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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.

Wedding Couple Gets a ‘Big’ Surprise When Tom Hanks Crashes Their Nuptials, Photobombs Their Wedding Pics

Newlyweds Elisabeth and Ryan got more than they bargained for at their wedding in New York’s Central Park when Tom Hanks happened along and became a part of the celebration. Wedding photographer Meg Miller captured the whole thing in photos…

California’s New IMDb Law Is Probably Unconstitutional, According to Experts

A new law in California is coming under scrutiny, with a number of experts saying it would be unlikely to survive a constitutional challenge, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The law is aimed at the movie site IMDb and would…

Amazon Greenlights Three Comedies

Amazon gave series orders to three new comedy projects, with the Prime streaming service announcing today that it has ordered “I Love Dick,” “Jean-Claude Van Johnson” and “The Tick.” All three shows will premiere their full seasons next year. The…

How Watching Television Can Improve Your Mental Health

A recent opinion piece examines the current television landscape and concludes that the way it has evolved may be beneficial to viewers’ mental health. That’s in part because the new TV model — with more shows overall, and each one…

Huge Turnout for Monday’s Debate — Here Are the Early Numbers by Network

Last night’s presidential debate is on track for huge viewership numbers, with the most-watched network based on early numbers being NBC. Preliminary Nielsen data for the broadcast networks shows NBC with an average of 15.6 million total viewers from 9-11…

‘Godfather of Gore’ Dead at 87

The filmmaker who became known as the “godfather of gore” has died. The AP reports that Herschell Gordon Lewis died in his sleep this morning. He was 87. Lewis pioneered the horror genre known as the “splatter film” in the…

‘Modern Family’ to Feature TV’s First Transgender Child Actor

The ABC sitcom “Modern Family” will be breaking ground this week with the casting of television’s first openly transgender child actor in Wednesday’s episode, Variety reports. “In the upcoming episode — entitled ‘A Stereotypical Day’ — parents Cameron ‘Cam’ (Eric Stonestreet)…

Why MTV Is Bringing Back a Familiar Title for One Day Only

MTV announced today that it will bring a classic franchise back to the channel for one day this week. MTV is reviving its “TRL” title this Tuesday, Sept. 27, in connection with National Voter Registration Day. The “TRL” title, which…

CBS Claims Premiere Week Victory

With most of the numbers in now for the fall broadcast season’s premiere week, CBS is claiming a ratings win and touting a number of achievements. CBS averaged 11 million total viewers, which the network says is the largest opening…

TV Veteran to Replace Charles Osgood on CBS’s ‘Sunday Morning’

A well-known TV personality has been chosen to replace Charles Osgood as anchor of the CBS program “Sunday Morning.” The New York Times reports that Jane Pauley will take over the job starting Oct. 9. Pauley will become only the…