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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.

Omarosa Predicts Trump Will Be Actively Tracking One Competition Program This Fall

Omarosa Manigault Newman, whose experience with Donald Trump both as a White House staffer and as a participant on Trump’s “The Apprentice” makes her qualified, sort of, to comment on Trump’s reality TV interests, is predicting that he will be…

Lifetime Rolls Out Slate of Holiday Programming

Lifetime is ready for the holidays, rolling out a detailed lineup of holiday films and special programming today. Click here to see the full lineup, including premiere dates and details about all of the programming. The programming, part of the…

CNN Examines an Overlooked Visionary of the ’60s and ’70s

A film premiering this weekend on CNN examines the life of a man whose achievements in the ’60s and ’70s brought him riches, acclaim and fame but who history has largely forgotten. “Halston,” premiering Sunday, Aug. 25, focuses on the…

Comedy Central Unveils Lineup of Stand-Up Specials

Comedy Central plans to spotlight future comedy legends in a series of “Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents” specials premiering Oct. 18. The lineup for this season includes Jaboukie Young-White, Dulcé Sloan, Tom Thakkar, Mia Jackson, Will Miles, David Gborie, Vanessa Gonzalez,…

Entertainment One Acquired by Toymaker

In an all-cash transaction valued at $4 billion, the studio Entertainment One was acquired by toymaker Hasbro, Variety reports. Variety notes that the deal, which reportedly came as a surprise to most of the employees of Entertainment One, brings My…

‘Live PD’ Won’t Be Filming in Williamson County, Texas, Anymore — Here’s What Happened

County leaders in Williamson County, Texas, have banned the TV production company behind the hit series “Live PD” from filming law enforcement officers in the county for the reality show. The AP reports that county leaders voted Tuesday to discontinue…

Grand Jury Issues New Indictment in Harvey Weinstein Sex-Crimes Case

Three weeks before his trial is scheduled to begin, former movie mogul and accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein faces a new indictment. USA Today reports that a grand jury issued a new, sealed indictment Thursday against Weinstein. The report quotes…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Hired as Cable News Channel Contributor

“Sarah Huckabee Sanders, one of the more controversial holders of the office of White House Press Secretary in recent memory, will join the Fox News Channel as a contributor,” reports our good friend Brian Steinberg for Variety. The story continues,…

One of Our Most Acclaimed Actors-Hugh Laurie-Joins One of Our Most Acclaimed Writers-David Hare-For Upcoming TV Political Thriller

“Fresh from his turn as backstabbing U.S. senator Tom James in HBO’s hit satire Veep, Hugh Laurie is taking his political chops back over the Atlantic,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story says that Laurie “is set to take the lead…

Lifetime Announces Full Slate of New Holiday Movies for Annual ‘It’s a Wonderful Lifetime’ Programming Event Beginning Oct. 25

Press release from Lifetime, Aug. 22, 2019: Get ready to “Lifetime and Lounge” this holiday season! Lifetime announces its largest holiday movie slate ever for the network’s annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime programming event, kicking off October 25 and continuing…