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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.

NBC Sets Summer Schedule of Reality, Comedy and Drama Including ‘World of Dance,’ ‘America’s Got Talent’ and Primetime ‘SNL: Weekend Update’

Press release from NBC, March 17, 2017: Building on the momentum of another highly successful season in which NBC once again ranks #1 in adults 18-49, the network has announced the rollout of an ambitious summer schedule that includes the…

Syfy Announces Season 3 Premiere for ’12 Monkeys’ and Renews the Time Travel Thriller for Fourth and Final Season

Press release from Syfy, March 16, 2017: Syfy today announced that it has renewed critically acclaimed original series 12 MONKEYS for a fourth and final chapter ahead of its Season 3 premiere. The network also announced that the series’ entire…

FX’s Getty Family Anthology Series ‘Trust’ Set to Begin Production in June for January 2018 Premiere

Press release from FX, March 17, 2017: FX’s latest limited series Trust will begin production in June in London and Rome ahead of its premiere in January 2018, it was announced today by John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and…

Fox Drama Replacing Showrunner — Again

A Fox drama will soon have its third showrunner, and the series has only been around for one season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the Lee Daniels drama “Star” will replace showrunner Chuck Pratt for the show’s second…

Cable Series to Wrap After Long Run

The endgame is now locked in for a popular series that has become a fixture on the cable channel Animal Planet. The network announced today that “River Monsters” will end after a ninth and final season. The show’s last season premieres…

Well, That Didn’t Last Long — Shakeup at ‘America’s Next Top Model’

VH1 today announced a big change for its high-profile competition program “America’s Next Top Model.” Rita Ora, who became the show’s host last year, is out and the show’s driving force, Tyra Banks, will return to her longtime role as…

HBO Unleashes the Power of Oprah in New Trailer

HBO will roll out a new project next month starring Oscar nominee Oprah Winfrey and Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne, and the official trailer was released this week. The project is HBO Films’ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which premieres…

CBS Takes Wraps Off Summer Schedule

CBS rolled out its summer schedule today, with a couple of new shows taking their place among CBS summer stalwarts such as “Big Brother.” The new shows are the scripted hour “Salvation,” premiering Wednesday, July 12, and the game show…

Actress Mischa Barton, Victimized by Revenge Porn, Takes Legal Action

Mischa Barton, who starred as Marissa Cooper on Fox’s “The O.C.,” took a series of legal steps after reportedly being secretly taped having sex with a former lover and then being targeted by revenge porn. Barton and her lawyer, Lisa…

Trump Budget Eliminates National Endowment for the Arts

The White House today released its budget outline, titled “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again,” which proposes cuts including the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, Playbill reports….