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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.

TVWeek’s Labor Day Weekend Schedule

TVWeek will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, for the Labor Day holiday. We will not publish our TVBizWire, E-Daily or Viral Video newsletters that day. We will resume our normal publication schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 8. As always, if…

Model and Actress Emily Ratajkowski Wishes She Could Put That Stunning Music Video Behind Her — So Here’s the Video, One Last Time

After her largely naked breakout role in a music video, Emily Ratajkowski now calls the video “the bane of my existence.” Billboard reports that the model and actress, who made a big impression with her appearance in Robin Thicke’s video…

Teacher Arrested in Drone Crash at U.S. Open

A crash landing by a drone at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships led to the arrest of a New York City public school teacher Thursday night. The Wall Street Journal reports: “Daniel Varley, 26 years old, was charged with reckless…

Oscar Winner Anne Hathaway, 32, Says She’s Already a Victim of Hollywood Ageism

32-year-old actress Anne Hathaway, who has an Oscar, an Emmy and a Golden Globe in her resume, said in an interview with Glamour UK that she is already losing roles to younger actresses. Hathaway has generally been thought of as…

Suspended ESPN Baseball Analyst Who Was Also a Top Major League Pitcher Now Taken Off Air For the Rest of the Season. Read Why

ESPN, earlier today (Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 2015) posted the following on its website: Curt Schilling won’t appear on ESPN baseball telecasts for the rest of the season. Schilling was removed from broadcasts on Aug. 25 after he sent a tweet…

What Fun! Man in New Zealand Is Clearly Having a Blast After a Traffic Light Stopped Working in Auckland, and He Got to Direct Traffic. Watch the Video Now

[Raw Footage–no traffic sounds]

Why ‘Rugrats’ and Other Classic Nickelodeon Shows Are Being Readied for Revival

Nickelodeon is ready to start bringing back shows from another era, for a simple reason: The time is right, says Russell Hicks, the network’s top programming exec, because the people who were fans of those shows now have kids of…

Amid Stephen Colbert-Jeb Bush ‘Confusion,’ CBS Announces ‘Late-Night’ Premiere Will Run Long

As Stephen Colbert and first-night guest Jeb Bush trade barbs — and Amy Schumer dives into the fracas with a video of her own — the Sept. 8 premiere of CBS’s retooled “Late Show” has stirred up more than its…

Autopsy Reveals Cause of Death of Actress

An actress who was found dead in her home two months ago died because of an accidental drug overdose, according to the autopsy. TMZ.com reports that Amanda Peterson, known for her role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy “Can’t…

Legendary Rock Band Announces Final Tour — Here’s the Creepy Video They Just Put Out

A veteran rock band credited by some with originating one of the biggest genres in music is calling it quits. An ominous-sounding video posted today by Black Sabbath declares that “it’s the beginning of the end” for the band and…