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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.

Why HBO Is Delaying the Rollout of ‘Vice News Tonight’

HBO is pushing back the premiere of its unconventional nightly half-hour news program “Vice News Tonight,” with Deadline.com reporting that the debut has been moved from Sept. 26 to Oct. 10. “Vice News chief Josh Tyrangiel presented the move as…

CBS Tweaks Schedule, Expand’s Drama’s Premiere

CBS announced changes to its prime-time schedule, in part to accommodate an expanded season premiere for “NCIS: Los Angeles.” The network also announced that the limited series “The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey” has been cut down to four hours. The…

Kirstie Alley Joins Cast of Fox Series

Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Kirstie Alley has joined the cast of the Fox series “Scream Queens.” Fox announced Monday that Alley, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for “Cheers” in 1991 and an Emmy for “David’s…

‘Crazy Eddie’ Dies — Legendary Electronics Retailer and Convicted Racketeer Eddie Antar Dead at 68

The man behind the New York-based Crazy Eddie electronics chain, who served a long prison term for racketeering and stock fraud, has died. USA Today reports that Eddie Antar died Saturday at 68. Antar’s death was confirmed Monday by the…

Sexual Tension Aplenty in New ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Trailer

A new trailer that’s just out today for the “Fifty Shades of Grey” sequel “Fifty Shades Darker” is loaded with sexual tension between stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. The erotic romance from Universal Pictures is due out Feb. 10,…

Keith Olbermann Is Back, This Time With a Web Series — Here Are the Details

“Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has a new online show, and it appears he’s determined to use it to become Donald Trump‘s worst nightmare,” Mediaite reports. “Since his departure from ESPN, Olbermann has been showing major disdain for the GOP…

Shakeup at Fox: Head of Ad Sales Is Out

The head of advertising sales for the Fox broadcast network, Fox Sports and the 21st Century Fox general entertainment cable networks is leaving the company. Variety reports that Toby Byrne unexpectedly stepped down today. “The executive left after he and…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Three Cast Members

NBC is bringing aboard three new cast members to “Saturday Night Live” for the show’s 42nd season. The network issued an uncharacteristically concise press release today saying: “NBC’s iconic late-night franchise ‘Saturday Night Live’ will be starting its 42nd season…

Comedy Heavyweights to Appear Together

Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart and Louis C.K. are lined up to appear on the same stage, along with rock icon Bruce Springsteen and others, at the upcoming Stand Up for Heroes benefit concert. The annual event raises money for injured…

Trump Hits the Late-Night Talk Circuit

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will make what promises to be a high-profile appearance on late-night TV this week when he visits NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday, Sept. 15. The appearance marks the candidate’s third sitdown…