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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.

Late-Night Spinoff Series Delayed

A new premiere date has been set for a show that grew out of a segment on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Reuters reports that the Apple Music streaming service will now make “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” available…

CNN Parts Ways With Kathy Griffin Over Trump ‘Beheading’

In the wake of a poorly received piece of performance art featuring a severed Donald Trump head, comedian Kathy Griffin has lost her CNN job. Griffin who regularly co-hosts CNN’s New Year’s Eve telecast with Anderson Cooper, has been given the boot…

Kathy Griffin Responds to Backlash Over Her ‘Beheaded Trump’ Piece

Lightning rod comedian Kathy Griffin delivered what many observers may find a surprising response to the uproar over a video clip posted Tuesday in which she raises a mockup of a bloody severed head resembling Donald Trump. Griffin, who has…

What Forced Scott Pelley Out at ‘CBS Evening News,’ per the Daily Beast

Scott Pelley had “at least three strikes against him” as anchor of “CBS Evening News,” with sagging ratings being just one of the issues, according to an analysis by Lloyd Grove in the Daily Beast. Grove writes that Pelley “is leaving…

NBC Rethinks Its ‘Must See TV’ Revival, Pulls Back on the Programming It Planned to Run on Thursday Nights

NBC’s plans to revive Thursday nights as “Must See TV” suffered a setback with a decision by the network to keep the breakout hit “This Is Us” on Tuesday nights. The New York Times notes that NBC had announced with great fanfare during…

Late-Night Talk Show Surges

One of the broadcast networks’ franchise late-night talk shows has been trending higher lately, with ABC reporting that “Jimmy Kimmel Live” delivered six-week highs, both in total viewers and in the key 18-49 demo, during the week of May 22….

Amazon Pulls the Plug on TV Series After Failed Attempt to Reinvent Home Shopping

Amazon, which has been trying to reinvent home shopping — think HSN and QVC for a younger generation — has given up on the project. Ad Age reports that the company pulled the plug on the fashion and beauty series…

CBS Restructures Entertainment Division Leadership

CBS has a new president of Entertainment and a new senior executive vice president of programming, following through on reports earlier this week that Kelly Kahl and Thom Sherman would be moved up to fill the void left by the…

CBS Makes It Official: Pelley’s Out, Mason’s In (for Now) at ‘Evening News’

CBS officially detailed what’s going on with the shakeup at its flagship “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley,” confirming that Pelley is off the show and will become a full-time correspondent for “60 Minutes.” Pelley has been anchor and managing…

Scott Pelley Gets the Boot From ‘CBS Evening News’ — Network Names Interim Anchor

Scott Pelley is out as the anchor of CBS’s flagship “Evening News,” with the network naming Anthony Mason as interim anchor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. CBS has yet to make an official announcement, but Pelley’s exit has been widely…