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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.

Cable Series Canceled

Tonight’s installment will be the last for a show that has been running since 2010 on History. The cable channel is pulling the plug on “Top Gear USA,” Autoweek reports. Rutledge Wood, who co-hosts the show with pro racer Tanner…

CNN Faces ‘Internal Revolt’ Over Controversial Hire

CNN has been dealing with “discomfort” in its ranks and has had to deal with what’s being described as an internal revolt over its hiring of former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, according to The New York Post’s Page…

Big Hollywood Stars No Longer Say ‘What I Really Want to Do Is Direct’ — This Is What They’re Saying Now

The expression “What I really want to do is direct” has been replaced with “What I really want to do is produce TV shows” among Hollywood actors and actresses. The AP reports that the expansion of original programming on cable…

Is ‘Friends’ Alum Planning His Own ‘Brexit’?

Amid stories about bad blood behind the scenes, Matt LeBlanc reportedly gave an ultimatum to producers of the BBC’s “Top Gear.” The U.K. publication The Sun reports that “Friends” actor is insisting that either co-host Chris Evans goes or he goes….

‘Mystery Buyer’ of Famous Actor’s $36 Million Hamptons Mansion Is Revealed: It’s NBC Fixture Matt Lauer

Matt Lauer, the anchor on NBC’s “Today” show, is the buyer of a huge compound in the Hamptons that was owned by actor Richard Gere. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Lauer bought the North Haven estate, which…

ABC Takes Wraps Off Prime-Time Schedule, Premiere Dates for Fall

ABC today rolled out its prime-time schedule for the 2016-17 season, with five new series joining the lineup. The season launches Monday, Sept. 12, with the season 23 premiere of “Dancing with the Stars.” Among the highlights, the new drama…

Sports World Rocked by Deaths of Two Legendary Coaches

Two coaches who had a profound impact on their respective sports died within hours of each other, with the death of longtime University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt followed by news of the death of longtime NFL coach…

Watch Jay Leno’s Scary Crash in One of the Most Famous Dragsters of the ’60s

Things didn’t go as planned when Jay Leno took a spin in one of the most famous cars from the golden age of drag racing. Leno went for a ride over the weekend in the Hemi Under Glass, driven by…

Former NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow Being Praised for What He Did During In-Flight Emergency

Tim Tebow is being lauded after he responded to an emergency on a Delta flight by helping out after a passenger suffered an apparent heart attack. CBS New York reports that the former NFL quarterback helped comfort the family, led…

Huge Numbers for ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale

The “Game of Thrones” finale delivered record viewer numbers for HBO Sunday night, with the show’s premiere in the 9 p.m. hour drawing 8.9 viewers, based on overnight numbers, Entertainment Weekly reports. The turnout for the season six finale topped…