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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.

Why a Disney Channel Series Has Been Banned in Kenya

A series running on the Disney Channel has been banned in Kenya, with the country’s Film Classification Board slapping the ban on “Andi Mack” because of the show’s upcoming gay storyline, Variety reports. The move is part of a crackdown…

ABC News President: ‘I believe the best way for us to fulfill our public service [mandate] is to be as successful a business as we can possibly be.’

In a wide-ranging interview published today by The Hollywood Reporter that touched on everything from “pink slime” to “fake news” and from Megyn Kelly to phone calls from Donald Trump, ABC News President James Goldston hammered home the point that…

Fantasy Series Gets New Launch Date

A fantasy-adventure series has a new season premiere date and will now roll out a week earlier than previously scheduled. TNT announced that season four of “The Librarians” will premiere Wednesday, Dec. 13. The season premiere date was previously announced…

Taylor Swift Taps Into the Power of ABC’s TGIT to Showcase Her First Performance of a New Song in Three Years

Press release from ABC, Nov. 2, 2017: Music superstar Taylor Swift continues her groundbreaking collaboration with ABC with a special performance of a new song to air during TGIT on Thursday, Nov. 9, on The ABC Television Network, followed by…

Joint Statement on the Theatre Industry, Posted by The Old Vic Theatre

Statement from The Old Vic and the U.K. theatre industry, Oct. 23, 2017: Following the reports and allegations of the last two weeks, first in America and, more recently, closer to home, we have come together to make clear that…

Cable Series Canceled

A scripted series running on cable has been canceled, with the news surfacing Wednesday that VH1 pulled the plug on “Daytime Divas” after one season. TVLine first reported the story. The satirical drama starred Vanessa Williams as the host of…

British Town Plans to Burn Harvey Weinstein in Effigy

A town in Britain will burn a 36-foot effigy of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein at its annual Bonfire Night celebrations, the AP reports. “Each year the Edenbridge Bonfire Society chooses a well-known figure to go up in flames alongside…

Chuck Norris Files Lawsuit Over Chemical He Says Poisoned His Wife

Action star Chuck Norris is taking action after his wife, Gena Norris, was allegedly poisoned by a chemical used in MRI imaging. The AP reports that the former “Walker, Texas Ranger” star filed a lawsuit today in California against medical…

A Blockbuster Film Director and a Legendary Actor Join the List of Accused Harassers as Hollywood’s Scandal Widens

Two familiar names are among the latest Hollywood figures to be added to the list of men who have been accused of sexual harassment as fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal continues to work its way through the industry. Brett…

Sinclair CEO Clears the Air on Bill O’Reilly

Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley addressed recent reports that the company is working on bringing Bill O’Reilly back to television, fielding a question on the subject during a conference call with Wall Street analysts. Deadline reports that Ripley shot…