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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.

New Late-Night Show Serves Up Preview Clips

A new entry in late-night talk is set to make its official premiere next week, but the show debuted a few preview clips online as a teaser. “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” which will air on Monday nights, premieres Feb….

Bill Cosby Criminal Case to Proceed to Trial

Attorneys for Bill Cosby failed in their bid to have criminal charges against him thrown out in a Pennsylvania case stemming from an alleged sexual assault in 2004. The Los Angeles Times reports that Judge Steven O’Neill ruled Wednesday evening…

Shari Redstone, Philippe Dauman on ‘Collision Course’ in Viacom-CBS Transition

A showdown between CBS and Viacom Vice Chair Shari Redstone and Viacom CEO and President Philippe Dauman could come to a head today as Viacom’s board meets to address the transition from Sumner Redstone’s role running the company. The meeting…

Playboy Unveils Cover of Its First Non-Nude Issue

A 20-year-old model graces the cover of the first non-nude issue of Playboy, which the magazine unveiled on social media. The publication is rebooting for a digital age in which images of naked women are commonplace online, with Playboy seeking to…

New Late-Night Sketch Comedy Series “Party Over Here,” From The Lonely Island and Comedian Paul Scheer, to Premiere Saturday, March 12, On Fox

Press release from Fox, Feb. 4, 2016: New late-night half-hour sketch comedy series PARTY OVER HERE will premiere Saturday, March 12 (11:00-11:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The series is executive-produced by the Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated comedy trio The…

Futuristic Thriller Lands Series Order

A science-fiction project with some A-list players on board has received an order for a 13-episode first season.  Syfy announced today that it placed the order for “Incorporated,” from Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Todd’s Pearl Street Films along…

Record Viewership for Pre-Super Bowl Program

A broadcast that airs each year as part of the runup to the Super Bowl delivered record viewership. CBS, which will televise the Super Bowl this Sunday, announced that “Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2016” delivered 11.4 million total viewers. The…

Veteran Comedian — Half of Famed Comedy Duo — Dead at 92

A comedian who had a career on radio and television spanning more than 40 years — who was half of the comedy duo Bob and Ray — has died. The New York Times reports that Bob Elliott died Tuesday at…

Sumner Redstone Resigns From CBS Post; Leslie Moonves Replaces Him

Leslie Moonves has a new post at CBS Corp. following the resignation of Sumner Redstone from his position as Executive Chairman. The company announced today that Moonves was elected Chairman. Officially, he was elected by a unanimous vote of the…

New Trailer Pumps Up Pot Series — Watch It Here

Viceland has posted a new trailer for a series that it calls “a weed show like no other,” promoting the Feb. 29 premiere of “Weediquette.” The trailer is accompanied by a blurb that says: “We’re living in an age of radical…