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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.

Heather Locklear Arrested Again

“Only a couple of days after Heather Locklear was released from a three-day psychiatric hold, the actress was arrested for battery on a police officer,” reports The New York Post’s Page Six. The story reports that on Sunday night, “Police…

Paramount Network’s ‘Yellowstone’ Premiere Draws Nearly 5 Million Viewers

Press release from Paramount Network, June 25, 2018: The premiere of the new Paramount Network’s critically acclaimed “Yellowstone” attracted a record-setting audience of nearly 5 million viewers (Live+3 Days P2+) and now ranks as ad-supported cable’s most watched scripted drama…

All-New Season of ID’s Longest-Running Newsmagazine, ‘On the Case with Paula Zahn,’ Returns July 15

Press release from Investigation Discovery, June 25, 2018: Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Zahn brings her passion for justice back to America’s leading true-crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) for an all-new season of ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN. Premiering Sunday,…

Warner Bros. Television Group’s Comic-Con Class of 2018

Press release from Warner Bros. Television Group, June 25, 2018: Summer school has never been so much fun as Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) unveils its Comic-Con Class of 2018! With 15 of the Studio’s fan-favorite series making their way…

What Netflix’s Communications Chief Said That Got Him Fired After Being With the Company Seven Years

Netflix’s Chief Communications Officer Jonathan Friedland was fired Friday by the company CEO Reed Hastings, Variety’s Janko Roettgers reports. Friedland had been with Netflix for seven years. The article reprints a memo, sent to Netflix employees Friday by Hastings, explaining…

ABC Pulls Episode of Show After Allegation of Facilitating Sexual Assault

After a woman accused a contestant on an upcoming installment of a reality show of being involved in facilitating sexual assault, ABC is pulling that episode of the show, “The Proposal,” reports TVLine. The story continues, “In a public Facebook…

Here’s a Must-Read Story: Joe Adalian’s Insightful Essay About Netflix: Inside the Binge Factory

With Netflix disrupting the TV industry of late, TV writer par excellence Joe Adalian delves inside Netflix like few others have in the past. Adalian, long with Variety (and formerly with TVWeek) is currently the West Coast editor of New…

More Evidence That Coffee Is Good for Your Heart — Here’s How Much You Might Want to Drink a Day, and Why, Study Suggests

“Coffee seems to protect against heart disease, diabetes and other ailments, except cancer,” reports Science News, adding that a “new discovery may help explain why.” Science News reports: “Studies have shown that people who drink four cups of coffee a…

NBC Cancels Series…Again

NBC has canceled one of its primetime series – for a second time – writes one of the industry’s best reporters, Nellie Andreeva of Deadline, where she is that publication’s TV editor. The series was first canceled in May, 2017,…

In a Must-See ‘Carpool Karaoke’ — That Lasts Almost Half an Hour — Paul McCartney Sings a Bunch of Beloved Beatles Classics. It’s Great Fun. Watch The Full Video Now

Without further ado, here’s Paul McCartney with the host of ‘The Late Show with James Corden’: