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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.

The Late Carrie Fisher Could Win a Posthumous Grammy

Actress Carrie Fisher, who died almost one year ago, is up for a Grammy Award for her 2016 memoir “The Princess Diarist,” which is nominated for Best Spoken Word Album. Gold Derby reports that Fisher, best remembered for playing Princess…

Columbia Journalism Review Surveys Newsrooms About Sexual Harassment

While the sexual harassment scandal has unfolded following the takedown of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, the Columbia Journalism Review has been gathering information on the sexual harassment policies that are in place in newsrooms nationwide. The publication has conducted surveys…

Instagram Post From Pamela Anderson on Her Sexual Assault Comments

Instagram post from Pamela Anderson, Dec. 1, 2017: Re- My interview on #todayshow #megynkelly Somebody had to say this. Please don’t worry. Refer people to my blog and long standing commitment to defending the vulnerable. We have the power to…

HBO Severs Ties With Russell Simmons After Sexual Assault Allegation

HBO is parting ways with the creator of its “All Def Comedy” series, including scrubbing Russell Simmons’ name from airings of the series, following an allegation of sexual assault. The series is set to premiere Friday. The move comes after…

Roy Moore Church Event Interrupted by Protester, Comedian

“Embattled Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore was interrupted by a protester — and by a comedian posing as a supporter — Wednesday evening as he spoke during a church service in southern Alabama,” CNN reports. The incident took place as…

NBC Names Hosts for Olympics

With the XXIII Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, set to be carried on the networks of NBCUniversal starting Feb. 8, NBC on Thursday named Rebecca Lowe, Liam McHugh, Carolyn Manno, Ahmed Fareed and Fred Roggin as hosts for…

CBS Orders New Action-Adventure Series

CBS gave a straight-to-series order to a new serialized action-adventure series to air on the broadcast network in summer 2019. The network gave a 13-episode order to “Blood & Treasure.” The show “centers on a brilliant antiquities expert and a…

‘Gomer Pyle’ Marathon Set as Tribute to Jim Nabors

Iconic 1960s TV star Jim Nabors, who died today, will be honored with a “weekend binge” of 84 episodes of “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” running on Decades, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations. Nabors died…

Sarah Jessica Parker Series Set to Return

A comedy series starring Sarah Jessica Parker will be returning in January. HBO announced plans today for season two of “Divorce,” which returns Jan. 14. Also appearing during the upcoming season will be Becki Newton, Steven Pasquale and Amy Sedaris….

New Psychological Thriller Offers a Twisted Take on ‘Three Little Pigs,’ Other Fairy Tales

CBS today announced a series order for a new psychological thriller to run on the CBS All Access streaming service. “Tell Me a Story” will be produced by Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. Kevin Williamson will serve as executive producer and…