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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.

Meryl Streep Targeted by Street Art Campaign

Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep is under fire and has become the focus of a street art campaign using the hashtag #SheKnew, apparently in response to assertions by Streep that she was unaware of any sexual misconduct by Harvey…

Viewer Fatigue? NBC’s Numbers Drop for ‘The Voice’ Finale

NBC’s singing competition “The Voice,” which was once TV’s top reality show, is showing signs of age, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “‘The Voice’ hasn’t been the No. 1 reality show for some time,” THR reports. “Earlier in 2017, honors…

Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Thrown Out

A judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit that was one of the last major claims against Michael Jackson’s holdings. The AP reports that the judge threw out a suit filed by a choreographer who alleged the singer molested…

TV One Premieres Highly Anticipated Social Justice Limited Series ‘Two Sides’ on Monday, Jan. 22, at 10 p.m. ET

Press release from TV One, Dec. 20, 2017: Two Sides is a landmark limited four-part docu-series exploring watershed moments for law enforcement and the Black community at the crossroads between life and death, premiering Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m….

Why I Left E Entertainment Television

Statement from Catt Sadler, Dec. 20, 2017, posted on thecattwalk.com: I know first hand that dreams do come true. For the past twelve years, I’ve been living mine out loud as one of the hosts on E television. For more…

Inaugural Halftime Performer Named for College Football Playoff National Championship

ESPN has announced the musical performer for the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Halftime Performance, revealing Tuesday that Kendrick Lamar will do the honors. The performance will be televised from Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018….

CNN Notched a Major Ratings Milestone in 2017

CNN achieved a number of ratings milestones in 2017, but the most impressive one of all, contained in an announcement Tuesday from the cable channel, is that the network posted its highest ratings on record in total day, both in…

New Tim Robbins-Holly Hunter TV Series Gets Premiere Date

Plans are firming up for a high-profile TV drama series with an A-list cast and an Oscar- and Emmy-winning show creator. HBO announced that “Here and Now,” from “Six Feet Under” and “True Blood” creator Alan Ball, will premiere Feb….

Woman Enters Guilty Plea in Fatal YouTube Stunt

A Minnesota woman pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her boyfriend in a stunt that the couple videotaped with the intention of posting it on YouTube. “Monalisa Perez, 20, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree manslaughter in the June death of…

Remembering the Late, Great Sam Kinison

One of the last big hurrahs for Spike TV before it rebrands takes place tonight when the channel airs the new feature-length documentary “I Am Sam Kinison” — including a one-time-only telecast of the uncensored version of the production. Spike…