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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.

Gloria Estefan to Host ‘The Kennedy Center Honors’ Dec. 26 on CBS

Press release from CBS, Nov. 26, 2018: Multiple GRAMMY(R) Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan will host THE 41st ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This will be…

President Trump’s Response to Last Night’s ‘60 Minutes’ Report on His Child Separation Policy: ‘Phony Story’

“President Trump on Sunday slammed CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ over [a] report about his administration’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy, which resulted in the separation of thousands of children from their parents at the southern border,” reports Emily Birnbaum on the website of…

Bill Shine, Former Top Programming Executive at Fox News, Received $15 Million Payout from Fox Before Taking White House Job

“Bill Shine made more than $15 million in severance and bonuses from Fox News before taking a role at the White House as its top communication official,” reports USA Today. The newspaper notes that the information was first uncovered by…

Drama Series Canceled

The cancellation ax has fallen on a broadcast drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that ABC pulled the plug on “Take Two” after one season in the network’s summer lineup. The procedural from “Castle” creators Andrew Marlowe and…

Rembrandt’s Sloppy Work Could Make Painting Even More Valuable

A Rembrandt painting is expected to sell for millions, possibly in part because the artist appears to have left his fingerprints in the paint. The AP reports that the Rembrandt oil sketch, “Study of a Head of a Young Man,”…

ESPN Loses 2 Million Subscribers as Other Disney-Owned Channels Also Take Hits

“ESPN has shed about 2 million domestic subscribers over the past 12 months, according to Disney’s newly released annual report,” Variety reports. “ESPN’s total U.S. subscriber base stands at about 86 million, per Disney’s report for its 2018 fiscal year,…

Spinoff of Hit Comedy Won’t Go Forward at ABC

ABC has decided not to move forward with a series order for the spinoff of its hit series “The Middle.” Deadline reports that the network opted out of “Sue Sue in the City,” the Sue Heck-focused single-camera comedy starring Eden…

Report: This Big Plot Twist in a Proposed Third ‘Sex and the City’ Movie Is What Killed the Deal

“The franchise might be over, but the juicy behind-the-scenes information keeps coming out,” The New York Post reports in a story delving into why the proposed film “Sex and the City 3” didn’t get made. According to The Post, the…

Looking for a Show to Binge Watch This Thanksgiving Weekend? THR Critic Suggests a 4-Year-Old Peabody Award-Winning Miniseries

If you find yourself with extra time on your hands over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it may be an opportunity to watch some good TV — and one miniseries currently on Netflix, “The Honorable Woman,” has received a strong…

Cleopatra Gets Her Own TV Network

The ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra will soon have a new cable network, named in her honor and launching in January. TV One announced plans to unveil the new network CLEO TV on Jan. 19. TV One describes the network as…