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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.

California Governor Kills LA-SF High-Speed Train

The governor of California said he’s scrapping a $77 billion plan to build a high-speed rail line that would have connected Los Angeles and San Francisco. The AP reports that Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he will concentrate efforts instead…

NBC Cancels Show After 17-Year Run

NBC just pulled the plug on one of its longest-running shows. After 17 years, the network is ending “Last Call with Carson Daly,” Variety reports. “Daly is stepping away from the series but will continue on as the host of…

Non-Traditional Awards Offer Hope — and Compassion

Hope and compassion may not be the attributes most commonly associated with awards season, but then, the Humanitas Prize is not the most common of awards programs. The nonprofit organization Humanitas presented its 44th Annual Humanitas Prize awards at the…

New Late-Night Show Coming This Year

A new late-night show is set to make its debut later this year, hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” cast member David Spade. News of the new Comedy Central show came along with a batch of programming announcements Monday by…

‘Portals to Hell,’ Two Other Shows in the Works at Travel Channel

Travel Channel announced three new series Tuesday, including “Portals to Hell,” which will pair TV personality Jack Osbourne with paranormal researcher Katrina Weidman as they look into famous haunted locations. Also on tap are “Mission Declassified” and “America Unearthed.” “Portals…

Amended Lawsuit by CBS Shareholders Points to $200 Million in ‘Suspicious’ Insider Stock Sales Prior to Les Moonves Exposé

“In an amended consolidated complaint [some CBS shareholders] are going a step further in an attempt to show CBS executives had knowledge of wrongness,” writes Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter. The story continues, “The timing and amount of [some]…

Comedy Central Announces New Late-Night Series With David Spade and the Return of ‘Crank Yankers’

Press release from Comedy Central, Feb. 11, 2019: Comedy Central, the #1 brand in comedy, today announced a new late-night series with David Spade; the return of Crank Yankers; a second season order for new, hit scripted series The Other…

Movie Academy Relegates Four Oscars to Off-the-Air Presentations — Here Are the Four Awards

The Motion Picture Academy, which has been scrambling to find ways to pare some time from the perennially overlong Oscars ceremony, revealed which four trophies will be handed out during commercial breaks at this year’s ceremony. “A spokesperson for the…

New Live-Action ‘Aladdin’: Wow, Look Who Pops Out of the Lamp!

A special look at Disney’s new live-action “Aladdin” was just posted, and the colorful clip includes a first look at Will Smith getting his blue on as the genie. Also featured are Mena Massoud as Aladdin and Naomi Scott as…

‘Empire’ Actor Hands Over Phone Records After Neighbors Question His Story About Attack

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who said he was the victim of a racial and homophobic attack Jan. 29 in Chicago, provided his phone records to the Chicago Police Department Monday morning, The New York Post reports. The move came after…