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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.

Fox Talent Unhappy With Fox News

“Two creators of major television shows affiliated with 21st Century Fox say they are increasingly embarrassed to work for the same company that owns Fox News, especially because of the news outlet’s favorable coverage of President Donald Trump’s policy of…

Prosecutors Decline to Charge Scott Baio

“Prosecutors have declined to file charges against Scott Baio stemming from allegations by his former ‘Charles in Charge’ co-star that he sexually assaulted her,” the AP reports. The move comes after actress Nicole Eggert filed a police report against Baio…

NBC Rolls Out Fall Schedule

NBC just took the wraps off its prime-time schedule for the 2018-2019 season, with the fall lineup to have its traditional kickoff from “The Voice.” The singing competition premieres Monday, Sept. 24, with a two-hour installment, followed at 10 p.m….

After Being Reamed by Critics, John Travolta’s ‘Gotti’ Movie Uses Its Official Twitter Feed to Lash Out

John Travolta’s mob movie “Gotti” may or may not be the worst movie of all time, but it’s clearly the worst reviewed movie of the year — as evidenced by its rare zero score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. On…

CBS to Expand Its ‘Star Trek’ Franchise for TV

CBS unveiled plans to expand its “Star Trek” franchise for television, including developing new series and miniseries along with other content, including animation. The expansion plans are part of a new five-year overall deal between CBS Television Studios and “Star…

CNBC Set to Roll Out New Prime-Time Series

CNBC will be premiering a new prime-time original series next month, announcing plans for the July 9 debut of “Deadly Rich.” “From the producers of ‘American Greed,’ the 10-episode true-crime series takes viewers inside the lives and deaths of the…

James Corden’s Big ‘Get’ on ‘Carpool Karaoke’

James Corden, host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden” sent out word while in Liverpool, announcing over his cellphone: “I need somebody, not just anybody,” and within moments he had Sir Paul McCartney in the car. The…

Here Are the Winners of the MTV Movie & TV Awards

One TV series had a big night at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, which were presented Saturday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Netflix’s “Stranger Things” was honored as the Show of the Year, with the…

California Tweaks Film Tax Credit Program

The California Assembly and Senate approved a bill Monday that makes changes to the state’s film tax credits, adding conditions “to encourage better sexual harassment reporting and diverse hiring amid revelations of misconduct and discrimination in the movie industry,” the…

Starz Launches 14 Channels on YouTube TV

As of today, YouTube’s live TV streaming service has some added heft with the launch of the 14 Starz channels as an add-on to the YouTube TV service. In addition to the flagship Starz channel, the rollout includes popular Starz…