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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.

Golf Fan Arrested After ‘Slapping’ Justin Timberlake

In an odd encounter at a golf tournament, a fan wound up being arrested after he reached out and grabbed or slapped Justin Timberlake as the pop singer walked by. TMZ.com posted video of the incident, which took place Saturday…

Autopsy Report Released on Justin Bieber Lookalike Who Appeared on E! Series

A Justin Bieber fan who underwent a series of plastic surgeries in an effort to look like the pop singer, and who was found dead last year in a Motel 6 in the San Fernando Valley, died from “a lethal…

Death, Taxes and Hillary: Stephen Colbert Gets Psychedelicized to Kick Off DNC

CBS host Stephen Colbert outdid himself with a trippy launch to the “Late Show’s” coverage of this week’s Democratic National Convention. Colbert stars in a psychedelic video clip that invokes memories of the Age of Aquarius, complete with animation and…

Basketball Great Michael Jordan Says He Can No Longer Remain Silent About Violence by and Against Police Officers

Michael Jordan spoke out about recent police-involved shootings by issuing a statement and making two large donations to charitable organizations. “In a statement released to The Undefeated, an ESPN website dedicated to the intersection of race and sports, Mr. Jordan,…

AMC’s Revolutionary War Drama ‘Turn: Washington’s Spies’ to Conclude With Fourth and Final Season

Press release from AMC, July 26, 2016: AMC today announced that “TURN: Washington’s Spies” will be returning for a fourth and final season with 10 episodes. The new episodes will air in 2017. The third season of “TURN: Washington’s Spies”…

Top Cable Executive to Retire

One of the best-known and most admired executives in the television business is retiring after a 46-year career. Deadline.com reports that Joe Abruzzese will step down as Discovery Communications’ head of ad sales at the end of the year. Abruzzese…

Shocking Video Shows Woman Attacked by Tiger in Wildlife Park

A woman visiting a wildlife park was killed and another woman was seriously injured in a tiger attack in a safari park in China, NBC News reports. The incident was captured on video, which you can see below — but…

Fox News Points to Post-Roger Ailes Strategy

In the wake of the departure of network boss Roger Ailes, Fox News Channel provided a glimpse of its strategy going forward in a series of print ads today in The New York Times, New York Post and other publications,…

Mermaid Drama Gets Green Light

Freeform continues to expand its development slate, giving the green light to a new project about mermaids. The cable channel ordered a pilot for the animated drama “The Deep.” Karey Burke, executive vice president, Programming and Development, for Freeform, announced…

‘Justice League’ Trailer a Hit — Here It Is

One of the most popular trailers from Comic-Con has been the clip for “Justice League,” which has already chalked up almost 8 million views in two days on YouTube. The movie, which stars Gal Gadot, Jared Leto, Amber Heard and…