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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.

‘Hawaii Five-0’ Adds Three Cast Members

The CBS drama series “Hawaii Five-0,” which was criticized after parting ways with cast members Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park in a dispute earlier this month over pay parity, has added three regulars to the cast. The show announced…

‘GMA’ Gets New Executive Producer

ABC’s “Good Morning America” made key changes behind the cameras today, including the announcement that Roxanna Sherwood has been named as the new executive producer. Additionally, Terry Hurlbutt joins the show in the newly created role of general manager of…

We Have a New Most-Streamed Song of All Time

The new most-streamed track of all time, with more than 4.6 billion plays across all streaming platforms, is “Despacito,” by Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, the AP reports. Universal Music Latin Entertainment made the announcement Tuesday that…

Late-Night Show Canceled After 600 Episodes

An Emmy-winning late-night show that has been on the air for four seasons and is about to hit show No. 600 has been canceled. Deadline.com reports that Comedy Central is pulling the plug on “@midnight.” The Chris Hardwick-hosted series, which…

BBC Under Fire After Being Forced to Disclose Salaries of Highest-Earning Stars

After being forced today to publish the names and salaries of its top-earning actors and presenters, the publicly funded British broadcaster BBC has come under fire over gender pay disparity, the AP reports. “The list shows that the BBC pays…

Ben Affleck Exits Netflix Production

In the latest setback for a production that has run into its share of hurdles, Ben Affleck is parting ways with the Netflix thriller “Triple Frontier,” Variety reports, citing sources close to the project. “Affleck had been circling a starring…

Lifestyle Shows Renewed

Three “fantasy lifestyle series” airing on cable have picked up renewals. All three of the shows — “Beach Hunters,” “Lakefront Bargain Hunt” and “Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation” — will return to HGTV in 2018. The channel’s announcement notes that the…

Madonna Takes Emergency Legal Action, Halts Auction of Tupac Letter, Panties and Other Items

Madonna was granted a court order halting the auction of what the pop singer calls “highly personal items.” The New York Post’s Page Six reports the the order from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gerald Leibovitz means that 22 items had…

Famed Rock Band Named MusiCares Person of the Year

In a first for the Recording Academy, the 2018 MusiCares Person of the Year will be a group, with legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac to receive the honor, the AP reports. Past honorees include Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones,…

Two New Harry Potter Books Coming Soon

Two new Harry Potter books are coming later in the year in connection with an exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the launch of the series, the AP reports. “The British Library’s Harry Potter exhibition, ‘A History of Magic,’ opens…