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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.

Meredith Names New President and COO

The Meredith station group has named a new president and chief operating officer, with the appointment of Tom Harty to the post coming as Chairman and CEO Steve Lacy moves closer to retirement. B&C reports that the move is “part…

Late-Night Bit to Become Standalone Series

A segment that went viral as an offshoot of a late-night talk show will now be a standalone TV series. TBS announced today that it greenlighted “Drop the Mic,” based on the segment from James Corden’s CBS “Late Late Show.”…

Why One of the Stars of ‘Criminal Minds’ Has Been Suspended

One of the stars of the long-running CBS procedural “Criminal Minds” was suspended from the show following what’s being reported as a physical altercation on the set. TMZ.com reported early today that Thomas Gibson was suspended “after going ham on…

Actor Known for ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Dies

A veteran actor who’s fondly remembered for his role on the 1990s sci-fi series “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” has died. Deadline.com reports that Barry Jenner died Aug. 9. He was 75. Jenner reportedly died of acute myeloid leukemia at…

Trump Blasts CNN Over ‘Hoax’ Report

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump fired back after a controversial CNN report said that the Secret Service had held “more than one conversation” with the Trump campaign about his comments this week on the Second Amendment. As we reported previously,…

Police Investigating Possible Poisoning of Tennis Player During Recent Wimbledon Tournament

Authorities in London are investigating the alleged poisoning of a tennis player during last month’s championships at Wimbledon, according to media reports. British tennis player Gabriella Taylor, 18, was forced to withdraw from the tournament in the middle of a juniors…

TV Series to Focus on the Man Who Once Famously Said: ‘The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex’

A new TV series has been greenlighted that will tell the story of one of the icons of the sexual revolution, Hugh Hefner — the founder of Playboy magazine and the man who once said, “The major civilizing force in…

Hillary Clinton Books Her First Late-Night Appearance Since She Became the Democratic Nominee

With presidential candidates in hot demand on the late-night talk shows, one of those shows just scored a coup. ABC announced today that Hillary Clinton will appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in her first late-night appearance since she accepted the…

Wow: Pay TV Just Lost the Most Subscribers in History for One Quarter — Check Out the Number

The subscription television business just had a challenging quarter — and that’s putting it mildly. “With Charter Communications reporting a loss of 152,000 video customers during the period, the pay-TV industry lost more more than 700,000 subscribers in the second…

CBS Takes a Beating on Diversity

CBS has been defending its record on diversity, with CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller getting grilled on the subject Wednesday at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour. But according to veteran TV critic Tim Goodman, writing for The Hollywood…