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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.

John McCain Ends Cancer Treatment

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has decided to end the treatment he has been receiving for the past year for brain cancer. Cindy McCain, the wife of the six-term senator, posted a statement on her Twitter account announcing the decision. The…

Comedy Series Brings Aboard ‘Friends’ and ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Stars

A long-running comedy series is adding some star power to its cast as the show heads into its ninth season. Variety reports that Katey Sagal and Courteney Cox are joining Showtime’s “Shameless.” “Sagal is set to recur on the Showtime…

TV Chef Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Sexual Impropriety

A celebrity chef who has been a television fixture with his food shows is accused of groping and forcibly kissing a woman in 2017 in a lawsuit filed this week. The AP reports that the suit was filed Wednesday against…

Ex-Wife of Former ESPN Fixture Sues Disney

The ex-wife of the late Stuart Scott, the former “SportsCenter” and ESPN mainstay who died of bone cancer in 2015, is suing Disney for money she says she is owed from the couple’s divorce, The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports….

Rocker Clarifies Legal Action Against Trump

The frontman for a famous rock band who took legal action against Donald Trump followed it up with messages saying it’s not political. Steven Tyler, frontman for Aerosmith, took to social media to explain why he sent a cease-and-desist letter…

One of the Most Important Sci-Fi Works of All Time to Become TV Series

A seminal science-fiction work by one of the genre’s most important authors has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order. Deadline reports that Apple TV gave the go-ahead for a TV series based on “Foundation,” the sci-fi novel trilogy by Isaac Asimov….

Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill Among Stars Set to Perform at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

Aretha Franklin’s funeral, set for Aug. 31 in Detroit, will include performances by an all-star lineup of artists. The AP reports that Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Shirley Caesar and many others will perform at the ceremony. Also…


ABC Rolling on Another Classic Sitcom Reboot

The latest classic sitcom to be getting rebooted — and it truly is a classic — is “Bewitched.” Variety reports that ABC gave a pilot production commitment to the project from Kenya Barris. “The project hails from ABC Studios and…

Christie Brinkley Joins Competition Show

Supermodel Christie Brinkley is part of a lineup of new judges who will change the look of the Lifetime competition series “American Beauty Star.” The show began production this week in Atlanta on its second season. Also joining as judges…

CNN Commentator Suspended

A commentator who has been a fixture of CNN’s Trump coverage was suspended by the network Wednesday over past allegations of sexual harassment. The allegations against Paris Dennard, a strong Trump supporter, were detailed in a report published Wednesday by…