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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.

Emmy-Nominated Actress Gets Talk Show

An Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress will bring her star power to the talk show game with a new syndicated daytime show. CBS Television Distribution announced plans for a fall 2020 launch for a show built around Drew Barrymore. Barrymore,…

Report: Matt Lauer Rape Allegation Fuels ‘Disastrous’ Meeting at NBC

“Following Wednesday’s allegation that Matt Lauer raped a co-worker, there was a ‘disastrous’ and ‘heated’ meeting at NBC on Thursday morning, we’re told, during which senior correspondents ‘attacked’ the network’s news chief, Noah Oppenheim,” The New York Post’s Page Six…

Fox News Personalities Hit With Lawsuit

A Fox News anchor and a contributor to the channel were named in a lawsuit filed by a makeup artist. TMZ reports that Juan Legramandi sued anchor Harris Faulkner and contributor Angela McGlowan, along with the network itself and others…

Oscar and Emmy Winner Joins Trump Drama

CBS Television Studios announced a key cast addition to its drama project that’s in the works based on former FBI Director James Comey’s New York Times No. 1 bestselling book “A Higher Loyalty.” Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Holly…

Country Icon to Be Celebrated in NBC Special

NBC will kick off its “Oh What Fun” holiday programming slate next month with the special “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry.” The program airs Tuesday, Nov. 26. Parton will be joined by Dierks Bentley, Emmylou Harris,…

Performers and Presenters Unveiled for ‘2019 CMT Artists of the Year’

CMT revealed the lineup of performers and presenters for next week’s telecast of the “2019 CMT Artists of the Year” special. The program airs live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The growing…

Matt Lauer’s Accuser Responds to His Open Letter Denying Her Allegations; Read Lauer’s Letter in Full

A former NBC colleague who has accused Matt Lauer of raping her responded to Lauer’s denial of her allegations. NBC News reports that Brooke Nevils released a statement after Lauer circulated a 1,400-word letter Wednesday denying he assaulted Nevils. Click…

Trump Lashes Out at Fox News

Donald Trump ripped Fox News on Thursday after a poll released this week by Fox found that 51% of respondents supported his impeachment and removal from office, The Hill reports. Trump criticized Fox News in a series of tweets Thursday…

CBS Commits to Project From One of Its Top Hitmakers

A new project moving forward at CBS comes from the prolific TV creator who’s behind the hits “The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Young Sheldon,” “Mike & Molly” and “Dharma & Greg,” among others.  Deadline reports that…

Cuba Gooding Jr. Charged With New Crime

Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr., who was charged in a sexual abuse case in June, has been charged with a new crime, TMZ reports. The report notes that the Manhattan district attorney is “being super secretive over the exact nature…