Chuck Ross

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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.

Court Reinstates Tom Brady’s NFL Suspension

The NFL’s four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in connection with the “Deflategate” incident has been reinstated by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals, ESPN reports. The panel determined that the league and commissioner Roger…

‘Every day for 40 f—ing years, at least one [person] has come up and said ‘You talkin’ to me?” — Robert De Niro, Along With Jodie Foster, Martin Scorsese, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Writer Paul Schrader and Producer Michael Phillips, Gathered for ‘Taxi Driver’ Anniversary Reunion

The key players behind “Taxi Driver” — the 1976 Martin Scorsese-Robert De Niro film that is widely considered to be a masterpiece — reunited for a 40th anniversary screening of the movie last week at the Tribeca Film Festival, according…

Handwritten Founding Rules of This Sport Sell for $3.26 Million at Auction — But What’s the Highest Price Ever Paid for a Piece of Sports Memorabilia?

A set of the founding rules of one of the major U.S. sports has brought a stunning price at auction. “A group of documents from 1857 that set down some of the fundamental rules of baseball was acquired at auction…

Showtime, David Lynch and Mark Frost Reveal the Official Cast of the New ‘Twin Peaks’

Press release from Showtime, April 25, 2016: Principal photography has concluded on the highly-anticipated new TWIN PEAKS for SHOWTIME. And today, SHOWTIME, David Lynch and Mark Frost are revealing a key piece of the mystery: the official cast of the…

Investigation Under Way Into Prince’s Death — ‘No Obvious Signs of Trauma’; Suicide Unlikely

An autopsy has been completed on Prince, who was found dead Thursday morning at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota. USA Today reports that authorities are holding off on releasing a cause of death until all of the results come…

ABC’s Kelly Ripa-Michael Strahan Team May Be Permanently Broken

Even with Kelly Ripa scheduled to return Tuesday to co-host ABC’s “Live with Kelly and Michael,” insiders are saying it is unlikely that Ripa and co-host Michael Strahan will ever host the show together again. People magazine quotes a source…

Must See!! Cast of Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple,’ Led By Jennifer Hudson, Pays Powerful, Moving Tribute to Prince — Watch It Now

The cast of the Broadway production “The Color Purple” paid a tribute to Prince during last night’s performance. Here’s the clip …