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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.

Ousted Grammys CEO Sues Recording Academy

Just days before the 62nd Grammy Awards, former Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan, who was ousted from the post this month, has sued the academy alleging she was sexually harassed by the general counsel to the academy. Rolling Stone reports…

Netflix Has What May Be Its Biggest TV Show Premiere Ever

A new TV series running on Netflix is on track to be the streaming service’s biggest first-season original series ever, although some of that may be attributable to how Netflix is counting its viewers these days. Variety reports that Netflix…

Prolific TV Producer Dead at 47

A longtime executive producer and showrunner who was behind the cameras on many television programs going back to the early 2000s has died. Deadline reports that David Valentine Osper died of cancer Dec. 30 in Los Angeles. He was 47….

NBC Series Renewed

An NBC series that has become one of the staples of the network’s prime-time lineup during the summer has just been renewed. The network announced the pickup Tuesday for a ninth season of “American Ninja Warrior.” Production will begin in…

‘SNL’ Unveils Hosts, Musical Guests for Upcoming Shows

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” took the wraps off the lineups for three upcoming shows to kick off 2020. This Saturday’s show (Jan. 25) will be hosted by Adam Driver, with musical guest Halsey. Driver, who’s currently nominated for an Academy…

Academy Awards Bring Back Last Year’s Winners as Presenters

The upcoming 92nd Oscars, which will air live Sunday, Feb. 9, on ABC, announced the first slate of presenters for the ceremony Tuesday. Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek, all of whom won acting Oscars at the…

Ozzy Osbourne Goes Public With Health Struggle

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who fronts the heavy metal band Black Sabbath and starred on the popular MTV reality show “The Osbournes” in the early 2000s, revealed during an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he has been battling Parkinson’s…

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘The Crown’ Among Top TV Winners at SAG Awards

While a number of Oscar front-runners continued to pick up momentum in the film categories at Sunday’s 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, the favorites also fared well in the television categories. The prestigious drama series ensemble trophy went to…

Entertainment Studios Renews Five Shows

Five series have been picked up for renewals by Entertainment Studios, the company announced Tuesday. All five are court shows. The shows are “America’s Court with Judge Ross,” “Justice for All with Judge Cristina Perez,” “Supreme Justice with Judge Karen,”…

Winners of the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Below is the list of winners in the television and film categories at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, presented Jan. 19, 2020, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles: Television Actor in a comedy series: Tony Shalhoub, “The…