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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.

‘DWTS’ Season 22 Cast: The Show’s Winningest Dancer Is Out; Other Celebs, Judges and Dance Pros Confirmed

The full reveal is still a few days away for season 22 of the ABC competition “Dancing with the Stars,” but the cast lineup is beginning to take shape. Starpulse.com reports that dancer Derek Hough, who has been a mainstay…

Did African American Viewers Boycott the Oscars or Did They Watch It? The Numbers Are In

With the Academy Awards ceremony seeing a drop in viewership this year, the question has been raised whether calls for a boycott over the Oscars’ lack of diversity had an impact on the numbers. But CBS News reports that the…

This Could Be Big: Read Who the Rich, Conservative Koch Brothers Say They Will NOT Attack in Any Ad Campaigns During the Primaries

David and Charles Koch, described as “the most powerful conservative mega donors in the United States,” are taking a hands-off approach when it comes to Donald Trump. Reuters cites a spokesman for the Koch brothers’ political umbrella group saying they…

Will Mitt Romney Be the GOP’s Trumpbuster? Here’s the First Big Salvo in His Effort to Torpedo the Party’s Front-Runner

2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney resurfaced today with an impassioned speech that many see as the first salvo in the GOP’s new offensive against its presidential front-runner Donald Trump. CNN reports that Romney “delivered a sweeping broadside against Donald…

‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Airlifted to Hospital After He Collapses at Sea

As cameras rolled on the fishing vessel Northwestern during a shoot for Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch,” Captain Sig Hansen fell unconscious on the ship’s deck, TMZ.com reports. “We’re told Sig brushed it off when he came to, and wanted to…

Must-See: The Whole Town Is Talking About This Argument Between Two CNN Political Commentators Over Donald Trump and the KKK

A heated exchange between two election analysts on CNN during the cable channel’s coverage of the Super Tuesday returns has been getting a lot of attention online. The clash between commentators Van Jones and Jeffrey Lord focuses on Donald Trump…

ESPN, ABC and Other Disney Channels Launch on New Platform

In an effort to reach cord-cutting millennial viewers, The Walt Disney Co. has made ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel and other channels available on Sony’s PlayStation Vue streaming service, the Los Angeles Times reports. Meanwhile, Sony is cutting the price of…

New York Lost a Grand Movie Palace Last Month When the Ziegfeld Theater Closed, But Three New Multiscreen Theaters Are Opening Around the City. A Changing Film Culture

New Yorkers have been bemoaning what many see as a film culture in decline in the city, but The New York Times reports that even as grand movie palaces such as the Ziegfeld Theater close, new multiscreen theaters have been…

Cable News Channels Set Ratings Records

Both Fox News Channel and CNN set ratings records this week with their coverage of the Super Tuesday election returns, the Los Angeles Times reports. “From 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern time, Fox News averaged 4.8 million viewers — a…

Ku Klux Klan Movie in the Works

A historical movie about the Ku Klux Klan — specifically about the effort by the U.S. Army’s K Troop to fight the organization after the Civil War — is in the works at Amazon Studios, TheWrap reports. The project, “K…