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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.

‘El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle’ Gets Event Treatment, Premiere Date

A documentary on the Sean Penn-El Chapo saga rolls out next month, with cable channel Reelz announcing that “El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle” will premiere Thursday, March 10, at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. The…

‘School of Rock’ TV Series Ready for Prime Time

The TV series version of “School of Rock” is about to roll out, with a premiere date set for Saturday, March 12, on Nickelodeon. Based on the 2003 feature film starring Jack Black, Nick’s live-action adaptation is a youth-oriented musical…

Jessica Chastain, Juliette Binoche, Queen Latifah and Other Celebs Unveil Plan to Empower Women in TV and Movies

A number of Hollywood A-Listers have banded together to create a strategy to elevate the profile of women in the television and film industries. Deadline.com reports that Jessica Chastain, Juliette Binoche, Queen Latifah and “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke are among…

‘Bones’ Renewed for Final Farewell Season on Fox

Press release from Fox, Feb. 25, 2016: BONES, the long-running comedic procedural beloved by millions of fans around the world, will return for a final farewell 12th season on FOX, it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman,…

New TV Show Getting a Brutal Reception From Critics

A new series debuting this week may have a tough road ahead, if the early response from critics is an indication. It may be partly a sign of “reboot burnout,” but Netflix’s new “Fuller House,” which unspools its 13-episode first…

Comedy Series Picked Up for Season Two

A quirky comedy series has been renewed for a second season after a strong start to its rookie season. FX announced that it will bring back the Zach Galifianakis comedy “Baskets.” The show’s second season will bow in early 2017. The…

Why a Bishop Is Urging Catholics to Boycott Madonna

A Roman Catholic bishop is calling on Catholics to boycott a Madonna concert, and he has plenty of unkind words for the singer. Reuters reports that Ramon Arguelles, archbishop of Lipa City in the Philippines, “urged the faithful to stay away…

Is Time Inc. Going After Yahoo’s Core Business?

Time Inc. has shown interest in pursuing an acquisition of Yahoo! Inc.’s core business, according to a report in BloombergBusiness. “The $1.5 billion owner of magazines including People, Sports Illustrated, Time and Fortune has heard a presentation from Citigroup Inc….

L.A. Rolls Out Celebrity-Filled Effort to Bring Home the 2024 Olympic Games (Watch the Video)

A number of celebrities have joined the effort to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles, with a new video just unveiled that features Kobe Bryant, Will Ferrell and Jessica Alba, among others. The video was produced under the…

ABC News Hires Former CNN and Fox News Personality

ABC News President James Goldston announced this morning that the news division is bringing aboard Sunny Hostin as senior legal correspondent and analyst. Goldston made the announcement in a memo circulated to staffers. The hire marks a return to ABC News…