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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.

Seth Meyers Sounds Off on Russian Hacking and the Donald Trump-Meryl Streep Dispute

NBC late-night host Seth Meyers unleashed a torrent of material on his “Late Night with Seth Meyers” segment “A Closer Look” focusing on President-elect Donald Trump, including the role of Russian hacking in the election and the controversy that flared…

ABC Unveils Its Midseason Schedule, Including Premieres of New Drama, Comedy and Miniseries

ABC is about to roll out the new drama series “Time After Time” along with the comedy “Imaginary Mary” and the miniseries “When We Rise.” The network unveiled its midseason prime-time slate today, kicking off with the return of the…

‘Duck Dynasty’ Producers File $100 Million Lawsuit

“The principals of the production company behind ‘Duck Dynasty’ have filed a $100 million lawsuit against ITV Studios, accusing its leaders of mounting an ‘outrageous campaign of intimidation and extortion’ to depress the price ITV would pay to acquire the…

Breakout Cable Hit Snags Early Renewal — The Show Just Delivered 14 Million Views in Its First Week

A new cable series just got off to a hot start, not only delivering strong numbers both for its linear airings and across multiple digital platforms, but also picking up an early renewal for a second season. The show is…

With His TBS Contract Running Out, Conan O’Brien Is Reportedly Being Courted by a Major Online Player

In the final year of his contract with Turner, where his TBS show “Conan” has become a late-night fixture in its six years on the air, Conan O’Brien is reportedly being courted by YouTube. The New York Post reports that…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Lineups Announced

New episodes of the NBC late-night sketch staple “Saturday Night Live” are coming up starting this Saturday, Jan. 14, and the network announced today who will be in the guest lineup for the next two shows. Guest-hosting the Jan. 14…

Quigley-Simpson Names Alan Cohen as President and CEO

“Alan Cohen, a longtime marketing and media executive known for innovation and ideas-driven media strategies, has joined independent ‘performance’ agency Quigley-Simpson as president-CEO,” Media Daily News reports. “Cohen — who headed media operations at Omnicom’s OMD and Interpublic’s Initiative before…

FBI Arrests VW Executive in Emissions Scandal

A high-ranking Volkswagen AG executive appeared in court in shackles and a jail uniform Monday after being charged with fraud and conspiracy in connection with the company’s diesel emissions scandal, Reuters reports. “Oliver Schmidt, who was general manager in charge…

What TV’s Onetime ‘High Priest of Hedonism’ Is Up to Now

A man who was a fixture on television back in the 1970s, but hasn’t been heard from much for decades now, is the focus of a profile this week in The New York Times. The man is Graham Kerr, the…

ABC Announces Midseason Premiere Dates

Press release from ABC, Jan. 10, 2017: The ABC Television Network has announced midseason premiere dates for the mini-series “When We Rise” and series premiere dates for the one-hour drama “Time After Time,” half-hour comedy “Imaginary Mary” and the event…