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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.

‘Laugh-In’ Tribute Set for Next Week — Here’s a Look!

A star-studded tribute to “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” with a number of the original cast members on board, is set to premiere next Tuesday, May 14, on Netflix. “Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate” will feature appearances by Lily Tomlin, Neil…

Comedy Series Canceled

A comedy series that has had a four-season run will not be returning for a fifth season. Deadline reports that TBS pulled the plug on the Rashida Jones cop spoof “Angie Tribeca.” The show was created by Nancy and Steve…

‘Wild Kingdom’ Host Jim Fowler Dies

Jim Fowler, who hosted “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” for years and was a fixture on talk shows with his appearances with wild animals, has died. The New York Times reports that Fowler died Wednesday at his home in the…

Conan O’Brien Explains Why He Settled Joke Theft Lawsuit

Conan O’Brien offered a detailed explanation of a legal case that has been dragging on for years in which he and the writers on his TBS show “Conan” were sued in July 2015 by Robert Alexander Kaseberg of San Diego,…

On-Again, Off-Again Woodstock Festival Headed to Court

Whether the Woodstock 50 festival will go on may be decided in court, with organizers of the event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival filing a lawsuit this week against one of the investors in the…

Russell Crowe Brings Fox News Founder Roger Ailes Back to Life

In the upcoming series about former Fox News chief Roger Ailes, which will premiere on Showtime on June 30, Russell Crowe seems to have nailed the part of Ailes. We get a look at his powerful performance in the official…

CBS Renews Eight Prime-Time Shows

CBS handed out a batch of renewals for the 2019-2020 season, announcing pickups for six dramas and two long-running news programs. The network renewed “SEAL Team,” “S.W.A.T.,” “Madam Secretary,” “Bull,” “Hawaii Five-0,” “MacGyver,” “60 Minutes” and “48 Hours.” The bulk…

Is There Something Funny About the Country’s Political Divide? CNN Hopes So

CNN is hoping its viewers will find something to laugh about in the country’s political divide when it airs “Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State.” The CNN Original Series special presentation premieres Monday, May 27, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The…

Is Matt Lauer Headed to CNN? Here’s What CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Says

After rumors surfaced that former NBC stalwart Matt Lauer would be making his TV comeback over at CNN, Jeff Zucker, Lauer’s former boss at NBC and the current boss at CNN, adamantly denied the rumors. The New York Post’s Page…

BBC Host Fired for Joke About the Royal Baby

A well-known BBC host was fired after he compared the new royal baby, Archie, to a chimpanzee. The New York Post reports that radio DJ Danny Baker, one of Britain’s best-known broadcasters, was fired Thursday by the BBC after he…