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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.

There’s a New No. 1 in the Media World

The most valuable media company in the world is no longer Disney, with CNN reporting today that Netflix moved into the No. 1 spot ahead of Disney today as prices of the companies’ stock shifted. “Shares of Netflix were up…

NBC Announces Its Next Live Musical

Following critical acclaim for its live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” on Easter Sunday, NBC announced that its next live musical production will be “Hair Live.” The production is scheduled for spring 2019, with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron back…

Morgan Freeman Apologizes for Alleged Impropriety

“Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologized on Thursday to anyone who may have felt ‘uncomfortable or disrespected’ by his behavior, after CNN reported that multiple women have accused the A-list actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on movie sets and…

CBS Pulls Plug on Drama Series

CBS won’t be bringing back one of its prime-time dramas, with the news coming by way of a tweet from the show’s creator and showrunner. Michael Seitzman broke the news Wednesday night that “Code Black” won’t be returning for a…

Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals How Her Ex-Boyfriend Brad Pitt Responded to Alleged Misconduct by Weinstein

Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that after an alleged incident of sexual misconduct by Harvey Weinstein, Brad Pitt, who was her boyfriend at the time, threatened the former movie mogul. “The 45-year-old actress told ‘The Howard Stern Show’ on Wednesday she was…

Two High-Profile Broadcast Shows Fall to Record Low Season Finale Numbers

Wednesday was a bad night for season finales of two shows that have traditionally been strong performers for their networks. Variety reports that both CBS’s “Survivor” and Fox’s “Empire” fell to their lowest-rated season finales ever. “The two-hour ‘Survivor’ finale…

Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Quits to Go to Cable News Network

The editor-in-chief of Daily Beast is bolting from the website to take a job in cable news. The Hill reports that John Avlon will join CNN in a full-time position as a senior political analyst. Avlon will also have a…

Sylvester Stallone Succeeds in Getting Trump to Issue Pardon

Following a hgh-profile campaign in which actor Sylvester Stallone played a key role, Donald Trump has agreed to grant a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Trump and Stallone were joined…

Cable Comedy Series Renewed

A quirky comedy series running on cable just picked up a renewal that ensures the show will be back for a fourth season. FX announced the pickup today for season four of the Zach Galifianakis series “Baskets.” The show, which…

Late-Night Show to Broadcast From London

One of the broadcast late-night programs is taking its show on the road with a block of shows set to air from London. CBS announced details today about “The Late Late Show with James Corden’s” planned shows from the historic…