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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.

ABC Developing Series With Co-Screenwriter of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

A drama from “‘Crazy Rich Asians’ writer Peter Chiarelli, designer Zac Posen (‘Project Runway’), ABC Studios and studio-based Mandeville Television” is in development, reports Deadline. The story adds that “the drama is set in the world of fashion,” and is…

TVWeek Veterans Day Schedule

TVWeek is taking off today, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, for the Veterans Day holiday, and will not publish our newsletters today. We will return with all of our newsletters on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Meanwhile, if news breaks, we’ll send out…

Report: Federal Prosecutors Have Evidence Placing Trump in Central Role in Hush Payoffs

Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence that Donald Trump was directly involved in setting up hush payments to women alleging they had affairs with Trump, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal’s story is behind a paywall, but it has been…

Drama Series Brings Aboard Oscar Winner for Its Final Season

An acclaimed drama series that’s about to wrap is beefing up its cast for the show’s fifth and final season. Showtime announced today that Academy Award winner Anna Paquin will be a series regular on “The Affair.” “Paquin will play…

Celebrity Presenters Announced for ‘E! People’s Choice Awards’

A long list of celebrity presenters was unveiled for this Sunday’s “E! People’s Choice Awards.” The list includes Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Darren Criss, Leighton Meester, Taran Killam, Busy Philipps, Sara Gilbert, Chrissy Teigen, Aly Raisman and…

Vandalism at Home of Fox News Host Being Investigated as Possible Hate Crime

Police are investigating vandalism at the home of a Fox News host as a possible hate crime. The AP reports that the incident took place at the home of Tucker Carlson in the Washington, D.C., area. The report calls it…

Viewers Return to NBC’s ‘Today’ Following Megyn Kelly’s Ouster

Even as Megyn Kelly and her legal team continue to haggle with NBC over her severance package, ratings for the third hour of “Today” have “measurably improved” since Kelly was bounced from the show, The Daily Beast reports. “This latest…

Trump Campaign Ordered to Stop Using Singer’s Music

One of the biggest stars in music is off-limits to the Trump campaign after a cease-and-desist order was sent by music publisher BMI on behalf of Rihanna. Rolling Stone reports that BMI, which handles Rihanna’s music publishing, “has anted up…

ABC Rolls Out Heavy-Duty Lineup of Holiday Programming

ABC is going all in on holiday programming this year, unleashing a lineup of special shows under the “25 Days of Christmas” banner. Things get rolling Friday, Nov. 23, with the perennial holiday favorite “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,”…

Celebrity Presenters Announced for ‘The E! People’s Choice Awards’ Airing This Sunday Night

Press release from E!, Nov. 9, 2018: E! announced today the list of presenters set to take the stage to hand out the only awards voted on by the people at “The E! People’s Choice Awards” on Sunday, November 11….