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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 Did Whoopi Finally Flip-Flop on Cosby? It’s Certainly Not for the Reason She Gave on “The View” Yesterday

Yesterday, on “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg and Dan Abrams, ABC’s chief legal affairs analyst, engaged in a discussion – lasting just under 10 minutes – about the rape allegations against Bill Cosby, and what legal recourse Cosby’s accusers have….

Bill Cosby Loses His Staunchest Defender as Whoopi Goldberg Changes Her Mind. Watch the Complete Video Now

‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg has been one of Bill Cosby’s most vocal defenders against the many women who have come forward saying that Cosby had drugged and raped them. Goldberg has said over and over again that Cosby is…

Video: Mary Badham, Who Played Scout in the Movie Version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Tells Katie Couric Her Reaction to Harper Lee’s Latest Novel

Thanks, Donald: Miss USA Pageant On Reelz Draws Smallest Audience Ever

“To the surprise of no one, the Miss USA Pageant clocked its lowest-ever audience of under a million viewers Sunday in a cobbled-together, last-minute distribution deal on Reelz,” writes our good friend Lisa de Moraes at Deadline.com. The story says,…

Spike TV Developing Scripted Programming with Award-winning Writer Walter Mosley and Separately, with Bryan Singer (“X-Men,” “The Usual Suspects”)

Spike is developing a drama called “Mr. In Between.” Says Spike in a written release, “Based on a short story by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley, this series focuses on a high-stakes courier who traffics sensitive information between people for whom…

Report: Why TV Ratings Being Down Does Not Necessarily Hurt TV Advertising

“During first quarter this year, viewership among adults 18-24 fell a stunning 18 percent. “You’d think this would be causing advertisers to rethink their TV budgets, as they look for those lost viewers through other media. “You’d be wrong.” So…

Cable Network Renews Show From Drew Barrymore’s Production Company for Season Four. Tonight is the end of Season Three, Which is Up 82% in Total Viewers

With season three ending tonight and already up 82 percent in total viewers and up 31 percent in adults 18-49, a season renewal of “Knife Fight” on the Esquire Network seems a no-brainer. In addition to renewing the show –…

TV Affiliates New Best Friend: Apple’s Forthcoming Streaming Service

The broadcast networks “are close to having the right to negotiate with Apple on behalf of their affiliates, “ reports our good friend Claire Atkinson in the New York Post. The story continues, “Those affiliate groups, which include Tribune and…

Spike TV’s July 14th 2014 Announcement About Scripted Drama Projects

SPIKE ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECTS TO ITS EVER-GROWING SCRIPTED SLATE FOR THE NETWORK’S BROADENING AUDIENCE New York, NY, July 14, 2015 – Spike has partnered with some of the most creative minds in Hollywood to bolster its ever growing slate of scripted…

Video: Jimmy Fallon Explains How He Almost Lost One of His Fingers in Serious Injury That Had Him Hospitalized