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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.

‘Game of Thrones’ Adds Oscar Winner to the Cast

HBO’s mega-hit fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is bringing aboard an Academy Award winner for season seven. Deadline.com reports that British actor Jim Broadbent is joining the show. Broadbent won an Oscar in 2002 for “Iris,” and also has two…

CBS All Access Rolls Out Ad-Free Option

CBS today unveiled a new ad-free option as part of its CBS All Access digital subscription service, which is available for $9.99 a month. The regular CBS All Access service goes for $5.99 a month. “With the commercial-free plan, subscribers…

Mel Brooks Talks About the Death of His Friend Gene Wilder

Mel Brooks, who was a friend and frequent collaborator with Gene Wilder, talked about Wilder’s death during an appearance Tuesday on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Wilder, who starred in Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles,” among other…

Wow: The Oscars Won’t Be Going Anywhere for a Long Time

The Academy Awards have locked in their television home with an expansive deal that extends through 2028. ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that they’ve entered into an agreement that extends their existing deal…

Why Selena Gomez Has Decided to Take a Career Break

Pop singer Selena Gomez, who is in the midst of a world tour, is taking some time off from her career. Reuters reports that the 24-year-old issued a statement Tuesday announcing that she will take a break to deal with…

ABC Casts the Next ‘Bachelor,’ and It’s a Familiar Face

The next leading man for ABC’s dating franchise “The Bachelor” has been named, with the high-profile gig going to Nick Viall. ABC broke the news live last night on “After Paradise.” Viall, 35, is a veteran of the network’s dating…

Blues-Rock Legend’s Guitars Go Up for Auction

A guitar player who was once spoken of in the same breath as Jimi Hendrix will be the focus of an auction in Manhattan. The AP reports that the guitars, song notebooks and memorabilia of Johnny Winter are up for…

The ‘X-Files’ Sitcom Is Out There — and Fox Is Developing It

A new comedy project in development at Fox is drawing comparisons to the network’s sci-fi franchise “The X-Files.” TVLine reports that the project, “Ghosted,” comes from “Parks and Recreation‘s” Adam Scott and “The Office‘s” Craig Robinson. “The paranormal-themed project —…

Bill Nye — aka ‘the Science Guy’ — Has a New Series

Bill Nye, best known as the star of the educational program “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” has a new show. The AP reports that Netflix will launch a new series, “Bill Nye Saves the World.” “Each episode will tackle a…

Standoff Ends With Chris Brown’s Arrest — R&B Singer Says He’s Being Unfairly Demonized

“Chris Brown and the Los Angeles Police Department spent much of Tuesday locked in a surreal standoff at the R&B performer’s Tarzana home over allegations that he threatened a woman with a gun,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The woman…