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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.

Battle Continues to Rage Between CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi

Anderson Cooper and Pam Bondi are presenting two different versions of what went wrong with their confrontational interview in the aftermath of the Orlando nightclub shootings. After Bondi, the Florida attorney general, gave her account of the interview on the…

Star of Cult Classic Lesbian Vampire TV Movie Returns for New Version

A movie that originally aired on NBC and became a cult classic, considered one of TV’s cheesiest movies of all time, is being adapted for a new Lifetime remake with the original star on board. The New York Post reports…

While He Was Killing People in the Nightclub, the Shooter Called a Local TV Channel — Here’s What He Said

The shooter who killed at least 49 people early Sunday morning at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., placed a call to 24-hour news channel News 13 in the midst of the shootings. The Washington Post reports that his call…

More Than 60 Stars Join Forces to Record Song for Orlando Shooting Victims

A lineup of top recording artists and Broadway and Hollywood stars got together to record a song to benefit victims of the Orlando nightclub shootings. Rolling Stone reports that the stars, who included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Carole King, Gloria Estefan, Audra…

Will Tribune-Dish Standoff Go to Arbitrator?

The impasse in negotiations between Dish Network and Tribune Media, which has caused 42 stations and WGN America to go dark on Dish systems, will go to an arbitrator if Dish has its way. “Dish asked Tribune to agree to…

Hollywood Foreign Press Association Announces Awards Timetable for 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Press release from Hollywood Foreign Press Association, June 16, 2016: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced the awards timetable for the “74th Annual Golden Globe(R) Awards”. The ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast on Sunday, January 8,…

Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2016-2017 Season

Press release from Fox, Thursday, June 16, 2016: FOX has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series. All-new episodes of GOTHAM and LUCIFER return Monday, Sept. 19. On Season Three of GOTHAM (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), the…

Full Transcript of Tom Freston Interview on CNBC on June 15, 2016

CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: Former Viacom CEO Tom Freston Speaks With CNBC’s Melissa Lee on “Fast Money”: WHEN: Wednesday, June 15 WHERE: CNBC’s “Fast Money” Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC EXCLUSIVE interview with former Viacom CEO Tom…

Actress Who Played Neighbor Millie on the Classic ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Dies at 87. Also on ‘The Nanny.’

The character actress “best known for playing the next-door neighbor Millie Helper on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,’ died Tuesday of cancer in Los Angeles,” reports Variety. Ann Morgan Guilbert was 87. Variety adds, “Although she appeared on dozens of shows over…

NBC Unveils Fall Schedule, Premiere Dates for New Shows

NBC has taken the wraps off its fall schedule for the 2016-2017 TV season, including the rollout of the new Mike Schur comedy “The Good Place” and the debut of the drama series “This Is Us.” “The Good Place” will…