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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.

‘Happy Days’ Star Says He’s ‘Fed Up’ With GOP, Reveals Presidential Choice

An actor who starred for years on the ABC comedy series “Happy Days, who has made his conservative political views well-known over the years, is now firmly in the Donald Trump camp. Entertainment Weekly reports that Scott Baio, who has…

Apple Announces New iPhone

Apple today rolled out a new addition to its line of iPhones. At an unveiling for the press in Cupertino, the company took the wraps off plans for the iPhone SE, a new 4-inch model. Variety reports that the new…

Why the Creator of ‘Dilbert’ Thinks Donald Trump Will Be Our Next President (Forget Politics, It’s Not About That). It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

Scott Adams, who created the popular ‘Dilbert’ comic strip, thinks Donald Trump will be our next president, and it’s got a lot more to do with psychology, he says, than politics, reports The Washington Post. Adams has blogged, the Post…

Must-See Video: Opera Singer Rocks Out to a Heavy Metal Anthem, Hits It Out of the Park

An opera singer hit it out of the park when she shifted gears suddenly in the middle of her performance on a TV singing competition and began rocking out to AC/DC’s heavy metal anthem “Highway to Hell.” The performance took place…

Hikers Discover Human Skull Near the Hollywood Sign

Authorities are investigating a possible murder after hikers discovered a human skull near the Hollywood sign over the weekend. The New York Post reports that the hikers found the skull Saturday afternoon in a remote area near the Bronson Canyon…

Fox News Says Trump Has a ‘Sick Obsession’ With Megyn Kelly; Here’s Trump’s Response

Donald Trump and Fox News have amped up their war of words, and Megyn Kelly is right in the middle of it. Deadline.com reports that Trump got the ball rolling Friday, launching a new attack on Kelly on Twitter and…

Details Surface on the Upcoming Season of ‘American Horror Story’ — Why You May Have to Hide the Kids

“American Horror Story” creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy let out a few clues to the show’s upcoming season, including saying that “elements of children” will be involved in season six. Murphy kept most of the details quiet, but revealed…

Judge Clears Way for Sale of O.C. Register Parent Company — But Not to L.A. Times Owner

The sale of the parent company of the Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise can go ahead after a bankruptcy judge today approved the purchase by Digital First Media, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The $52.3 million offer prevailed over…

Tech Startup Set to Bring Hollywood Into the Digital Age, First-Run Movies Into the Living Room — But Is Hollywood Ready to Come Around?

A tech startup that’s the brainchild of the former president of Facebook and co-founder of Napster has rolled out a plan to bring first-run Hollywood feature films into the living room, sparking concerns from the industry about piracy, DVD sales…

HBO Closes In on New Season of Emmys Juggernaut ‘Veep’ — Watch the Trailer Now

The upcoming season of HBO’s “Veep,” which has brought star Julia Louis-Dreyfus four consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, returns for season five April 24. In its first four seasons the program chalked up a whopping 26…