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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.

Meet the People Behind the Ad Boycott of Bill O’Reilly’s Show

With Fox News stalwart Bill O’Reilly now on vacation — and with speculation intensifying that he may not return — a new report suggests that the strong negative reaction by advertisers to his sexual harassment scandal has been partly orchestrated…

Disney Program Harnesses the Power of Digital, Chalks Up More Than 14 Million Views

A new Disney Channel series is off to a strong start, especially when the show’s linear and digital audiences are tallied up. Disney announced today that the one-hour premiere of “Andi Mack,” which bowed April 7 on the linear channel,…

Attorney for Man Who Was Dragged Off Plane Lashes Out at United, Details Injuries to His Client

An attorney for Dr. David Dao, the 69-year-old Vietnamese-American doctor who was forcibly extracted from a United Airlines jet in an incident that was captured on widely circulated video footage, said his client suffered a concussion and a broken nose,…

Good News and Bad News for ‘Orphan Black’ Fans

The good news for fans of BBC America’s science-fiction thriller “Orphan Black,” starring Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany, is that season five will be airing soon — premiering June 10 — and an intense new trailer for the season just came…

MTV Launches First-Ever ‘MTV Movie & TV Festival’ Event for Fans

Press release from MTV, April 13, 2017: MTV is giving movie and TV superfans the once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a part of Young Hollywood’s hottest party of the year with the inaugural “MTV Movie & TV Awards Festival” on Sunday,…

ABC Announces Summer Premiere Dates

Press release from ABC, April 13, 2017: The ABC Television Network has announced summer premiere dates for limited series “Somewhere Between,” drama series “Still Star-Crossed,” and documentary “The Story of Diana.” Summer Fun & Games Return with new alternative series…

Bill O’Reilly Takes a Break From His Show — His Longest Spring Break in Years

Embattled Fox News host Bill O’Reilly announced that he’s taking a vacation, with the break coming as his show, “The O’Reilly Factor,” struggles through an advertiser boycott over the cable star’s settlement of sexual harassment claims. The AP reports that…

‘SNL’ Plagiarism Accusations: Tig Notaro Opens Up About Similarities Between Her Clown Film and Louis C.K.’s ‘SNL’ Sketch

After NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” came under fire over a sketch that aired Saturday in which guest host Louis C.K. orders a clown to cheer him up, Tig Notaro, the comedian whose own earlier clown film is at the center…

Drama Series Picked Up for Third Season

A cable drama that is rapidly approaching the end of its current season just got word that it will be back. Syfy announced a season three pickup for “The Magicians,” which will wind down its sophomore season on Wednesday, April…

‘Live With Kelly’ Names Guest Hosts for Week of April 17

The morning chat show “Live with Kelly,” where longtime host Kelly Ripa continues to go it alone since co-host Michael Strahan left the show last year, announced the lineup of guest co-hosts for the week of April 17. Here’s the…