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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.

CBS News to Get New President as David Rhodes Steps Down — See Who’s Getting the Job

“In a poetic twist that follows the departure of multiple senior men who were accused of sexual assault and harassment, ‘48 Hours’ senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky will become the first woman to lead CBS News,” reports Irin Carmon for…

Golden Globe Wrap-Up: Was the Party Too Tame This Year? Plus, We Have the Full List of Winners

“The stars are bored,” wrote Washington Post TV critic Hank Stuever in his review of last night’s Golden Globes award ceremony. “It’s their own fault,” Stuever continues, “really, and it’s mostly a good thing: They’re woke and on board with…

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Actress’s ‘Batwoman’ Gets Pilot Order

TV’s new “Batwoman” is an actress who was a part of “Orange Is the New Black,” with the CW ordering a pilot for a new series starring “Orange” alumna Ruby Rose. Variety notes that Rose debuted her version of Batwoman…

Why Comcast’s State-of-the-Art Voice Remote Has Refused to Search for ‘Dick Van Dyke’

Comcast’s Xfinity X1 Voice Remote, said to be the state-of-the-art in cable television technology, may be just a little bit on the prudish side. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the device, which enables subscribers to ask it verbally to do…

Lawmaker’s Colorful Language — and Her Call to Impeach Trump — Prompts Media Attention

The heated language used by a newly sworn-in lawmaker is getting a lot of attention after the lawmaker, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., called for the impeachment of Donald Trump, saying, “We’re gonna go in and impeach the motherf–ker.” Tlaib, the…

Network Television ‘Can’t Survive’ Without This

A new report by Ad Age running under the headline “Network TV Can’t Survive Without the NFL” says live sports accounted for 89 of the 100 most-watched television broadcasts of 2018, with the list dominated by NFL coverage. “After two…

Pegi Young, Activist, Musician and Ex-Wife of Neil Young, Dead at 66

Musician and activist Pegi Young, who helped found the Bridge School for special needs children and started a series of all-star benefit concerts with her ex-husband Neil Young, has died. An announcement on her Facebook page confirmed that Young died…

McDonald’s Employee Involved in Viral Video Hires Attorneys, Seeks Upgraded Charges Against Customer

A female McDonald’s employee who fought back after being grabbed by a customer spoke out about the incident, which went viral after another customer in the fast-food restaurant posted a video of the confrontation online. Fox 13 News in Tampa,…

Bravo Series Breaks Ratings Records

A series running on Bravo has been hitting it out of the park in the ratings. The cable channel announced that the sixth episode of “Dirty John,” which was televised Sunday, Dec. 30, was the highest-rated episode of the series…

Drama Series to Wrap

A drama series that has had a pretty good run will be wrapping it up at the conclusion of its sixth season. Deadline reports that the upcoming 20-episode season of “Vikings” will be the last for the flagship History series….