today announced “Nashville” will return for a new season with 16 episodes premiering early next year. In addition, the network revealed a midseason premiere date of Thursday, June 1 at 9 p.m….

NFL Releases 2017 Preseason Schedule

Press release from the NFL, April 10, 2017: The NFL released the entire 2017 preseason schedule Monday. The 65-game slate features eight nationally televised matchups, including a game between the Chargers and Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on…

Amazon Studios Greenlights Amy Sherman-Palladino’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ for Two Seasons, Exclusively for Prime Video

Press release from Amazon, April 10, 2017: Amazon announces it has greenlit The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for an unprecedented two seasons on Prime Video. The Amazon Original Series, from renowned creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls) and Executive Producer Daniel Palladino…

Last Night Was a Surreal Experience in Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin Zone

Tuesday morning, when all that was known publicly was that Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai had pulled their ads from “The O’Reilly Factor,” I spoke to a high ranking executive at a top media agency who asked me not to use his…

AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Makes Television History

It’s well-known that the AMC zombie drama — er, “walker” drama — “The Walking Dead” has been a ratings sensation. But the show just chalked up a ratings achievement that no other drama series has ever accomplished. The show just…

Reality Star Faces New Charges

The legal mess just got worse for a reality star who was already in legal hot water. People magazine reports that Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his brother Marc Sorrentino were hit today with new charges including tax evasion, structuring…