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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.

Trump Goes After Late-Night TV — and Late-Night TV Fires Back

Donald Trump has been going after late-night television for a couple of days now on his Twitter page, and at least one late-night host is firing back. Trump sent out a tweet Thursday saying: “The three very weak and untalented…

HBO Unveils Schedule, Running Times for Final Six Episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’

HBO released details about the final stretch of episodes of its hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” revealing that four of the six episodes will run well over an hour. The first of the episodes will be televised on Sunday,…

Howard Stern Unleashes Tirade Against Talk Show Host

A war of words has broken out between two media figures, with Howard Stern unleashing a stream of expletives aimed at talk show host Wendy Williams. Stern erupted after a caller to his SiriusXM radio show mentioned that Williams had…

NBC Launches New Late-Night Talk Show ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’

Press release from NBC, March 14, 2019: NBC, which has been television’s late-night leader for more than 60 years, is adding to its already illustrious legacy with “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” making her the only woman to currently…

CBS and NBC Swap Super Bowls

In an unusual trade involving some of the most valuable programming in television, NBC and CBS are reportedly swapping Super Bowls. “CBS will move up a year in the Super Bowl rotation and broadcast the game played at the end…

Former ‘Apprentice’ Contestant’s Suit Against Trump Moves Forward — Will Trump Be Called for Sworn Questioning?

A lawsuit against Donald Trump stemming from his time overseeing the NBC reality show “The Apprentice” can move forward, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. “A panel of judges on the Supreme Court Appellate Division said in their ruling, in…

Whoopi Goldberg Returns to ‘The View’

Whoopi Goldberg, who has been out of the lineup at ABC’s “The View” while she battles serious health issues, made a surprise return to the show, to the delight of the panelists and audience members. Goldberg admitted she’s not quite…

Why the Director and Cast Members of a Beloved 1980s Movie Are Reuniting

An event coming up will feature a reunion of the director and cast members of the beloved 1989 movie “Say Anything…” The occasion will be in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the classic romance movie. The reunion is set…

CBS Books ‘FBI’ Spinoff Episode

CBS just announced that on Tuesday, April 2, it will air an “FBI” spinoff episode, “Most Wanted.” In the episode, OA and Maggie team up with members of the FBI’s Fugitives Department to track down a person wanted for murder…

NBC Has a New Late-Night Host

NBC has a new late-night host lined up to take the slot that has been held down by Carson Daly. Lilly Singh revealed on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” that she has the job. The YouTube star will take…