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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.

GSN Heads Into Its 2017 Upfront With Renewed Commitment to Core Game Show Programming Slate

Press release from GSN, March 14, 2017: GSN, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, announced today its new programming and other initiatives, as part of the network’s 2017 Upfronts, with a focus on its core “shiny floor” game…

CBS Picks Up Comedy Straight to Series

CBS announced Monday that it has given a series order to the new single-camera comedy “Young Sheldon,” a prequel to “The Big Bang Theory” focusing on a 9-year-old version of Sheldon Cooper. Jim Parsons, who plays Sheldon on “The Big Bang…

‘SpongeBob’ Creator Reveals Devastating Health Diagnosis

The creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” the long-running animated series that has been a fixture on Nickelodeon since bowing as a Saturday morning cartoon in 1999, revealed that he has been diagnosed with ALS. Variety reports that Stephen Hillenburg, 55, shared…

Prolific Children’s Author Dead at 51

A writer of children’s books who was also a filmmaker and a former radio host, as well as an author of books for adults, has died. The New York Times reports that Amy Krouse Rosenthal died today at her home…

Fun Video: Dog Show Competitor Takes a Tumble, Wins Fans Anyway

A Jack Russell terrier competing at the Crufts Dog Show didn’t exactly do what he was supposed to do, but he seemed to be having such a great time that he won fans — including the U.K. announcer, who was impressed…

MTV Movie Awards Get a Reboot — Ceremony Will Now Honor Television Too

MTV today announced a big change to its venerable MTV Movie Awards, which will now be the MTV Movie & TV Awards. This year’s expanded program is scheduled for Sunday, May 7, when the ceremony will air live from the…

First Full Trailer Released for New Season of ‘Doctor Who’

BBC America has released the first full trailer for the upcoming season 10 of its beloved time travel series “Doctor Who.” The season premieres Saturday, April 15. Here it is …

Following Nick Cannon’s Angry Exit, NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Names a Familiar Face as Its New Host

The new host of the NBC competition program “America’s Got Talent” is a veteran of 22 seasons as host of “America’s Top Model.” Tyra Banks and “AGT” mainstay Howie Mandel both confirmed Banks’ hiring Sunday on social media, with Banks…

This Year Is the 200th Anniversary of Novelist Jane Austen’s Death — New Evidence on What May Have Killed Her at Age 41

The cause of death of Jane Austen, who authored a string of novels that have been made into popular feature films and television productions, has long been a source of mystery. “Was it a hormonal disorder? Cancer? Complications from drinking…

Why the $1 Billion Sale of Dick Clark Productions Has Been Scrapped

Dick Clark Productions owner Eldridge Industries said it has terminated its agreement to sell the company to China’s Wanda Group for $1 billion, Deadline.com reports. “Former Guggenheim Partners president Todd Boehly’s Eldridge says Wanda ‘failed to honor its contractual obligations.’…