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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.

Model Janice Dickinson — Formerly a Judge on ‘America’s Next Top Model’ — Is Latest to Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault

“With rape allegations against Bill Cosby mounting, supermodel Janice Dickinson tells ‘ET’ in a new interview that the comedian sexually assaulted her in 1982,” according to an article on the website of “Entertainment Tonight.” The article reports: “Dickinson, now 59,…

Turmoil at NBC’s ‘Today’: Top ‘Today’ Show Executive Leaves After Just 10 Weeks — NY Times Says He Was Fired

“In a new round of turmoil at the long-roiling NBC morning show ‘Today,’ Jamie Horowitz, a former ESPN executive brought in 10 weeks ago to supervise the show, was fired on Monday [Nov, 17, 2014], after what several people at…

How John Oliver Became the Hottest Personality on TV by Satirizing Topics Even More Obscure Than Those Jon Stewart Does. The Comedy of Net Neutrality

“[H]ere we are, at the end of [John] Oliver’s first season with [HBO’s] ‘Last Week Tonight’ — he will return in February — and the show has been a smash, with strong ratings, a dedicated fan base and a series…

Joan Rivers Was in Talks to Become, on TV, Judge Joan

The late Joan Rivers had been in conversations — before she became unexpectedly incapacitated on Aug. 28, 2014 — about becoming Judge Joan, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. Bravo’s on-air-personality and producer Andy Cohen “revealed he was…

CBS Cancels Sitcom

Despite being given a second-season renewal after a relatively weak freshman season, CBS has canceled its sophomore sitcom “The Millers,” reports our good friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The story says, “…’The Millers’ has been underwhelming in its new Monday…

Listen as Bill Cosby Refuses to Talk About Sexual Assault Allegations. Also, Cosby’s Upcoming Appearance on Letterman Has Been Canceled

“Bill Cosby, in the midst of a serious PR crisis as accusations about him sexually assaulting women make headlines around the world, has decided to stay silent,” reports The Washington Post. Here is Cosby being asked about the allegations on a NPR (National…

He Created Some of the Most Well-Known TV Series EVER: ‘Magnum, P.I.,’ ‘Knight Rider’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ – Glen A. Larson Dies at 77

Glen A. Larson, who created some of the most recognized series that have been on TV, including “Magnum, P.I.,” “Knight Rider” and “Battlestar Galactica,” has died, the Los Angeles Times reports. Says the Times, Larson, 77, “died Friday [Nov. 14,…

Sony Unveils Its Over-the-Top Subscription Service

“Taking aim at the traditional pay-TV market, Sony on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, unveiled PlayStation Vue, an over-the-top subscription TV service that will start off with about 75 channels per market,” reports Multichannel News. The story continues, “Offered initially through…

Sad Day: The Actress Who Brought Us Lots of Laughs Playing Howard’s Mother on “The Big Bang Theory” – Carol Ann Susi – Dies at 62

“Actress Carol Ann Susi, best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Wolowitz on CBS’ ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ has died, her agent, Pam Ellis-Evenas, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. Susi died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles after a…

New Network, Staffed With Some of the Most Well-Known TV Executives in the Business, Set to Launch in January

Some of the best-known executives in the TV business have joined together with media company Gannett to launch a new multicast network in January. It’s called the Justice Network, and in a press release it calls itself “a free over-the-air…