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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.

How Bad Is ‘Fredo’? Here’s What Italian Americans Say

After a bad moment for CNN’s Chris Cuomo in which he was caught on tape saying that being called “Fredo,” for an Italian, is equivalent to the N-word, The New York Post reports that other Italian Americans tend to disagree….

Sacha Baron Cohen Has a New TV Series

Sacha Baron Cohen, who stirred up controversy last year with his Showtime series “Who Is America?,” has a new TV series. Netflix announced plans today on Twitter for “The Spy,” a limited series written and directed by Emmy winner Gideon…

A Tearful Tribute to a Departing NBC Sitcom

The final session on the final day of the Television Critics Association summer press tour brought out the emotions as Ted Danson and others talked about the fourth and final season of NBC’s “The Good Place,” which premieres Sept. 26….

With CBS and Viacom Joining Together Once Again, What Will Happen to Their Separate TV Production Divisions?

Now that CBS and Viacom have announced that the two companies will recombine, a big question mark is whether or not their separate TV production units will merge as well. “For now, I hear the two studios will continue as…

Jeffrey Epstein TV Project Being Developed by Patricia Heaton

Patricia Heaton, best known for playing Debra Barone on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” is “attached to produce a project based on the “Perversion of Justice,” a series of articles in the Miami Herald which exposed Jeffrey Epstein as a serial child…

Reality TV Couple Indicted on Federal Charges

Two stars of a reality television show were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges including tax evasion. The AP reports that a 12-count indictment was issued against Todd and Julie Chrisley, who star on the USA Network…

Fox Entertainment, Post-Disney Acquisition: A Whole New Ballgame

In the wake of the acquisition of 20th Television and 21st Century Fox by Disney, which left Fox Entertainment as an indie without a studio partner, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier was upbeat about the new landscape during the Fox…

Opera Legend Accused of Decades of Sexual Misbehavior

One of the most prominent figures in the world of opera stands accused of decades of sexual impropriety. The AP cites numerous accusers saying Placido Domingo has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships with him by promising jobs, and…

NBC Tweaks Prime-Time Schedule

NBC is making some changes to its prime-time schedule, with the network moving originals of “Hollywood Game Night” to Wednesdays. New episodes will fill the 10 p.m. ET/PT slot starting Aug. 21. The network released the following updated schedule items…

FX at TCA: ‘Mayans M.C.’ Violence, Landgraf’s ‘State of Peak TV’ Report Card and More

One of the most anticipated events at each Television Critics Association summer press tour is the “State of Peak TV” report card by FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf, who revealed at this year’s event that scripted originals…