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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.

Fox News Criticized for Its Harassment Coverage

The Fox News Channel has come under fire for what some of its critics say is unbalanced coverage of the big sexual harassment stories that have been making headlines, the AP reports. “Bill O’Reilly and Harvey Weinstein are the celebrity…

Ellen DeGeneres Under Fire for Katy Perry Tweet

Daytime host Ellen DeGeneres is receiving backlash over a tweet she posted Wednesday that includes a photo of her marveling at Katy Perry’s breasts, along with the message, “Happy birthday, @KatyPerry! It’s time to bring out the big balloons!” You…

Corey Feldman Unveils Plan to Expose Hollywood Pedophiles

Actor Corey Feldman says he is ready to expose what he calls a “pedophile ring” operating in Hollywood that he says victimized him when he was a child and continues to operate today. Feldman is attempting to raise $10 million…

Another Setback for Bill O’Reilly

On the heels of being dropped by talent agency UTA, as we reported Wednesday, now Bill O’Reilly has also been dropped by his literary agency, William Morris, the AP reports. The report quotes an announcement today from William Morris Entertainment…

Harvey Weinstein Sues The Weinstein Co.

Harvey Weinstein, who was fired earlier this month from the company he co-founded, filed a lawsuit today against The Weinstein Co., Variety reports. The suit seeks access to his personnel file and email account. “In the suit, filed in Delaware,…

ABC Tweaks Prime-Time Lineup — and It Looks Like Bad News for One Drama Series

The ABC Network is tinkering with its prime-time programming schedule, with a move for the struggling freshman drama series “Ten Days in the Valley” from Sunday night to Saturday night. The show’s star Kyra Sedgwick broke the news in a…

HBO Scraps Trump Project

HBO pulled the plug on a project that has been in development at the pay-cable channel that would have focused on Donald Trump and the 2016 presidential election, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The project, announced back in March,…

Breakout Netflix Series Renewed

Netflix will be bringing back a breakout series, announcing today that it has ordered an eight-episode second season of “American Vandal.” The new season of the true-crime satire will arrive in 2018. The show’s co-creators and executive producers Dan Perrault…

Political Journalist Pulled From the Air Following Sexual Harassment Allegations

A prominent political journalist is off the air after he was accused of sexually harassing at least five women. Mark Halperin was reportedly suspended from his role as a senior political analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. Halperin, who is…

Selena Gomez Books High-Profile TV Gig

Pop superstar Selena Gomez will appear next month on ABC as part of the network’s coverage of the 2017 American Music Awards. The network and producer dick clark productions announced today that Gomez will perform the world TV premiere of…