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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 and Megyn Kelly Run Into Hurdles in Her Exit Talks

As Megyn Kelly negotiates her departure from NBC, the two sides are haggling over two main issues: money and a non-disparagement clause. That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites sources saying Kelly is resisting an NDA. “Such clauses are…

Former ABC Sitcom Star — Who Was Fired Four Decades Before the ‘Roseanne’ Incident — Sounds Off About Roseanne’s Firing

An actress who was a big sitcom star before ABC fired her almost 40 years ago offered her take on the network’s firing of Roseanne Barr. Yahoo Entertainment reports that Suzanne Somers discussed the “Roseanne” situation in an interview. Somers…

Liberal Joy Behar and Conservative Meghan McCain Get Into a Shouting Match on ‘The View’

Tensions ran hot Monday on “The View” as the panel got into a politically charged discussion about hate speech on social media. Here’s a clip that includes a brief skirmish between Joy Behar and Meghan McCain, posted by ABC …

Longtime CBS Research Guru David Poltrack to Retire After Being at the Network … 50 Years!

CBS has named a new head of research, effective immediately, after news broke that the company’s legendary research guru David Poltrack is retiring. The company made the official announcement today, which you can read in full by clicking here. Radha…

When a Pop Band Created a Paradigm Shift — a Beatle Looks Back

The Beatles’ first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964, watched by more than 70 million television viewers, stands not only as a high-water mark for television, but also as a turning point in music and in American culture….

Cat Crashes Fashion Show Runway, Steals the Show

A housecat showed up on the runway during a fashion show and put on a show of its own as models strutted past. The incident, which was captured on video, took place at a fashion show in Turkey. Here’s a…

Two-Time Oscar Winner to Star in TV Series

An actress who has won two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes will star in the new FX limited series “Mrs. America.” FX announced that Cate Blanchett will star as Phyllis Schlafly in the project, which chronicles the movement to…

Weird Clip Released for New Show

A short clip released today for a series that will be premiering Sunday, Dec. 9, packs a fair amount of weirdness into 25 seconds. The clip is for “The Shivering Truth,” a stop-motion animated series coming to Adult Swim. “The…

FX Orders Limited Series ‘Mrs. America,’ Starring Academy Award and Golden Globe Winner Cate Blanchett

Press release from FX, Oct. 30, 2018: Two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning actor Cate Blanchett has signed on to star in Mrs. America, a new limited series ordered by FX and created and written by Emmy Award…

David Poltrack to Retire in June 2019 as Chief Research Officer, CBS Corp., and President, CBS Vision

Press release from CBS Corp., Oct. 30, 2018: David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer and President, CBS Vision, announced today that, after an illustrious 50-year career in research at CBS, he will retire from the Company effective June 30, 2019. Poltrack…