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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.

Fashion Designer Apologizes After Coming to Harvey Weinstein’s Defense

A prominent fashion designer attempted to walk back comments she made that have been interpreted as defending Harvey Weinstein amid the fallen film mogul’s sexual harassment scandal. Donna Karan issued an apology today for quotes reported by the U.K. publication…

Late-Night Lefties Give It Up for Trump

Two of the most persistent Trump bashers in late-night television gave a break to Donald Trump, or at least tried to, with Jon Stewart joining Stephen Colbert on CBS’s “Late Show” in a bit purporting to give Trump equal time….

Disney Channel Series Renewed

Disney Channel announced a series renewal today, picking up a second season of the hit series “Raven’s Home.” The show stars and is executive produced by Raven-Symoné, who reprises her role as Raven Baxter from the comedy “That’s So Raven.”…

‘Monday Night Football’ Goes All ‘Star Wars’

Halftime of last night’s “Monday Night Football” NFL game on ESPN, between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, became a “Star Wars” extravaganza as Stormtroopers marched out to fireworks at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The production included the official unveiling of…

Michigan Man’s Joyride in Stolen Ambulance Captured on Dashcam

TV station WXYZ in Detroit posted footage captured by a police cruiser’s dashcam showing the pursuit of an ambulance that was reportedly stolen from outside a hospital on Saturday. A 21-year-old suspect was captured by Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies, and…

Legendary NFL Quarterback Dies

A former NFL quarterback who is one of the sport’s iconic figures has died. The New York Times reports that Y. A. Tittle, a Hall of Famer who led the Giants to three consecutive National Football League championship games in…

Cinemax Unveils Original Programs for 2018

Cinemax just took the wraps off the lineup of original programming it has set to roll out in 2018. On tap are the return of “Strike Back,” the debut of the thriller “Rellik,” the drama series “C.B. Strike,” based on…

Cops Are Called In After McDonald’s Promotion Goes Bad

The Golden Arches are red-faced today after a promotion by McDonald’s over the weekend turned into a major fiasco. “The fast food chain’s latest stunt was bringing back its ‘Szechuan’ sauce for a day, but restaurants across the United States…

Drama Series Has Its Order Expanded

A drama series that has performed well in the new broadcast season has received an expanded order. Fox ordered five additional episodes of the music drama “Star,” bringing the season order for the series to 18 episodes. “The Season Two…

ABC’s ‘The View’ Gets a New High-Profile Co-Host

ABC News has made a high-profile hire to work both as a co-host on “The View” and as a contributor to other ABC News programming. The network announced today that it has brought aboard Meghan McCain. McCain, the daughter of…