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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.

Cast and Crew of ‘The Apprentice’ Have a Lot to Say About Trump’s Behind-the-Scenes Antics

A new report based on interviews with more than 20 former crew members, editors and contestants on NBC’s “The Apprentice” paints an unflattering portrait of the show’s boss, Donald Trump. “In his years as a reality TV boss on ‘The…

Trump Foundation Hit With ‘Cease and Desist’ Order Over New York Fundraising Efforts

The Trump Foundation has been issued a “cease and desist” order to stop soliciting contributions in the state of New York. Variety reports that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued the order. “Schneiderman said that the foundation was violating…

Local TV Station Revolutionizes Sports Coverage — of High School Football

A local TV station is doing something unprecedented with its coverage of high school football. TVNewsCheck reports that Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., is going all in on Friday nights during the football season. “It starts with…

‘SNL’ Return Brings Huge Ratings — Here’s the Trump-Clinton Cold Open

The season 42 premiere of “Saturday Night Live” delivered big numbers for NBC, with the network announcing that the show was up 29% over the year-ago premiere and was “SNL’s” highest season premiere in eight years, based on Nielsen “live…

Journalist Noreen O’Leary, One of the Ad Industry’s Most Respected Writers, Dead at 59

One of the giants of advertising journalism, Noreen O’Leary, has died. Adweek reports that O’Leary died Saturday after battling cancer. She was 59. O’Leary, a Pittsburgh native, worked for Adweek for the past 31 years, with her work also appearing…

After a Tremendous 67-Year Broadcasting Career, Vin Scully Delivers His Final Farewell — Watch it Now

Vin Scully signed off for the last time Sunday, capping off a 67-year career calling games for the Dodgers — first in Brooklyn and, since 1958, in Los Angeles. The legendary baseball announcer’s final call was in San Francisco, where…

Classic Prime-Time Soap Getting a Reboot

In good news for fans of a certain classic prime-time soap opera — but bad news for people who think TV is doing too many reboots — Variety reports that the CW is developing a reboot of “Dynasty.” The original “Dynasty”…

PR Chief Exits ABC

ABC Entertainment is losing its longtime senior VP of communications, effective today. Variety reports that Hope Hartman, who has been in the position since 2009, is stepping down. “Hartman is departing PR to focus on her film career,” Variety reports….

FX Orders Cocaine Series

FX has given a series order to a drama project about the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. “Snowfall” has an order for a 10-episode first season, to premiere in 2017. The project is executive produced…

Fox Developing AI Thriller From Jessica Alba

With HBO about to roll out “Westworld,” artificial intelligence is hot — and Jessica Alba is trying to make it even hotter. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Alba’s “Girl 10” has received a script commitment with penalty attached…