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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.

Bill Cosby Found Guilty in Sexual Assault Retrial

Bill Cosby was found guilty on all counts in his retrial in Pennsylvania on charges of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. “On the second day of its deliberations at the Montgomery County Courthouse in…

Charlie Rose Reportedly Asked to Host a Show About … Whaaat?

“Disgraced CBS anchor Charlie Rose is being slated to star in a show where he’ll interview other high-profile men who have also been toppled by #MeToo scandals,” reports Ian Mohr in The New York Post’s gossipy Page Six. “The move…

President of Ad Sales to Leave Discovery

Ben Price, the president of U.S. advertising sales for Discovery, will be leaving the company after the upfront season, reports Brian Steinberg at Variety. Writes Steinberg: “When Discovery completed its nearly $12 billion buy of Scripps in March, forming a…

CBS Announces the First Season of ‘Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition,’ Premiering Friday, May 11

Press release from CBS, April 26, 2018: CBS announced today that the first season of UNDERCOVER BOSS: CELEBRITY EDITION, from the team behind the two-time Emmy Award-winning series UNDERCOVER BOSS, will premiere Friday, May 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the…

‘Star Wars Resistance,’ a High-Flying Anime-Inspired Series That Explores an Uncharted Timeframe Prior to the Events of ‘The Force Awakens,’ Ordered by Disney Channels

Press release from Disney Channel, April 26, 2018: Production has begun on “Star Wars Resistance,” an exciting new animated adventure series about Kazuda Xiono, a young pilot recruited by the Resistance and tasked with a top-secret mission to spy on…

‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Colin Jost and Michael Che to Host 70th Primetime Emmy Awards

Press release from NBC, April 26, 2018: Colin Jost and Michael Che, “Weekend Update” anchors and Emmy(R) Award-nominated co-head writers of NBC’s iconic and Emmy Award-winning late night franchise “Saturday Night Live,” have been named co-hosts of the 70th Primetime…

Drama Series From Acclaimed TV Creator Canceled

A drama series from a television creator who has had his share of critical and popular success has come to an abrupt end after just one season. Deadline reports that HBO pulled the plug on Alan Ball’s “Here and Now,”…

Star of Drama Series Apologizes to Cast and Crew

One of the stars of a broadcast drama series issued a public apology to the cast and crew of the show after being reprimanded for incidents on the set. Clayne Crawford, who stars alongside Damon Wayans on the Fox procedural…

Ripped From the Headlines: TV Series in the Works Based on Alleged Sex Trafficking Cult

Even as alleged members of Nxivm including “Smallville” actress Allison Mack face charges in connection with what prosecutors say is a sex trafficking cult, a television show about Nxivm is in the works, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. “File…

Accuser Drops Rape Suit Against Russell Simmons

A lawsuit against Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons, filed by a Los Angeles woman who alleged that Simmons raped her, has been dropped, USA Today reports. “A federal court filing Wednesday says the two sides have agreed that the suit,…