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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.

How One Cable Channel Ruffed Up the Competition During the Super Bowl

A Super Bowl counterprogramming event had a dominant outing on cable Sunday, when the turnout for Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl XIII” — the second-highest-rated Puppy Bowl ever, according to the network — fetched some of television’s top ratings of the…

Grammys Set Tributes to Two Fallen Pop Icons

CBS announced today that “The 59th Annual Grammy Awards,” which airs this Sunday, Feb. 12, on the network, will feature tributes to pop icons Prince and George Michael, who both died during 2016. Prince died April 21 at age 57…

CBS’s ‘Survivor’ Celebrates a Milestone, Unveils Cast for Show’s Next Installment

CBS today unveiled the lineup of 20 castaways who previously competed on “Survivor” and are returning for the upcoming 34th season, “Survivor: Game Changers.” The special two-hour premiere, which will air Wednesday, March 8, from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT, will mark…

Late-Night Show Goes Live, Invites Viewers to Join In

A late-night show running on cable announced today that it will air live shows from Monday, Feb. 13, through Thursday, Feb. 16. Comedy Central’s “@midnight with Chris Hardwick,” which combines scripted and improv comedy in a game show format, is…

Showtime Will Be Available to Over 73 Million Homes for a Free Preview Weekend Starting on Friday, Feb. 17

Press release from Showtime, Feb. 8, 2017: SHOWTIME will be available to more than 73 million households during a Free Preview Weekend from Friday, February 17 through Monday, February 20. Viewers nationwide will be able to sample the network’s award-winning…

Disney|ABC Creates Portfolio-Wide, Client-Centric Advertising Sales Division Dedicated to Innovation and Efficiency

Press release from Disney|ABC, Feb. 8, 2017: To better leverage the scale and reach of Disney|ABC, Ben Sherwood, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group, today announced the creation of a portfolio-wide advertising sales division designed to more…

CBS Announces the 20 Returning Castaways Competing on the Next Edition of ‘Survivor’

Press release from CBS, Feb. 8, 2017: CBS announced today the 20 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR, when the Emmy Award-winning series returns for its 34th season with a special two-hour premiere, Wednesday, March 8 (8:00-10:00…

Four-Time Oscar-Nominated Actress Joins Cast of FX’s ‘American Crime Story’

FX’s follow-up to its critical and popular triumph “The People v O.J. Simpson,” focusing on Hurricane Katrina, will have four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening on board. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Bening, who is also a two-time…

Paramount Pulls the Plug on ‘Friday the 13th’

With less than six weeks to go before principal photography was supposed to begin, Paramount has shut down its latest installment in the “Friday the 13th” movie franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie had been slated to open…

Veteran Comedian and Actor — ‘The World’s Foremost Authority’ — Dead at 102

A comedian and actor who was a regular on the TV talk show circuit and in comedy clubs, billing himself as “The World’s Foremost Authority,” has died. The AP reports that Irwin Corey died Monday at his home in Manhattan….