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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.

Fox News Channel Program Gets New Permanent Co-Host

Fox News Channel today named a new permanent co-host for a daily panel show. The cable news channel promoted Meghan McCain, who has been a contributor on FNC, to a full-time spot on “Outnumbered,” which airs weekdays at noon ET….

CBS News Fixture Retiring After More Than a Half-Century With the Network

A CBS News fixture who covered five presidents during a 52-year career with the network is retiring. TVNewser reports that Bill Plante, who has covered every presidential race since 1968, will step away from the microphone. Plante joined CBS in…

Three CBS Series Get Extended Orders

CBS has given full-season orders to two freshman series along with expanding the order for a sophomore drama. The network announced full-season pickups today for the Joel McHale series “The Great Indoors” and the Matt LeBlanc show “Man with a…

Critically Acclaimed Series Renewed by Amazon

Amazon Studios announced today that it has greenlighted a new season of the critically acclaimed comedy series “One Mississippi.” Season two of the show, created by comedian Tig Notaro and Diablo Cody, will premiere in 2017 exclusively on Prime Video…

Why The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal Are Slashing Their Entertainment Coverage

Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are preparing to slash their coverage of film, theater and the rest of the arts, Deadline.com reports. The changes, which are expected to include staff cuts, are attributed to a…

Video: ‘SNL’s’ Take on Election Night in America, Featuring Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” revisited election night, with help from guest host Dave Chappelle and “SNL” alum Chris Rock. Here’s the clip …

Megyn Kelly Tells Dr. Phil About Alleged Sexual Harassment by Roger Ailes — Watch the Video Now

Megyn Kelly has been opening up about her allegations of sexual harassment by ousted Fox News boss Roger Ailes. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail posted a short clip of Kelly discussing her experiences with Dr. Phil McGraw, which you…

New Series Executive Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Green Light

A new series with Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio on board as an executive producer, along with Jennifer Davisson and Stephen David, has received a green light. The documentary series, “Frontiersmen,” from Appian Way Productions and Stephen David Entertainment, received an order…

He Was a Rock Legend and a Musician’s Musician: Leon Russell Dies at 74

Leon Russell, renowned multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who collaborated with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones and Elton John over the course of 50 years in the music industry, died Sunday,” reports Rolling Stone magazine, noting that Russell was 74….

Will President Trump Take Another Page from the Howard Stern Playbook?

OK, what’s TV Week Open Mic contributor Chuck Ross talking about this time? Find out in an essay that also references Peggy Noonan, Charlie Rose, Rosie O’Donnell and the writer of the brilliant novel “Catch 22,” Joseph Heller, by clicking…