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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.

Jeff Bridges to Receive the Cecil B. deMille Award at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Press release from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dec. 17, 2018: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced today that Golden Globe winner and four-time nominee Jeff Bridges will be honored with the 2019 Cecil B. deMille Award at the…

Report: ‘CBS This Morning’ to Be Rebuilt ‘From the Ground Up’

As CBS struggles to regroup amid a sexual harassment crisis, the news division’s embattled morning show is about to be rebuilt “from the ground up,” The New York Post’s Page Six reports. “A thriving ‘CBS This Morning’ was thrown into…

Kellyanne Conway Gets Trolled by Her Husband Over CNN Appearance

“White House adviser Kellyanne Conway spent 39 minutes defending President Trump on CNN on Thursday night — but got no love from her husband, George, who trolled her on Twitter,” The New York Post reports. “The president’s counselor sparred with…

Nexstar Settles Justice Department Probe

Nexstar has agreed to a settlement in the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into the television ad market, B&C reports. The Department has been looking into what it says are anticompetitive exchanges of sensitive information. “It has already settled with Sinclair,…

CBS Pledges $20 Million to Fight Sexual Harassment — Here’s Who Will Get the Money, and Where It’s Coming From

CBS announced today that it will disburse $20 million to work toward the elimination of sexual harassment in the workplace, with the money going to 18 organizations. “These organizations represent different critical approaches to combatting sexual harassment, including efforts to…

ABC Expands Orders for Four Sitcoms

ABC announced that it is bumping up its orders for four of its prime-time comedy series for the 2018-2019 season. The network ordered two additional episodes of “black-ish” and one extra episode apiece of “The Goldbergs,” “The Kids Are Alright”…

Academy Award Contender Debuts on Netflix Today While Also Continuing Run in Theaters

A movie that’s considered one of the front-runners for the upcoming Oscars arrives on Netflix today even as it continues to run in selected theaters. The Arizona Daily Sun reports that “Roma” was released in a handful of theaters just…

NBC Developing High-Octane Spy Drama

NBC has put a new spy series in development with some high-profile auspices. Deadline reports that the project, “The Last Spy,” comes from “Designated Survivor” creator David Guggenheim, “The Amazing Spider-Man” director Marc Webb, Imagine Television and CBS TV Studios….

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Gets Involved in Bill Cosby Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a key decision in the case of comedian Bill Cosby, who is in prison while he appeals his conviction on sexual assault charges. The AP reports that the court rejected Cosby’s request to be released…

Actress Sondra Locke Dead at 74

Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke, whose long on-screen and off-screen relationship with Clint Eastwood included starring with him in six movies, has died. Locke died Nov. 3 at her home in Los Angeles of cardiac arrest related to breast and bone…