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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.

Horror Guru Clive Barker Developing TV Series

The man behind the “Hellraiser” and “Candyman” film franchises is developing a TV series based on his horror/fantasy novel “Weaveworld.” Deadline.com reports that Clive Barker has the project in the works at the CW. Barker is executive producing with “Warehouse…

Longtime Warner Bros. Exec Bowing Out

A veteran executive at Warner Bros. is stepping down after almost 25 years with the studio. The Los Angeles Times reports that Lisa Rawlins, the senior VP of public affairs, will retire at the end of this year. Rawlins, a…

Food Network Star Says She’s Cancer-Free

A TV chef who announced earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer revealed that doctors have declared her cancer-free. The New York Post reports that Sandra Lee made the revelation this morning in an interview with…

Monday Prime-Time Ratings: Does the Fall Season Already Have Its First New Hit?

Monday’s prime-time broadcast ratings saw one new show make a big splash while a number of returning shows fell flat. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s drama “Blindspot” may be the season’s first new hit after premiering to a 3.1 average rating…

ABC’s ‘Muppets’ Reboot Accused of Being ‘Perverted’

The ABC revival of “The Muppets,” scheduled to premiere tonight as part of the Alphabet Network’s new fall prime-time lineup, finds itself in the crosshairs of a family values group. Fortune reports that the conservative group One Million Moms wants…

Award-Winning CBS News Correspondent Jumps to CNN

A veteran on-air personality at CBS News has been hired by CNN. The AP reports that foreign correspondent Clarissa Ward is making the move after four years at CBS. Ward’s reporting has been seen on “CBS Evening News,” “60 Minutes”…

Attorney for Walmart Truck Driver Rains on Tracy Morgan’s Feel-Good Emmys Speech

An attorney representing the truck driver accused of causing the six-vehicle crash in June 2014 that severely injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed his friend James McNair provided a reality check following Morgan’s surprise appearance at Sunday night’s Emmys. Variety…

NBC Launches on Roku

NBC has launched a streaming channel on the Roku platform, where its new fall shows, along with thousands of hours of library content, will be available, Multichannel News reports. Roku players and Roku TV models will provide access to the…

Brian Williams Set for Today’s MSNBC Pope Coverage — Here’s What to Expect and What Not to Expect

Brian Williams has his start time locked in for his return to television following an extended suspension by NBC News over Williams’ widely reported exaggerations. Deadline.com reports that Williams is set to debut today at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT on…

Did ‘America’s Got Talent’ Winner Steal Routines From Other Ventriloquists?

“Did the British ventriloquist who won this year’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ play the judges — and America — for dummies? Two veteran ventriloquists are accusing Paul Zerdin, who won last week’s 2015 finale and a $1 million prize, of using routines remarkably similar…