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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.

E! Greenlights Six New Series, Including New Talk Show, Comedy Formats, Celebrity Docu-Series, and the Return of ‘E! True Hollywood Story’

Press release from E!, May 1, 2018: E! announced today six new series plus three unscripted development projects that are rooted in celebrity and pop culture and target the network’s core female millennial audience. New series include an innovative talk…

Porn Actress Sues Trump

An adult film actress who alleges she had an affair with Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against Trump. “Stormy Daniels filed the complaint in federal court in New York on Monday,” the AP reports. “At issue is a…

Viacom Unveils New Digital Unit, Plans to Roll Out Hundreds of Hours of Premium Programming

Viacom seized on the opportunity of the first-ever Digital Content NewFront Monday to take the wraps off its new Viacom Digital Studios unit. The new unit detailed its plans to deliver hundreds of hours of premium, original content with Viacom…

Kimmel Lands a New Job at ABC

Jimmy Kimmel, who has been hosting ABC’s late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” since 2003, just picked up a side gig at the network. Variety reports that Kimmel has joined the ABC comedy pilot “Man of the House.” “Kimmel will provide…

Ashley Judd Sues Harvey Weinstein

Actress Ashley Judd has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, accusing the former head of Miramax of harming her career as retaliation for her rejection of his sexual advances, the AP reports. “In the lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles…

Reporter Moves From Fox News to ABC News

A journalist who has been a national correspondent for Fox News since 2013 is jumping to ABC News. The hiring of Will Carr was announced today by ABC News President James Goldston in a memo to staff. Carr will be…

Comedian Under Fire for Monologue at the White House Correspondents Dinner

Some observers are saying a comedian went too far in a monologue delivered Saturday at the White House Correspondents Dinner. The New York Times reports that Michelle Wolf, who has been a contributor and writer for Comedy Central’s “The Daily…

He Helped Give Us Some of the Most Beloved TV Ever: ‘The Golden Girls,’ ‘The Partridge Family,’ ‘Brian’s Song’ — Producer Paul Junger Witt Dies at 77

Prolific TV producer Paul Junger Witt, who was behind a string of comedy hits including “The Golden Girls,” “The Partridge Family” and “Soap,” has died. The New York Times reports that Witt died Friday at his home in the Los…

Why an MSNBC Anchor Has Been Apologizing

An MSNBC anchor used her show to try to do some spin control over the weekend, attempting to provide an explanation — whether it’s an apology is open to interpretation — after decade-old homophobic posts surfaced on her former blog….

‘Bitter’ Bill Cosby Preparing for Prison

Fallen TV icon Bill Cosby, who was convicted last week of indecent aggravated assault, told The New York Post, “This is what they wanted,” after a jury found him guilty Thursday on all three counts stemming from a 2004 incident…