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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.

Crikey! It’s the Irwins: Animal-Loving Family to Carry on the Work of the Late Steve Irwin With New Series

The Irwin family will carry on the work of their late patriarch Steve Irwin, known as “the Crocodile Hunter,” who was killed by a stingray in 2006. The family announced plans for the global premiere of a new Animal Planet…

ABC Announces the Celebrity Cast for the Upcoming Season of ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ Live on ‘Good Morning America’

Press release from ABC, Sept. 12, 2018: “Dancing with the Stars” is waltzing its way into its upcoming season, and the new celebrity cast is adding some glitzy bling to their wardrobe, breaking in their dancing shoes and readying themselves…

The Irwin Family — Terri, Bindi and Robert — Come Home to Animal Planet in ‘Crikey! It’s The Irwins,’ Which Launches as a Global Series Premiere Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT

Press release from Animal Planet, Sept. 12, 2018: Lace up your boots because you’re about to embark on the journey of a lifetime with the family that’s bringing khaki back! The Irwins – Terri, Bindi and Robert – return to…

Report: Fine Print Says CBS Can Release Findings of Moonves Investigation

After the issue was raised as to whether CBS would release the findings of its ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety by deposed CEO Leslie Moonves, it appears that the company does have the right to release those findings…

FX’s John Landgraf on the Coming Streaming Wars: At What Point Does Television Become a Utility?

FX CEO John Landgraf, long acknowledged as one of the most important voices and visionaries in the TV game, offered up some perspective on the future of media last week at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit, where he also admitted…

‘Bachelor’ Contestant Arrested

An actress and former contestant on the ABC shows “The Bachelor” and “Bachelor in Paradise” was arrested early Monday on a domestic violence charge, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Amanda Stanton was reportedly arrested after the Las Vegas Police Department…

Norm Macdonald Bashes #MeToo, Backs Louis C.K. and Roseanne Barr in Explosive Interview

Comedian Norm Macdonald can expect some blowback from an explosive new interview he gave to The Hollywood Reporter as he launches his Netflix chat show, “Norm Macdonald Has a Show.” The “Saturday Night Live” alum touched on a number of…

Who Are the Front-Runners in the Search for a New CBS CEO?

With the abrupt exit of Leslie Moonves as CBS CEO, front-runners for the job include former Turner Broadcasting CEO John Martin and newly added CBS board member Richard Parsons, Variety reports. “In addition, the CBS board of directors is expected…

Alex Trebek Sports New Look on ‘Jeopardy!’ Season Premiere

Longtime “Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek switched things up for the game show’s season premiere Monday, sporting a beard. Trebek teased his choice on social media, including an Instagram post featuring the “beard-no beard” photos seen below. The Instagram desciption read:…

You Know That $20 Million CBS Is Donating to the #MeToo Movement? Guess Who Gets to Approve Which Charities CBS Gives the Money To

CBS annnounced Sunday that former CBS Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves and CBS “will donate $20 million to one or more organizations that support the #MeToo movement and equality for women in the workplace. The donation, which will be made…