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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.

‘Live With Kelly’ Names Guest Co-Hosts for the Week of Nov. 21

The morning chat show “Live with Kelly” continues to bring aboard guests to co-host the show alongside Kelly Ripa while the search continues for a permanent replacement for Michael Strahan. Here’s the lineup of guest co-hosts for the week of…

Reality TV Personality Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

The killing of a woman who was featured on a reality TV show is being called a murder-suicide that was apparently sparked by jealousy. In an incident that took place Monday afternoon, People magazine reports: “Valerie Dowden Wells, 47, was…

Here’s the One Scenario That Could Still Land Hillary Clinton in the White House

While it’s considered an extreme long shot, there’s one scenario that could still result in Hillary Clinton becoming the next president of the United States. It has to do with the nature of the Electoral College. “Though Hillary Clinton won…

What Michael Moore Is Now Saying About Trump Is Something Many of Us Have Thought All Along

Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, who mapped out Donald Trump’s victory with uncanny precision all the way back in July, is now saying something many observers have felt about Trump’s candidacy from its earliest days: The real estate mogul never intended…

Naked Aliens and ‘Future Swearing’ — How CBS’s New ‘Star Trek’ Plans to Boldly Go Where No Broadcaster Has Gone Before

A high-ranking CBS executive hinted at what viewers can expect in the company’s upcoming “Star Trek” reboot, while also explaining why, in today’s market, the project might be a better fit for digital than for broadcast. Jim Lanzone, CEO of CBS…

Why Trump’s Victory Has Silicon Valley Leaders Angry — at Themselves

Donald Trump’s election night victory is having dire repercussions in Silicon Valley, where technology leaders — most of whom supported Hillary Clinton — were blaming themselves. “Across the technology industry, the reaction to Donald J. Trump’s election to the presidency…

Viacom Earnings Report: Plenty of Pain to Go Around — and TV Is Largely to Blame

Viacom took the wraps off an unusually painful quarterly earnings report Wednesday, with profits from continuing operations plummeting 71% in Q4 on a 15% decline in revenue, The New York Post reports. “Domestic advertising revenue continued to be a drag…

Wow: ‘South Park’ Rewrote Last Night’s Episode in Less Than a Day to Reflect Trump’s Victory

Comedy Central’s animated series “South Park” has repeatedly proved itself to be quick on its feet, especially in its response to current events. But the show’s quickest turnaround ever may have taken place this week, when Donald Trump’s election night victory forced…

What a Trump Administration Means for the Ad Industry

The American Association of Advertising Agencies issued a bulletin to its members Wednesday detailing the coming changes that are anticipated for the advertising industry in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory. Trump’s election, the organization said, “sets the stage…

Are You Fed Up With America in the Age of Trump? Swedish Ad Agency Is Offering Jobs Overseas to U.S. Creatives

An ad agency in Sweden seized the opportunity to try to lure English-speaking creatives from the U.S. who are so disturbed by the presidential election that they would be willing to move overseas. The agency, Round & Round, put up…