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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.

Blowup With Producers Cited After Fox 5 Anchor Quits Show

After a morning anchor on Fox 5 in New York suddenly quit the show last week, The New York Post’s Page Six reports that she was involved in a “blowup” with the show’s producers. Former “Good Day Wake Up” anchor…

Elvis Project Gets Series Order — on the Anniversary of the King’s Death

On the 42nd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, who died in Memphis on Aug. 16, 1977, at age 42, Netflix announced a series order for “Agent King,” an adult animated comedy based on Elvis. Deadline reports that the…

Showtime Offers First Two Episodes of ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’ for Free Early Sampling

Press release from Showtime, Aug. 16, 2019: Today, SHOWTIME released the first two episodes of its new dark comedy series ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, starring Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Kirsten Dunst (Fargo), online for free sampling….

We Loved Her as a Child Actress and in One of Adam Sandler’s Best Films, But Will We Also Like Her as a Daytime Talk Show Host?

A new daytime talk show is in the process of being put together for former child actress and rom-com star Drew Barrymore, with Variety reporting that the “Santa Clarita Diet” star is shooting a pilot for the show this week…

Turner Reportedly Snares ESPN Personality

Turner Sports is said to be landing one of ESPN’s on-air personalities, who is poised to become one of Turner’s top NBA analysts. The New York Post reports that Stan Van Gundy is on the verge of making the jump….

NBCU Moves Two Drama Series to Its Streaming Service

NBCUniversal is putting together a lineup of programming for its upcoming streaming service, and the company is moving two upcoming series to the service: Bravo’s “Queer as Folk” and E!’s “One of Us Is Lying.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed…

Late-Night Show Announces Live Coverage of Primary Debate

The third round of presidential primary debates among the Democratic candidates, scheduled to air Thursday, Sept. 12, will be covered live by Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” The telecast is set for 11 p.m. ET. The live…

Disney and Charter Come to Terms on Carriage Agreement

In the first major renewal deal for Disney since it announced three new streaming services earlier this year, Charter and Disney reached a multiyear carriage agreement, avoiding a blackout, CNBC reports. “Charter has agreed to carry the ACC Network, a…

Police Step In After Amazon’s ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Promotion Gets Out of Hand

Things got a little out of control Thursday at a promotion for Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Reports vary on exactly what happened, but it appears that the streamer’s “Maisel Day” promotion at a Santa Monica gas station, where…

FCC Hits ABC With Fines Over ‘Kimmel’ Skit

ABC was fined by the Federal Communications Commission over a “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” skit that used simulated wireless alert tones. Reuters reports that the civil fines over the skit making fun of a presidential alert test total $395,000. The report…