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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.

Prolific TV Director Gordon Hunt Dies — He Directed Many Episodes of ‘Mad About You’ Starring His Daughter, Helen Hunt

Veteran television director, writer and actor Gordon Hunt, the father of actress Helen Hunt, died Saturday at his home, Variety reports. Hunt, 87, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease. “Hunt won a Directors Guild Award for his work on a…

Alec Baldwin Reveals How Much He’s Being Paid to Skewer Donald Trump on ‘SNL’

Alec Baldwin apparently isn’t in it for the money when it comes to his ongoing impression of President-elect Donald Trump on the NBC sketch show “Saturday Night Live.” The actor revealed in an interview with The New York Times that…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees — Find Out Who’s Getting In

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has unveiled the list of inductees for 2017, announcing that Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra and Yes will be inducted. The ceremony is set for April…

Police Detain Man in Disappearance of Former Reality Show Contestant

A former contestant on a cable reality show is missing after failing to return home from a birthday party Saturday night. The AP reports that police detained a man for questioning today in connection with the disappearance of Lisa Marie…

Oh My: New Netflix Series Contains ‘nudity, straight sex, gay sex, cross-dressing, oral sex, a lusty queen with a thing for little people, oh, and torture’ — And That’s Just in the First Episode!

A series that just landed on Netflix wastes little time getting into subject matter that some viewers may find shocking. Decider reports that the show, the racy costume drama “Versailles,” has already caused a “ruckus” in Great Britain with its…

Tony-Winning Actor Dead at 87 — His TV Work Included Appearances on ‘Sopranos,’ ‘Law & Order’

A veteran Broadway performer who also appeared in a string of television roles going back to the 1950s has died. The UPI reports that Dick Latessa, who won a Tony in 2003 for his performance as Wilbur Turnblad in the…

Report: Famed Tenor Andrea Bocelli Backs Out of Performing at Trump’s Inauguration — Here’s What Went Wrong

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who was said to be close to an agreement to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration, has backed out of the performance, according to a report by The New York Post’s Page Six. Bocelli reportedly backed out…

Ad Giant Subpoenaed by Justice Dept. in Price-Fixing Probe

The U.S. Department of Justice, which is investigating allegations of price fixing among the top advertising firms, subpoenaed three of the subsidiaries of WPP, the world’s largest ad company by revenue. The Wall Street Journal reports that WPP confirmed Monday that…

Tom Arnold Says He Has a Tape of Trump Saying ‘Every Dirty, Every Offensive, Racist Thing Ever’

Actor Tom Arnold is claiming he has taped footage of President-elect Donald Trump using the ‘N-word,’ the ‘C-word’ and other offensive terms. The Los Angeles Times reports that Arnold talked about the footage during an appearance Friday on the Seattle…

One Element That Was a Fixture of All Seven Previous ‘Star Wars’ Movies Is Missing From ‘Rogue One’ — and the Man Who Designed It Isn’t Happy About It

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is the first “Star Wars” movie that does not include the franchise’s trademark opening text — the “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” part — and according to The Hollywood Reporter,…