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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.

Stormy Daniels’ Attorney Talks About the Raids on Michael Cohen’s Office and Hotel Room: ‘They’re Not the Last Raids. I Know That For a Fact.’ Plus, His Theory on Why the Feds Are Interested in the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape

In an appearance on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360°” on Wednesday night Michael Avenatti, who is Stormy Daniels lawyer, said, “Anderson, I will tell you, these raids [on Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s office and hotel room] that occurred on Monday, they’re not…

NFL Announces Preseason Schedule

The NFL has finalized its schedule of 65 preseason games for the 2018 season. The 2018 preseason will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 2 (NBC, 8 p.m. ET), in Canton, Ohio, when the Chicago Bears face the Baltimore Ravens in the…

‘Monday Night Football’ Preseason Schedule Released

In a sign that the NFL season is approaching, the schedule of preseason games for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” was released today. The schedule features two games, starting with the New York Jets at the Washington Redskins on Thursday, Aug….

Guess Which Movie Just Became Sony’s Highest-Grossing Film Ever at the U.S. Box Office — Passing the Movie That Held the Title for 16 Years

A movie that was released in the past few months is now Sony’s highest-grossing film of all time at the domestic box office. Deadline reports that “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” passed Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” ($403.7 million) to move into…

Multiple Accusers Confront Bill Cosby in Court

Three of Bill Cosby’s accusers testified against him today, with one woman calling him a “serial rapist,” the AP reports. “The women’s charged rhetoric prompted several mistrial requests from Cosby’s lawyers — which were denied — as prosecutors built their…

Entrepreneur Who Helped Shape Comedy Dead at 87

One of the key players in comedy, who had a hand in the careers of Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Garry Shandling, Jay Leno and countless other major comedians, has died. The Comedy Store confirmed…

Sitcom Gets Its Own Clothing Line

A current comedy series just rolled out a line of clothing and other merchandise, with IFC announcing the rollout today of “Keep It Brockmire” merch ahead of the April 25 season two premiere of “Brockmire.” You can see more about…

CNN Adds Six New Series

CNN just added six new original series and renewed four existing shows. The cable channel announced pickups for the shows “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown,” “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell,” “This Is Life with Lisa Ling” and “Declassified:…

Netflix Pulls Out of Cannes

Netflix has pulled out of the Cannes Film Festival, with Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos indicating the move is in response to a new rule banning films from competition if they don’t have theatrical distribution in France. Variety quotes Sarandos…

Cable Network Expands to Seven Nights a Week of Original Programming, Renews a Batch of Shows and Orders 11 New Series

A cable network is expanding to seven nights a week of original programming in prime time. Bravo announced the move today, saying it will be effective starting in fall 2018. The network also confirmed ordering new seasons of “Vanderpump Rules,”…