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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.

Scarlett Johansson Gets Pay Equity for Role in ‘Black Widow’ Movie

Actress Scarlett Johansson will be paid as much as her male peers have been bringing in lately when she stars in an upcoming stand-alone movie centered on the Marvel superheroine Black Widow, The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision reports. Johansson, who…

Kathleen Turner to Make Her Opera Debut

Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Turner, known for bringing her distinctively husky voice to movies such as “Body Heat” and “Romancing the Stone,” is about to make what the AP calls “an unexpected Metropolitan Opera debut.” Turner is joining the cast of…

HBO Unveils Plans for New Season of ‘True Detective’

HBO detailed plans today for the upcoming season of crime series “True Detective,” which premieres Sunday, Jan. 13, at 9 p.m. “The new season tells the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery…

TV Show Based on Influential Hip-Hop Group Lands Series Order

A new drama series based on an influential hip-hop group has been given a 10-episode order from Hulu. The streamer announced the order today for “Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” created and written by Alex Tse (“SuperFly”) and Wu-Tang Clan front…

CBS Corp. Names Chief Communications Officer

Following news of the upcoming retirement of Gil Schwartz, CBS Corp. announced today that Schwartz will be succeeded by Dana McClintock as Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, CBS Corp. The promotion of McClintock, who previously served as the company’s…

‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’ Names Comedian Jaboukie Young-White as the Newest Correspondent to Join the Late-Night Franchise

Press release from Comedy Central, Oct. 11, 2018: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah adds Jaboukie Young-White as the latest correspondent to join “The World’s Fakest News Team” which includes Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan and Roy…

Dana McClintock Named Chief Communications Officer, CBS Corporation

Press release from CBS Corp., Oct. 11, 2018: Dana McClintock will become Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, CBS Corporation, it was announced today by Joe Ianniello, President and Acting Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation. McClintock, who previously served as…

Hulu Teams With Imagine Television for ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’

Press release from Hulu, Oct. 11, 2018: Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to Wu-Tang: An American Saga. The upcoming drama series created and written by Alex Tse (SuperFly) and Wu-Tang Clan front man The RZA, has received a 10-episode…

NBC Gives Full-Season Order to Drama Series

NBC is anteing up for more of a new hit drama series, announcing that it has ordered an additional nine episodes of “New Amsterdam.” The order gives the medical drama a full season of 22 episodes. The series, which leads…

Alec Baldwin Doesn’t Like Stephen Colbert — Is This the Incident That Set Him Off? (Watch the Clip)

A new interview with Alec Baldwin published by The Hollywood Reporter contains more than its share of “jaw-dropping statements,” Decider notes, adding, “but in one particularly jarring moment, Baldwin explains his very personal beef with ‘The Late Show’ host Stephen…