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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.

Showtime Unveils Endgame for Signature Drama Series

Showtime said Friday that production is under way on what will be the final season of one of its signature dramas, “Homeland.” The show’s eighth and final season will premiere on Feb. 9, 2020, and will consist of 12 episodes….

CBS All Access Orders Series Based on David Bowie Movie

CBS is working on a new original series for the All Access digital subscription service that’s based on “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” the 1976 movie starring David Bowie and the Walter Tevis novel of the same name. Alex…

R. Kelly Denied Bail After Apparently Getting Lost in the Penal System for a While

R&B singer R. Kelly was in court Friday in Brooklyn, where he stands accused of sexually exploiting young women and girls who attended his concerts, USA Today reports. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was denied bail for…

‘Biggest Loser’ Fixture on Board for Reboot

A TV personality who was a staple on the hit reality show “The Biggest Loser” during its 17 seasons on NBC will be back on board for the USA Network reboot, premiering in 2020. USA announced today that health and…

The All-Time Record for the Highest-Grossing Concert Tour Was Just Broken — Who Broke It, and Whose Record Did They Break?

The world now has a new record for the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, with the AP reporting that Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour broke the record set by U2 in 2011. “Pollstar confirms the 28-year-old British singer’s tour will…

Will CBS Bring All Access Shows to the Broadcast Network?

CBS, which has already experimented with bringing an All Access show to the broadcast network when it aired the first season of “The Good Fight” this summer, is open to doing more of the same, according to CBS Entertainment President…

Court Puts a Price on Katy Perry’s Plagiarism

After finding that pop singer Katy Perry plagiarized one of her hit songs, a court has settled on a price for the offense. Perry, along with her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million, the AP…

CBS All Access Announces Casting for ‘The Stand’

Press release from CBS, Aug. 1, 2019: CBS All Access, CBS’ digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga have joined the cast of its original limited event series…

CBS All Access Orders ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ to Series

Press release from CBS, Aug. 1, 2019: CBS All Access, CBS’ digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced a new original series order for THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, based on the Walter Tevis novel of…

‘Extra’ Co-Host Out After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

A co-host on the syndicated entertainment news program “Extra” is off the show following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. Warner Bros. released a statement Wednesday saying it had investigated claims about the behavior of A.J. Calloway and that…