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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.

90th Oscars First Slate of Presenters Announced

Press release from ABC, Feb. 16, 2018: Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced the first slate of presenters for the 90th Oscars telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live Sunday, March 4, on The…

FCC Inspector General Looking Into Rule Changes That Make the Sinclair-Tribune Deal Possible

At “the end of the year, in a previously undisclosed move, the top internal watchdog for the Federal Communications Commission opened an investigation into whether [FCC Chairman Ajit] Pai and his aides had improperly pushed for rule changes and whether…

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Stormy Daniels Reportedly Has a Dress From Alleged Donald Trump Affair and Will Test It for DNA

“Stormy Daniels held on to a shiny gold mini dress she wore to an alleged tryst with Donald Trump in 2006 — and now she’s looking to test it for his DNA, several sources close to the porn star told…

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Separate After Being Married a Little More Than Two Years

“Jennifer Aniston and husband Justin Theroux announced their separation on Thursday … immediately sparking speculation that the former ‘Friends’ star might reunite with her first spouse, Brad Pitt,” reports Reuters. ABC News, quoting the Associated Press, said Aniston, 49, and…

Universal Executive Fired for Inappropriate Behavior — Other Execs at the Studio Also Implicated in ‘Larger Cultural Problem’

The firing of a top creative executive in Universal’s marketing department has just come to light even though Scott Abraham was fired at the end of November, Variety reports. The publication reports that Abraham was fired for inappropriate conduct. “His…

‘They Run the Show’ Panel Celebrates Progress — and Provides a Reality Check

It was a panel that may not have been able to exist even a decade ago — and that is cause for celebration. Coming in the midst of Black History Month, the Paley Center for Media spotlighted prominent African-American showrunners…

Apple Renews Popular Series

Apple has given a renewal to a popular series that is a spinoff of the CBS talk show “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Apple will bring back Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke” for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live…

Amazon’s ‘Sneaky Pete’ to Return Next Month — and If the New Trailer Is Any Indication, It’ll Be Intense

The Amazon drama series “Sneaky Pete,” created by Bryan Cranston and David Shore and starring Giovanni Ribisi, returns for season two on March 9, and Amazon has just put out a powerful new trailer for the season, which you can…

What Would a Show Called ‘Deadly Intelligence’ Be About?

The title describes what the new series is about, but we wouldn’t have guessed that “Deadly Intelligence,” which premieres Sunday, April 8, on Science Channel, is about the untimely and unusual deaths of brilliant scientists. The series “explores the suspicious…

Jeffrey Tambor Fired From ‘Transparent’

Jeffrey Tambor has been fired from the role that brought him back-to-back Emmys for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2015 and 2016. Deadline reports Tambor is “officially off” the Amazon series “Transparent,” more than three months after he…