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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.

NBC Goes Country With ‘Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry’ Airing Tuesday, Nov. 26

Press release from NBC, Oct. 10, 2019: Country music legend Dolly Parton is returning to NBC and will perform at one of the most iconic stages in the world when “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Grand Ole Opry” airs…

Oscar and Emmy Winner Holly Hunter to Star as Sally Yates in CBS Television Studios Miniseries

Press release from CBS, Oct. 10, 2019: Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Holly Hunter will play Acting Attorney General Sally Yates in a new four-hour CBS Studios event miniseries based on former FBI Director James Comey’s New York Times…

Open Letter From Matt Lauer

Letter from Matt Lauer, released publicly Oct. 9, 2019: Over the past two years people have asked why I have not spoken out to defend myself more vigorously against some of the false and salacious allegations leveled at me. It…

Report: NBC’s Andy Lack Preyed on Female Employees

“NBC News chief Andrew Lack — once accused of mishandling sexual harassment complaints at the Peacock Network — preyed on female underlings and pursued sexual relationships with them, according to one of his alleged victims,” The New York Post’s Page…

Why Rihanna Turned Down Offer to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna revealed why she turned down an offer to headline the Super Bowl LIII halftime show back in February, a move that was the focus of months of speculation. Sports Illustrated reports that the singer confirmed that she rejected the…

Mindy Kaling and TV Academy at Odds Over Alleged Discrimination

Actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling and the Television Academy have been feuding about whether the academy discriminated against Kaling when she was working on the NBC sitcom “The Office.” In addition to appearing on screen on “The Office,” Kaling…

NBC News Chief Responds to Allegations About Weinstein Story

The chairman of NBC News issued a rebuttal to allegations that the division killed the Harvey Weinstein story when it was assigned to then-NBC News employee Ronan Farrow. Farrow alleges in his upcoming book, “Catch and Kill,” that NBC stood…

Oscar-Winning Actress and Others Sound Off About DeGeneres-Bush ‘Friendship’

Daytime talk host Ellen DeGeneres may not have the last word about her controversial outing with former President George W. Bush at the Dallas Cowboys-Green Bay Packers game. As we reported previously, DeGeneres addressed the controversy Tuesday on “Ellen” after…

Comedy From ‘Empire’ Pair Gets Go-Ahead

A single-camera comedy from two people who met behind the scenes on Fox’s “Empire” has been given a put pilot order by the network. Variety reports that Fox is moving ahead with “Diversity Hire,” from Cameron Johnson and Felicia D….

Rape Allegation Surfaces Against Matt Lauer — and Lauer Responds

New allegations against former “Today” fixture Matt Lauer, including the alleged rape of an NBC News colleague, surfaced in Ronan Farrow’s new book “Catch and Kill.” The book has yet to be released, but Variety obtained a copy and reported…