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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.

Tamron Hall Syndicated Daytime Talk Show Cleared on the ABC Owned Television Stations Group for Fall 2019

Press release from Disney-ABC Domestic Television: Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International announced today that it has cleared its new syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Tamron Hall on the ABC Owned Television Stations Group for fall 2019. Last month the…

Lifetime Kicks Off the Holiday Season With 23 Movies, the Special ”Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Cast Reunion’ and a Holiday Preview Special Week Featuring Five Nights of Premieres

Press release from Lifetime, Sept. 24, 2018: Christmas is coming early this year! Lifetime sleighs the 2018 holiday season this year with the network’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime lineup, featuring 14 all-new original movies and nine acquired films. Kicking off…

The People Have Spoken! Top Five Finalists Announced for All Categories of ‘The E! People’s Choice Awards,’ Chosen by the Fans

Press release from E!, Sept. 24, 2018: Today, E! has revealed the top five finalists in each category of this year’s “The E! People’s Choice Awards,” celebrating all forms of entertainment, chosen solely by the fans. Finalist voting begins today…

Netflix’s New Original Doc Series ‘ReMastered’ Launches Globally Oct. 12

Press release from Netflix, Sept. 24, 2018: Synopsis: Music is a conversation that never ends, a call-and-response between fact and fiction. Netflix’s original documentary series ReMastered investigates high-profile events affecting some of the most legendary names in music, presenting groundbreaking…

People’s Choice Awards 2018: List of Finalists in TV Categories

TV Finalists by category for the 2018 E! People’s Choice Awards: SHOW OF 2018 13 Reasons Why (Netflix) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (Freeform) This Is Us (NBC) FEMALE TV STAR OF 2018…

Ovation TV Partners With the Actors Studio for New Episodes of ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ to Premiere in Fall 2019

Press release from Ovation TV, Sept. 24, 2018: Ovation TV, America’s only arts network, has completed an agreement with the Actors Studio to produce and air future episodes of Inside The Actors Studio, the award-winning interview series about the art…

Comcast Wins Bidding War for Sky With $39 Billion Offer

“With a final offer that values Sky at about 29.7 billion pounds, or roughly $39 billion, the American cable giant [Comcast] wrested away control of Sky from Rupert Murdoch and the Walt Disney Company, which is buying most of Mr….

Second Allegation of Sexual Misconduct Against Brett Kavanaugh Surfaces in New Yorker Article

“As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh,” report Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer on the website…

Daily Beast Article Claims Alleged Sexual Harassers Have ‘Thrived’ Under the Management of NBC News Chairman Andy Lack

“A Sony executive who sent porn to women at work. An alleged harasser who reviewed NBC’s Weinstein story. From one company to another, scandals emerge under Andy Lack’s leadership.” So writes the Daily Beast is an article highly critical of…

NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt Is Stepping Down According to Various Reports

Bob Greenblatt, who joined NBC in January, 2011, as its Entertainment Chairman, is preparing to leave that post, according to various reports. The story was broken by sibling publications Deadline and Variety. Both stories carry the posted time of 4:50…