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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.

NBC to Air ‘Elvis All-Star Tribute’ on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Press release from NBC, Dec. 3, 2018: NBC will air “Elvis All-Star Tribute” on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. Today marks the exact date (Dec. 3, 1968) 50 years ago that the ” ’68 Comeback Special” aired…

2018 Kennedy Center Honors Performers and Presenters Announced

Press release from CBS, Dec. 3, 2018: Following are honoree, presenter, performer and production credits for THE 41st ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 26 on the CBS Television Network. ON AIR: 8:00-10:00 PM,…

Samantha Bee Announces New Production Company Swimsuit Competition Inc. and Inks First-Look Deal with TBS

Press release from TBS, Dec. 3, 2018: Samantha Bee, the Emmy Award-winning host of TBS’ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, is throwing her sash into the competitive world of narrative and documentary television with the newly-formed production company Swimsuit Competition**….

Report: Nexstar to Buy Tribune Media in $4 Billion Deal and Will Become the Largest TV Station Group in the U.S.

“Nexstar Media Group Inc has reached an agreement to acquire Tribune Media Co for about $4.1 billion, a deal which would make it the largest local U.S. TV station operator, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday,” reports Reuters…

Ken Berry, Star of ‘F Troop,’ ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’ and ‘Mama’s Family,’ Dies at 85

“Ken Berry, the boyish television actor who played nice guys with affable attitudes and a wide range of I.Q.s on three popular sitcoms between 1965 and 1990, died on Saturday in Burbank, Calif. He was 85,” reports The New York…

‘Today’ Personality Exits NBC

An on-air personality at NBC’s “Today” show who has been with the network’s news division for more than a decade is leaving the network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jeff Rossen, who wanted to expand his “Rossen Reports” branded consumer…

Well-Known Christmas Song a Casualty of #MeToo Movement

A popular Christmas song is the focus of attention — much of it negative — after being pulled from the playlist of a Cleveland radio station in a move that’s linked to #MeToo. The song is “Baby It’s Cold Outside.”…

Commentary on ‘The Sad, Greedy Decline of Network Television’

A piece published this week declares that network television is “mighty no more” and laments its “sad, greedy decline … into games and circuses.” The commentary by critic David Zurawik, who writes about the business and culture of television in…

Altice and Tribune Reach Retransmission Accord

Tribune Broadcasting and Altice USA have reached a comprehensive agreement on carriage and retransmission consent, TVNewsCheck reports. “The agreement enables Altice USA to continue carrying Tribune’s televisions stations across the country and provides for carriage of Tribune’s cable entertainment network…

Fallout for Kid Rock After Remark About Joy Behar

Despite receiving an invitation from Joy Behar to share a beer with her on “The View,” Kid Rock is at risk of being disinvited from his role as grand marshal of the Nashville Christmas Parade. As we reported earlier today,…