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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.

Legendary Actress Joins Anthology Series

An actress who has chalked up 15 Emmy nominations in the course of her legendary career, taking home three of the trophies, is the new series regular on the Ava DuVernay anthology series “Cherish the Day.” Cicely Tyson is joining…

CBS to Re-Air Beloved Special

An acclaimed prime-time special that became one of the most talked-about broadcasts in recent years will get another airing from CBS next week, about a year after it first surfaced. The network announced plans for a rebroadcast of “Carpool Karaoke:…

CBS and Viacom Announce They Will Combine

CBS and Viacom announced today that the two companies will combine under the new name ViacomCBS Inc. The companies said ViacomCBS will be a leading global, multiplatform, premium content company, with the assets, capabilities and scale to be one of…

CNN Personality Caught in Profanity-Laced Rant — and Trump Gets In on the Feeding Frenzy

A prominent CNN on-air personality became the focus of a media feeding frenzy after he was videotaped losing it in a restaurant, apparently after a man apparently called him “Fredo.” Donald Trump was among those commenting on the rant by…

OWN Announces Oscar- and Emmy-Winning Legend Cicely Tyson to Join Cast of Ava DuVernay’s New Anthology Romance Series ‘Cherish the Day’ as Series Regular

Press release from OWN, Aug. 13, 2019: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that award-winning screen legend Cicely Tyson has joined the cast of filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s new anthology series “Cherish the Day,” her second series on the network since…

CBS and Viacom to Combine

Press release from CBS, Aug. 13, 2019: CBS (NYSE: CBS.A, CBS) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), two of the world’s leading entertainment companies, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, creating a…

Cable Movie Casts Leads in Story of this Year’s Infamous College Admissions Scandal

As part of its ‘Ripped from the Headlines’ movie slate, Lifetime has announced that Penelope Ann Miller and Mia Kirshner will star in ‘The College Admissions Scandal.’ According to Entertainment Weekly, Miller and Kirshner “will play Caroline and Bethany, an…

Wow! Samsung Unveils 108 (!) Megapixel Sensor For Smartphones. Sensor Will Also Allow Smartphones to Take 6K Video at 30 FPS (!)

“With the smartphone megapixel camera wars raging on, Samsung has fired a significant shot,” reports Engadget. The story continues, saying that “Samsung has unveiled a 108-megapixel smartphone camera sensor that’s likely to appear in an [upcoming] Xiaomi Redmi smartphone. The 1/1.33-inch ISOCELL…

Look for New Off-Net Streaming Mega Deals for ‘Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ and ‘Seinfeld’

The first streaming pacts for two big Chuck Lorre hits, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’ should be huge mega deals. “WarnerMedia had been looking to secure Warner Bros. TV’s latest comedy blockbuster, ‘The Big Bang…

Apple Releases First Trailer of One of the Most Anticipated Series Ever: ‘The Morning Show,’ Featuring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell

“The first look at ‘The Morning Show’ [starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell], provides a peek into the high-stakes drama that will pull back the curtain on early-morning TV,” reports Jackie Strause of The Hollywood Reporter. The story…