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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.

Woman Involved in ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Scandal Points the Finger

Corinne Olympios, the “Bachelor in Paradise” contestant who was involved in a sexual assault scandal that got the production shut down, is pointing the finger at producers. TMZ.com reports that Olympios “claims she was in a blackout state when she…

Canceled Dick Wolf Series Comes Back to Life on Another Channel

A TV series from mega-producer Dick Wolf that lasted just three seasons in its first incarnation is coming back to life. “Cold Justice,” which originally aired on TNT from 2013-2015, will be back on the air starting Saturday, July 22,…

Theater Group Responds to Outcry Over ‘Trump-like’ Death Scene

A New York-based theater group responded to criticism Monday after stirring up a backlash by putting on a production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” in which a Donald Trump-like dictator is knifed to death onstage. As we reported previously, Delta Air…

One of the Big 4 Broadcast Networks Just Had Its Best Friday in More Than 14 Years

The secret to success for one of the Big 4 broadcast networks, which just had its best Friday in more than 14 years, was its airing of the NBA Finals. ABC announced today that its coverage of Game 4, in…

Beloved TV Actress Dies

An actress who became a fan favorite among TV viewers and helped to elevate the image of the Latina on television has died. The New York Times reports that Elena Verdugo died May 30 in Los Angeles. She was 92….

TV Show Shuts Down Production Over Alleged Sexual Assault Incident

A high-profile reality television series has suspended production over an incident that’s being investigated as a possible sexual assault involving two contestants on the show. “‘Bachelor in Paradise’ was shut down because a field producer filed a complaint that Corinne…

Firm on Track to Be First Company Worth $1 Trillion — Resulting in Millions of Lost Jobs

Millions of jobs will be lost because of the rise of a company that is on track to become the first firm with a $1 trillion market value. That’s the assessment of New York University Professor Scott Galloway, founder of…

Biff! Bam! Pow! A Tribute to TV’s Batman, Adam West, Who Died Friday at Age 88

Tributes have been pouring in since the news broke that Adam West, who became a television icon playing Batman in the ABC series of the same name in the 1960s, died Friday at age 88. West reportedly died in Los…

CBS Inks Affiliation Pact With Key Station Group

CBS Corp. has come to terms on an affiliation agreement that extends the CBS affiliation for stations in Salt Lake City, Austin, South Bend and Gainesville. The multiyear agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group covers stations serving more than 2 million…

ABC Unveils Lineup of 100 Stars Who Will Compete on ‘Battle of the Network Stars’

The renewal of the “Battle of the Network Stars” is on track for later this month on ABC, and the network just unveiled the lineup of 100 TV stars from 14 broadcast and cable networks who will compete on the…