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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 Another Late-Night Host Stealing the Spotlight From Jimmy Fallon?

“Jimmy Fallon may be king of late-night TV, but ‘The Tonight Show’ brass fear that CBS rival James Corden is starting to steal his thunder, while insiders say Fallon is feeling threatened,” The New York Post’s Page Six reports. The…

Praise for Co-Moderator Martha Raddatz During the Second Presidential Debate. Do You Agree?

One of the takeaways from Sunday’s second presidential debate is that the winner seems to have been a moderator rather than one of the candidates. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that many observers were impressed with the work of ABC…

HBO’s John Oliver Goes All In on the New Trump Tape — Here’s the Video

John Oliver feasted on the tape in which Donald Trump and Billy Bush discussed women in lewd terms, which went public Friday. Oliver delivered incisive material focused on the tape on Sunday’s installment of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Here are…

Another Movie We’ve Loved Will Become a TV Series

A new TV series is in the works that is an adaptation of a quirky, much-loved movie. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the 2004 movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” which won an Oscar for Best Original…

Debate Falls Short of Record Set by First Clinton-Trump Clash

After the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump set the all-time record for viewership for a debate, Sunday’s second showdown between the two candidates came up well short of that mark. Deadline.com reports that Sunday’s event pulled…

Kim Kardashian Hires Former Secret Service Agents

Kim Kardashian has amped up her security in the wake of the armed heist in Paris in which she was robbed at gunpoint of $10 million worth of jewelry. TMZ.com reports that Kardashian’s new security detail includes former members of…

Former NBC Boss Has Upcoming Shows on Apple, Amazon Prime

The former co-chairman of NBC Entertainment has struck out on his own and is now a star producer. The New York Post reports that Ben Silverman, who was co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios from 2007-2009, is a…

He Was a Director Who Was a Giant of World Cinema, and the Recipient of an Honorary Oscar — Andrzej Wajda Dies at 90

Noted film director Andrzej Wajda, who overcame resistance toward his work by the authorities in his native Poland to become one of the giants of world cinema, has died. The New York Times reports that Wajda died Sunday at 90….

Late-Night Show With the Youngest Median Age Is Renewed

The show that boasts the youngest median age among all late-night talk shows has been picked up for a fourth season. Kent Alderman, president of Comedy Central, announced the renewal today for “@midnight with Chris Hardwick.” The show was picked…

New Survey Reveals Which Cable Network Is the Most Coveted — You May Be Surprised by the Results

The results of a new survey show that the top “must-have” cable channel among consumers, ranking just behind the Big Four broadcast networks, is History. FierceCable reports that the Altman Vilandre & Company study, which polled 5,000 U.S. media consumers,…