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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.

Why a ‘Panicked’ NBC Had Savannah Guthrie Cut Short Her Maternity Leave and Come Back Early

“Today” show fixture Savannah Guthrie reportedly cut her maternity leave short after executives at NBC asked her to come back early. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that it was all about ratings, with the execs “in a panic”…

Cable Drama Series Renewed

An acclaimed drama series running on pay cable is delivering its best numbers of the season, and has received a pickup for a third season. The series is Showtime’s “Billions,” starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. “‘Billions’ delivered the network’s…

Lost Mustang From ‘Bullitt’ Found in a Mexican Scrapyard

A car that was at the center of what may be the most famous car chase in movie history — the 1968 Mustang GT fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the ’68 action pic “Bullitt” — has turned up in…

Nicole Kidman Reveals Why She Clapped Like a Seal — or Worse — at the Oscars

Actress Nicole Kidman became an Internet sensation — and not in a good way — for her weird style of clapping during the Oscars, which observers likened to everything from a seal to a robot to a lizard to the Grinch….

Quirky Comedy Gets a Third Season

An unconventional sitcom that has attracted critical acclaim — including a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Louie Anderson — will be coming back for a third season, with FX today announcing the renewal of “Baskets.” Nick Grad and…

Condé Nast, NBCUniversal and Vox Media in Joint Project to Reach More Than 200 Million Consumers

Condé Nast, NBCUniversal and Vox Media announced a partnership today that the three companies say will reach more than 200 million consumers, including 99% of millennials in the U.S., across the companies’ digital platforms. Condé Nast’s data platform Spire and…

Fox Orders Courtroom Reality Show

Is it the next big thing in reality television … or just a prime-time version of the familiar daytime courtroom format? Fox appears to be banking on the former with its new unscripted series “You the Jury.” The show, which…

James Corden and Samuel L. Jackson Act Out Scenes From Jackson’s Film Career — With Guns Blazing

Actor Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in more than 100 movies, and Jackson re-enacted scenes from many of them, with help from James Corden, on CBS’s “Late Late Show.” The 11-minute sketch is a lot of fun — along with…

Viewers Hand Down the Verdict on Some of the Nation’s Most Controversial Civil Cases on New Unscripted Series ‘You the Jury,’ Premiering Friday, April 7, on Fox

Press release from Fox, March 9, 2017: For the first time ever, the new unscripted series YOU THE JURY will give the biggest jury pool in history – America – the power to decide the outcome of some of the…

Condé Nast, NBCUniversal and Vox Media Partner to Bring Industry-Leading Data Platform, Spire, and Premium Advertising Platform, Concert, to Market in Unified Offering

Press release from Condé Nast, NBCUniversal and Vox Media, March 9, 2017: Condé Nast, NBCUniversal and Vox Media today announced a new partnership to deliver an unprecedented, unified offering to advertisers. Condé Nast brings its industry-leading data capabilities — Spire…