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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.

Disney Releases Name and Content News for New Streaming Service as Company’s Earnings Blow Away Expectations

Shares of Disney stock were up today after the media giant provided a rosy report on its quarterly results, Yahoo Finance reports. “Earnings per share came in at $1.48 on an adjusted basis on revenue of $14.31 billion, soaring past…

NBC Tweaks Prime-Time Lineup

NBC is shuffling its prime-time schedule, including a revamp of the network’s Thursday night comedy block. The changes are part of a number of programming moves and premiere dates announced today. The network is shifting the premiere of Dwayne Johnson’s…

Meg Ryan Engaged to Hall of Fame Rock ‘n’ Roller

Actress Meg Ryan is making it official with her longtime boyfriend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp. The “Sleepless in Seattle” star announced the pair’s engagement today on Instagram, posting a drawing of the pair holding hands —…

Spending on Midterm Elections Breaks a Record

The amount of money spent on local TV ads for this week’s midterm elections topped the $3 billion mark, making it an all-time record not only for a midterm cycle but for any election cycle, TVNewsCheck reports, citing Television Bureau…

Google Implements Changes in Its Sexual Harassment Policies Following Worldwide Walkout

Google announced today it is changing its sexual harassment policies, a week after 20,000 of the company’s employees worldwide walked off their jobs to protest the company’s response to harassment issues. Reuters reports that the company said it will make…

White House Bans CNN Reporter Jim Acosta After Confrontation With Trump

“The White House has suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference,” reports David Bauder for the Associated Press. “They began sparring Wednesday after Acosta…

ABC Expands Its Orders for Comedies

ABC is doubling down on two of its current comedy series, giving full-season orders to the Tuesday night comedies “The Kids Are Alright” and “Splitting Up Together.” “The Kids Are Alright,” from ABC Studios, is a freshman series, having premiered…

How Kelly Ripa Can Be Her Husband’s Mistress

Daytime talk show fixture Kelly Ripa is excited to have an opportunity to be her husband’s mistress — that is, she will play the mistress of her husband’s character on “Riverdale.” Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, plays Hiram Lodge on the…

Trump Clashes With CNN Reporter and Others During Heated Press Conference — Watch the Fireworks

Things got heated between Donald Trump and members of the media during today’s press conference following the midterm elections. Trump and CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, who have had run-ins in the past, had an especially acrimonious exchange,…

Which of the Broadcast Networks Delivered the Most Eyeballs on Election Night?

With ABC, CBS and NBC all devoting their prime-time air to the midterm elections Tuesday night, the broadcast network that delivered the most viewers was NBC, based on preliminary Fast Nationals data from Nielsen. NBC’s coverage, tagged as “The Vote:…