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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.

Here’s a Look at the Kanye West-Donald Trump Meeting — With Annotations and Commentary

In case you missed the media circus that was the White House meeting Thursday between Kanye West and Donald Trump, Jimmy Kimmel presented highlights with annotation and commentary on last night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Here’s the clip, posted by ABC…

The Games Begin in January as Dwayne Johnson, Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres Join NBC’s Powerful Primetime Schedule

Press release from NBC, Oct. 12, 2018: Looking to begin the new year with off-the-charts alternative muscle, NBC’s January lineup is set to include the premiere of “The Titan Games,” the new epic physical competition series from Dwayne Johnson and…

CBS Drama Lands Full-Season Order

In a show of support for a new drama series, CBS has handed out a full-season order for “FBI” for the 2018-2019 broadcast season. CBS says the show, which premiered Tuesday, Sept. 25, is its most watched new series with…

Late-Night Show Adds Correspondent

A comedian has been added to the lineup as the newest correspondent at the late-night show “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” Comedy Central announced the addition of Jaboukie Young-White to “The World’s Fakest News Team.” Young-White, a comedian and…

50 Cent Signs Eye-Popping TV Deal

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has signed a multiyear overall deal to develop new projects for Starz. Variety reports that the artist and producer will continue to develop scripted and unscripted projects exclusively for the premium service through his G-Unit Film…

Bill O’Reilly Wins a Round in Defamation Suit

Former Fox News mainstay Bill O’Reilly scored a legal victory Thursday when a New York federal judge ruled that Laurie Dhue, who is accusing O’Reilly of defaming her, must take her case to arbitration, The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports….

Why Part of the Criminal Case Against Harvey Weinstein Has Been Dismissed

“Manhattan’s district attorney dropped part of the criminal sexual assault case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday after evidence emerged that a police detective had coached a witness to stay silent about evidence that cast doubt on the account one of…

Former Reality TV Personality Hit With Long Prison Sentence

A former reality television personality received a stiff prison sentence in connection with the killing of a U.S. Coast Guard technician in a drunken wrong-way collision on a Virginia highway. The AP reports that Melissa Hancock was sentenced Wednesday to…

CBS Corp. Names Chief People Officer

CBS Corp. announced today that it has filled the newly created position of Chief People Officer, with President and acting CEO Joe Ianniello announcing the appointment of Laurie Rosenfield to the post. Rosenfield, who will be based in New York,…

Tony and Oscar Winner to Star in TV Project

Plans have just been unveiled for a new TV project that will star Academy Award and Tony winner Marcia Gay Harden. The actress, who is also an Emmy nominee, will star in the Lifetime feature “Love You to Death.” The…