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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.

Former NBC Correspondent Linda Vester Accuses Tom Brokaw of Sexual Harassment — Brokaw Issues Detailed Denial

Television news icon Tom Brokaw, who anchored “NBC Nightly News” for 22 years, has been accused of sexual harassment, according to media reports. The Washington Post reports in an in-depth piece on NBC’s sexual harassment issues that former NBC correspondent…

Matt Lauer Breaks His Silence on Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Former NBC fixture Matt Lauer, who was fired by the network in November amid allegations of sexual harassment, is speaking out about the allegations. Lauer provided a statement to The Washington Post in which he said: “Five months ago I…

Why Bill Cosby May Not Do Any Prison Time

Fallen TV icon Bill Cosby’s conviction this week on three counts of aggravated indecent assault carries a potential sentence of as much as 30 years in prison. But CNN reports that Cosby, 80, may not end up doing any time….

Report: NBC’s $69 Million Bet on Megyn Kelly Is Backfiring

Megyn Kelly was supposed to bring new viewers to NBC’s “Today” franchise, but the network’s high-stakes gamble on the former Fox News star quickly went south as viewers instead began fleeing her hour of the show. “Since taking over the…

CNN and Fox News Personality Cancels Book Party Amid Controversy

A political commentator who was a contributor to the Fox News Channel and now appears regularly on CNN canceled a book party amid a controversy over passages in her new book, “The Opposite of Hate.” According to The Hollywood Reporter,…

CBS’s ‘Late Show’ Names New Co-Executive Producer

CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” named a new co-executive producer, with the network promoting Denise Rehrig to the job. Deadline reports that the move expands Rehrig’s responsibilities integrating the show’s creative and production arms. “Rehrig joined CBS’s late-night…

Drama Series Matches Its All-Time Low in Season Premiere

A broadcast drama matched its series low in the key demo of viewers 18-49 with its season three premiere. Variety reports that ABC’s “Quantico” delivered a 0.5 average rating in the demo Thursday night, along with 2.8 million viewers, to…

Celebrities to Find Out Who They Are

A number of celebrities are about to find out who they are — or who their families were — on the Emmy Award-winning series “Who Do You Think You Are?” TLC announced today that Hilary Duff, Jean Smart, Jon Cryer,…

Jeff Bewkes, CEO of Time Warner, Made $49 Million Last Year, Up $16 Million From 2016

Time Warner Chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes received a pay raise last year, according to a regulatory filing unveiled today. After making a mere $32.6 million in 2016, Bewkes got a bump to $48.99 million — a raise of $16.39…

TLC’s Emmy Award-Winning Series ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Returns This Spring With More Unexpected Celebrity Family History Discoveries

Press release from TLC, April 27, 2018: TLC’s Emmy Award-winning series WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the return of a new season on Monday, May 21st at 9/8c featuring a new group of…