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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.

Is Trump Tape Causing Marriage Problems for Billy Bush?

The behind-the-scenes “Access Hollywood” tape that Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed as “locker room talk” continues to cause trouble for Billy Bush, who is heard on the tape seemingly encouraging Trump’s lewd talk about women. Bush was recently fired from…

Drama Series Gets Back-Nine Order

A Fox drama series received a full-season order from the network, which placed a back-nine order for season two of “Lucifer.” The show’s sophomore season, which bowed in September, initially had a 13-episode order. In a statement, Fox Entertainment President…

Kelly Ripa and Jerry O’Connell Take On ‘Hamilton’ on ‘Live With Kelly’ — Here’s the Video

“Live with Kelly” went all-out this morning for the show’s Halloween special, with Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Jerry O’Connell joining forces for a series of skits and parodies — including this take on “Hamilton” to open the show …

CEOs of Time Warner and AT&T Explain Why Regulators Should Approve the Merger — and Consumers Should Get Behind It Too

Randall Stephenson, chief executive officer of AT&T, and Jeff Bewkes, chairman and CEO of Time Warner, explained why the proposed $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc. by AT&T, one of the largest media mergers in years, not only should…

Three Well-Known TV Executives and Top Madison Avenue Player Join Peabody Advisory Board

The Peabody Awards, based at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, appointed some familiar faces to the advisory board, with the addition of TBS and TNT President Kevin Reilly, Hulu head of content Craig Erwich,…

Norman Brokaw, Former Chairman of William Morris, Dies at 89

“Norman Brokaw, who went from mailroom to mogul during a lifetime spent at the William Morris Agency, has died. He was 89,” Billboard reports. “Brokaw, who had a decades-long, fruitful association with the now-embattled Bill Cosby while also representing the…

Pioneering TV Horror Host Dies

One of the first of the late-night TV horror movie hosts has died. The New York Times reports that John Zacherle died Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 98. Zacherle, who sometimes spelled his name Zacherley, played a…

Dylan Breaks His Silence About Winning the Nobel Prize

Bob Dylan has finally broken his silence about being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, two weeks after getting the news. The singer-songwriter, who became the first musician to be honored with the prize, told the U.K. publication The Telegraph…

CBS Developing New Crime Drama From ‘NCIS: LA’ Creator

A new drama project from Shane Brennan, creator of “NCIS: Los Angeles,” has landed at CBS, Deadline.com reports. The crime drama, “Here & Now,” is created, written and executive produced by Brennan. “In ‘Here & Now,’ after a near-death drowning…

Eric Clapton Hit With Lawsuit Raising Questions About the Origin of the Blues

The heirs of a pioneering Mississippi blues musician have filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against rock guitarist Eric Clapton, saying he credited the wrong artist with writing the song “Alberta” on his “Unplugged” album. Clapton reportedly credited Huddie Ledbetter…