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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.

Why Sylvester Stallone Doesn’t Want the Administration Post Donald Trump Has in Mind for Him

Donald Trump reportedly wants to bring Sylvester Stallone into his administration as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, but The New York Times reports that Stallone apparently isn’t interested. The report quotes a statement released Sunday by Stallone…

Is CBS Interested in Acquiring Sony Pictures?

With the CBS-Viacom merger just pronounced dead, CBS boss Leslie Moonves reportedly has already begun looking into the possibility of acquiring Sony Pictures. The New York Post cites tipsters in Tokyo saying Moonves was recently in Japan, although a CBS…

Cable Drama Picked Up for Second Season

An action thriller running on cable has just been picked up for a second season. Announcing the renewal for USA Network’s “Shooter” was Chris McCumber, president of entertainment networks for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. The series stars Ryan Phillippe and Omar…

How Simon Cowell’s New Deal Could Shape the Future of Television

Simon Cowell, who has already demonstrated his ability to shake up the TV landscape with shows such as “American Idol,” “The X Factor” and “America’s Got Talent,” is at it again. Twice named to Time’s list of the 100 most…

Here’s What Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash Will Look Like in a New TV Series

The birth of rock ‘n’ roll is just one of the threads running through a new series set in Memphis around the time Elvis Presley was crossing paths with Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. “Sun Records” premieres Feb. 23 on…

Host Named for Upcoming People’s Choice Awards Broadcast

The live broadcast of the People’s Choice Awards — which have the distinction of being the only major awards show to honor fan favorites in movies, music, television and digital — will be hosted by Joel McHale, CBS Entertainment announced…

CBS Unveils First Teaser for Its Spinoff of ‘The Good Wife’ — Watch It Now

CBS’s upcoming spinoff of “The Good Wife” has released its first teaser, which you can watch below. The spinoff, “The Good Fight,” picks up one year after the events of the final installment of “The Good Wife,” which wrapped in…

The Movie Biz Just Had Its Second-Biggest December Launch in History — Do You Remember the Biggest?

A hotly anticipated movie that launched over the weekend did huge business at the box office, chalking up the second-biggest December opening weekend of all time. Variety reports that “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” delivered a $155 million weekend…

‘SNL’ Goes After Trump Again — This Time the Show Targets His Coziness With Putin, and Brings Aboard a Familiar Face in a Guest Role

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” continues to squeeze comedy out of Donald Trump, with a cold open Saturday that had Alec Baldwin reprising his Trump impression, Kate McKinnon in her usual role as Kellyanne Conway, a surprise visit from Vladimir Putin…

Remembering Zsa Zsa Gabor, Who Died Sunday at 99

Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was often cited as the person who started the idea of being “famous for being famous,” died Sunday at 99. The Hungarian-born actress and socialite reportedly died at her home in Bel-Air after suffering a heart…