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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.

Women of ‘Saturday Night Live’ in Show of Support for Al Franken

Female cast members and behind-the-scenes staffers from NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” including the two original cast members Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin, signed a letter in support of Sen. Al Franken, who has come under fire over alleged sexual misbehavior….

Cable News Host Clocked Doing 119 mph in a 65 Zone

A TV host whose show is a staple of the Fox News Channel apparently has a bit of a lead foot. USA Today reports that Jeanine Pirro, who hosts “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” was ticketed Sunday in upstate New York…

What CBS Is Saying About the Charlie Rose Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Following Monday’s suspension by CBS of longtime TV newsman Charlie Rose amid allegations of sexual misconduct, “CBS This Morning” reported on the situation on today’s installment of the program. After the airing of the report, which you can see below,…

Report: Harvey Weinstein Had His Brother, Bob Weinstein, Help With Payments to Accusers

A report published today by The New Yorker details how Harvey Weinstein “used money from his brother and elaborate legal agreements to hide allegations of predation for decades,” according to the publication. The report focuses on secret settlements that enabled…

NBC Developing Space Alien Comedy

NBC is developing a new comedy project about space aliens, with some familiar faces on board. Deadline reports that the project, “American Alien,” comes from “Superstore” supervising producer Sierra Teller Ornelas and star and producer America Ferrera, along with Teri…

CBS-Owned Stations Go Dark on Dish Network Amid Contentious Retrans Battle

Just in time to threaten Thanksgiving NFL action for nearly 3 million Dish Network subscribers, a fee dispute between the satellite provider and CBS knocked CBS-owned stations and other CBS properties off the service in 18 cities. The affected cities…

Iranian Man Charged in HBO Hack

An Iranian national with ties to Iran’s military has been charged with computer fraud, wire fraud, interstate transmission of an extortionate communication and aggravated identity theft in connection with a hack of HBO back in July. The hack resulted in…

CBS Statement on DISH Action

Press release from CBS, Nov. 21, 2017: Effective 11:59 PM/AM, MT/1:59 AM, ET,  DISH has dropped CBS and several other local television stations owned by CBS, in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Tampa,…

Fox Announces Premiere Dates for ‘LA to Vegas’ and ‘The Resident’

Press release from Fox, Nov. 21, 2017: FOX is announcing premiere dates for new series LA TO VEGAS (Jan. 2) and THE RESIDENT (Jan. 21, following NFC Championship Game, and Jan. 22, in its time period premiere). New comedy LA…

Is Trump Behind DOJ’s Lawsuit Seeking to Halt AT&T-Time Warner Merger?

After the U.S. Department of Justice followed through Monday on its widely anticipated lawsuit seeking to block the AT&T acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson addressed reports that Donald Trump’s ongoing beef with Time Warner-owned CNN…