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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.

Is Amazon About to Open Its First Brick and Mortar Bookstore?

“Rumors are flying,” writes the Seattle Times, “mostly sparked by a Thursday article in the online book newsletter Shelf Awareness” that Amazon may be opening its “first retail-bookstore location” in Seattle’s University Village shopping center. The article reports: “A nearby…

Fox Greenlights Jack Black-Dwight Yoakam Comedy

A new comedy is moving forward at Fox with a high-profile lineup of players on board that includes Jack Black, Dwight Yoakam and “Eastbound and Down’s” Alex McAulay. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has given a…

What Do the Co-Hosts of ‘Morning Joe,’ TiVo’s Tom Rogers, Cox’s Pat Esser and Arris CEO Bob Stanzione Have in Common?

Here’s s hint. What they all have in common — along with John Evans, the CEO of Evans Telecommunications, and Dubby Wynne, the retired CEO of Landmark Communications — will happen in May in Boston. That’s when all seven will…

HBO Fills Key Programming Post

HBO made a key addition to its programming team, adding a film producer in a top executive position. Variety reports that the pay-cable network hired Nora Skinner as a senior VP for drama series. “Skinner, who previously worked for Scott…

Celebrity Chef Dead at 75

A chef who was celebrated for his cooking well before the current crop of TV chefs became known as celebrities has died. CNN reports that Paul Prudhomme died today in New Orleans following a brief illness. He was 75 His…

James Corden Posts Funny Outtake Video From His ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Drive With Stevie Wonder — Here It Is

Following up on a well-received video clip in which CBS late-night host James Corden and music legend Stevie Wonder drove around filming a “Carpool Karaoke” session for “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” the show posted an outtake video…

Selena Gomez Reveals She Has Devastating Disease

Pop singer and former Disney Channel star Selena Gomez revealed that she has been diagnosed with the autoimmune disease lupus. The former “Wizards of Waverly Place” star made the revelation in an interview for the cover story in the current…

Fox Dominates Wednesday Ratings Even as ‘Empire’ Slips

Fox had a pretty easy time of it in the broadcast prime-time ratings Wednesday night, clobbering its competition even as its juggernaut drama series “Empire” saw some slippage. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox averaged a 3.4 rating for prime time in…

Drama Series Picked Up for Third Season

A drama series that recently wrapped its second season on cable just got word from FX that it will be back. The channel ordered a 10-episode third season of “Tyrant,” from Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producer Howard Gordon. Eric Schrier…

Fallon Widens the Gap on Colbert in Late-Night

NBC’s “Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” put some ratings distance between itself and its new CBS competitor, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “Fallon” topped “Colbert” by 41% for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 2 in the key 18-49 demo,…