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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.

MTV Unveils Comedy Hour

MTV is rolling out a one-hour block of comedy-focused programming. The cable network announced plans to premiere the new shows “The Almost Impossible Game Show” and “Acting Out” back-to-back on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 10 p.m. MTV’s announcement describes “The…

New Featurette Explains Netflix’s New Marvel Superhero — Watch It Now

With a new superhero series ready to roll out this month, Netflix posted a short featurette today providing some of the character’s backstory. You can watch the featurette, “Who Is Luke Cage?,” below. The series, “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” premieres globally…

Angelina Jolie Files for Divorce From Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie filed legal documents Monday seeking a divorce from Brad Pitt, with issues in their marriage reportedly including anger and alleged substance abuse, according to TMZ.com. Jolie cited irreconcilable differences in the filing, the story reports. “She’s asking for…

Latest Rumor at Viacom: Company May Have Its Eye on Joe Abruzzese, Who Is Retiring From Discovery

The new management team at Viacom may be looking to bring aboard a “powerhouse ad sales chief,” writes Claire Atkinson in The New York Post, adding: “Our Madison Avenue sources say to keep an eye on outgoing Discovery ad sales…

Trump Lashes Out at the Upcoming TV Debates: ‘It’s a Phony System — They’re All Democrats’

Donald Trump appeared to be managing expectations in advance of the upcoming presidential debates that will pit him against Hillary Clinton. Deadline.com reports that the GOP candidate accused debate organizers of “gaming the system” by having Democratic moderators in place….

How Is Fall TV Still a Thing, Asks One TV Critic

While the digital revolution has upgraded the ways we’re able to watch television, TV critic Hank Stuever, writing in The Washington Post, ponders why it is that we still cling to the ritual of “Fall TV.” “How is it that…

Maggie Smith Wants Her Emmy

After Maggie Smith won her third Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance as the Dowager Countess on “Downton Abbey” — her fourth Emmy overall — Emmys host Jimmy Kimmel intervened, confiscating the trophy in mock disdain for Smith’s…

FBI Impersonation of Journalist Was OK, Fed Watchdog Says

An FBI agent who posed as a journalist during an investigation did not violate the agency’s undercover policy, a federal watchdog has concluded, according to a report in The New York Times. The incident almost 10 years ago has been…

Jim Carrey Named in Wrongful Death Suit, Accused of Illegally Supplying Drugs

Actor Jim Carrey is accused of illegally obtaining drugs for his late girlfriend in a new lawsuit filed by her husband, E! News reports. The suit accuses Carrey of providing prescription drugs to Cathriona White, who committed suicide a year…

Who Got Snubbed at This Year’s Emmys?

One of the heavyweights to be snubbed at Sunday night’s 68th Primetime Emmy Awards was the FX series “Fargo.” In a roundup of the night’s biggest snubs and surprises, Variety notes that the limited series received 18 nominations, but parlayed…