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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.

Director Quentin Tarantino Earns the Wrath of New York Cops

Police officers in New York City are in a beef with two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino. The New York Post reports that the director of “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained” earned the wrath of the officers over the weekend by…

Is Jimmy Fallon Accident-Prone? The NBC Mainstay Suffers Another Hand Injury

You have to “hand” it to “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, who landed in the hospital again with another hand injury. The NBC mainstay is fine, and the latest injury, which took place while he was in Massachusetts to be…

Yahoo Draws a Huge Crowd for First Live Stream of an NFL Game — But There’s Also Some Bad News

The NFL and Yahoo are crowing about a big turnout for the first global live Internet broadcast of one of the league’s games. Variety reports that the companies are claiming a turnout of 15.2 million unique viewers for the game…

Study Finds TV Viewing Is Stable

A new study had a result that will be a surprise to many, which is that Americans are watching as much television as ever. Media Life reports that the study, from Pivotal Research Group, also concludes — less surprisingly —…

CBS News to Offer ‘Enhanced Viewer Experience’ in Upcoming Presidential Debate

CBS News has something special in mind for its upcoming presidential debate. Deadline.com reports that the network will partner with Twitter to offer what CBS calls an “enhanced viewer experience” in connection with the Democratic debate, scheduled for Nov. 14….

From ‘How Green Was My Valley to ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ to ‘The Quiet Man,’ She Was a Star in Every Sense of the Word. Maureen O’Hara Dies at 95

“Maureen O’Hara, 95, the spirited Irish-born actress who played strong-willed, tempestuous beauties opposite all manner of adventurers in escapist movies of the 1940s and ’50s, died on Saturday at her home in Boise, Idaho,” reports The New York Times, adding,…

Michael Jackson’s Longtime Doctor Dies; He Came Under Scrutiny When the Singer Died

Michael Jackson’s longtime physician, who was something of a celebrity in his own right and was called “the father of Botox,” has died. TMZ.com reports that Dr. Arnold Klein died Thursday night in Palm Springs of natural causes. He was…

Video Sets Record for Most Views in 24 Hours; You May Have Already Seen It, But Just in Case, Here It Is Again …

A video that was recently posted online set a record by chalking up an amazing 112 million views in 24 hours. The video is the trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which you can see below. The Hollywood Reporter’s…

Engineer Dies During ‘Routine’ Inspection of Station’s Broadcast Tower

A tower inspection that is being described as “routine” turned deadly Wednesday when tower specialist Ernie Jones, 65, was killed in an accident, TVNewsCheck reports. Jones, an industry veteran and one of the mainstays of Indiana-based Consolidated Engineering Inc., was…

Shondaland’s New ABC Drama Project Taps Into the Most Famous Writer’s Most Famous Work

The basis for the latest ABC drama project from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland is a work of literature that is probably the most famous piece written by William Shakespeare — probably the most famous writer. Variety reports that Rhimes, Shondaland’s Betsy Beers and writer…