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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.

Explosive Details Surface About Alleged Sexual Harassment of Megyn Kelly by Roger Ailes

Details of allegations of sexual harassment by Fox News chief Roger Ailes were leaked today in excerpts from FNC anchor Megyn Kelly’s book “Settle for More.” The book is due out Nov. 15. Until now, Kelly has kept relatively quiet…

How Two Words Cost Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg $2.5 Billion

Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman, CEO and co-founder of Facebook, paid a steep price for two words, according to a report today by Forbes — and he wasn’t even the one who said the words. The words are “meaningfully” and “aggressive,” and…

Commentator Getting a Nightly Show on Fox News Channel

Fox News Channel is about to unveil a new nightly program that will be centered on conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, The Los Angeles Times reports, citing sources who are familiar with the plan. The program is set to premiere Nov….

‘Live With Kelly’ Announces Co-Hosts for the Week of Nov. 14

The morning talk staple “Live with Kelly” unveiled who will be guest co-hosting alongside Kelly Ripa during the week of Nov. 14-18. Following one-day stints for Billy Gardell and Andy Cohen, Ryan Seacrest will settle in for a three-day residency….

TV News Anchor Arrested

A local TV news anchor who’s also a former Miss USA was arrested Wednesday in Los Angeles. The AP reports that Lu Parker, an anchor on KTLA-TV, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with the alleged theft…

Violence Breaks Out on Film Set

A violent incident is being reported on the set of the new movie from the director of “Gravity” and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” Alfonso Cuaron. The incident reportedly left at least five crew members injured. According to…

Casting Call for Trump TV? ‘Up-and-Coming Conservative Media Network’ Looking for On-Air Talent

Speculation is mounting that Donald Trump intends to create a new TV network should he lose the presidential election, and Fox News reports that a new casting call is adding fuel to the rumors. “What’s being billed as an ‘up-and-coming…

It Was the Highest-Rated TV Program of Any Kind Since the Super Bowl Back in February: Game 7 of the World Series Was One for the Ages

Wednesday night’s winner-take-all Game 7 of the World Series is being hailed as one of the greatest moments in the history of sports, and the numbers indicate plenty of TV viewers witnessed the event. Airing on Fox, the game saw…

ABC Reveals When ‘Scandal’ Will Return, Plus New Trailer

ABC tweaked the broadcast schedule for its drama series “Scandal” this year to work around star Kerry Washington’s pregnancy, and now the show is set to make its belated return. Moved to midseason for season six, “Scandal” will return Thursday,…

Deputy Political Editor of The New York Times Joins Politico

Politico made a couple of major personnel moves today, bringing aboard New York Times deputy political editor Paul Volpe as executive editor and shifting Peter Canellos to editor-at-large. Canellos had been Politico’s executive editor for the past two years. Volpe…