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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.

Angelina Jolie Interviewed by FBI

The FBI paid a visit to Angelina Jolie at her Malibu home Tuesday, spending about three hours interviewing her and her children in connection with an incident involving her husband, Brad Pitt, and their 15-year-old son, Maddox, TMZ.com reports. “Well-placed…

Amy Schumer Reads an Open Letter to the People Who Walked Out of Her Show

After about 200 people walked out of an Amy Schumer comedy show Sunday in Tampa, Fla., the comedian took the opportunity during her show Tuesday in New York to read an open letter to the people who walked out. Us…

Report: Oscar-Nominated Actor Named in ‘Apprentice’ Behind-the-Scenes Groping Allegations

Allegations of inappropriate conduct behind the scenes of the NBC reality show “The Apprentice” have spread to include actor Gary Busey, according to media reports. Busey “reportedly groped a female staff member while a contestant on ‘The Apprentice’ and Donald Trump…

ABC Back in Business With One of Its ‘Desperate Housewives’

ABC, which got a lot of mileage out of eight seasons of “Desperate Housewives,” is dipping back into that talent pool for a new project bringing Eva Longoria back into the fold. Longoria played Gabrielle Solis for the entire run…

The Last Music Superstar to Hold Out on Streaming — Who’s Also the Top-Selling Solo Artist in the U.S. — Finally Signs a Streaming Deal

A new streaming music deal marks the end of an era, as the last music superstar who was holding out on streaming has finally joined the digital revolution. Billboard reports that Garth Brooks has signed a streaming deal with Amazon….

Is the End Coming for Cable Comedy Series?

A sitcom that has had a good run on cable appears to be winding down, with Nellie Andreeva reporting on Deadline.com that the upcoming  seventh season of Comedy Central’s “Workaholics” is expected to be the show’s last. Andreeva notes that…

After Raking In Nine Emmys for ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson,’ FX’s ‘American Crime Story’ Is Renewed for Season Three — and Now We Know Which High-Profile American Crimes Will Be Examined Over the Next Two Seasons

With season two of FX’s Ryan Murphy anthology series “American Crime Story” still in the works, the cable network has renewed the series for season three — and revealed which crime it will examine. Season three will focus on the…

Bill Cosby Spokesman: ‘None of Us Are Safe’

As the two sides in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case exchanged arguments over whether criminal charges the entertainer faces in Pennsylvania should be dismissed, Cosby’s team also made a case seemingly designed to sway public opinion in favor of…

How Michael Moore Plans to Screen His New ‘TrumpLand’ Movie for Millions of People in Time for the Election

Michael Moore unveiled his latest politically charged documentary at a special screening Tuesday night in New York, just hours after he put the finishing touches on edits to “Michael Moore in TrumpLand.” Deadline.com reports that the controversial filmmaker pledged to…

Bloomberg Goes All ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ to Rig the Presidential Election

A video clip from Bloomberg surfaced today — you can watch it below — featuring cameos by political pundits helping to arrange a rigged presidential election — “Ocean’s Eleven”-style. The clip stars Bloomberg Politics’ Griffin Hammond, Alexander Trowbridge and Matt…