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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.

Apple Is Exploring Getting Into the Original Programming Business. Competition for Netflix?

“The moment the media and technology industries have been expecting for years may finally be arriving: Apple is exploring getting into the original programming business,” writes our friend Andy Wallenstein — with an assist from Cynthia Littleton – in a…

Shakeup at ‘The View’: Executive Producer Is Out

The shakeup continues for the ABC daytime talk staple “The View,” with the latest casualty being executive producer Bill Wolff. Variety notes that Wolff’s departure marks another milestone in a turbulent period for the show that goes back about two…

What One Billionaire Is Willing to Do to Get People to Watch His Reality Show

A billionaire who is a star on a reality show made an unusual offer in an effort to generate viewership for the show. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Tim Draper, who appears on the ABC Family series “Startup…

Tom Selleck Books Return to Iconic Detective Role

Tom Selleck has a date with some TV detective work, returning in the role of iconic detective Jesse Stone as the star of “Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise.” The two-hour original TV movie premieres Sunday, Oct. 18, at 9 p.m….

What’s the Most Tweeted TV Program in History? We Have the Answer

The most tweeted television program of all time — or in as long as these things have been tracked — is Sunday’s telecast of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Nielsen reports that the program generated the most tweets —…

Drama Series Canceled

A drama series that never quite gained traction apparently won’t be getting any more chances to do so. Entertainment Weekly reports that USA Network has canceled “Complications” after its 10-episode freshman season. Season one opened on a promising note with…

How This Rocker, With the Help of Facebook, Managed to Unseat Paul McCartney as the World’s Richest Pop Star

It’s the story of how a well-known rock star, thanks to an early investment in Facebook, has managed to top former Beatle Paul McCartney as the world’s richest pop star. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, “Back in…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds New Cast Member

The NBC late-night sketch institution “Saturday Night Live” is bringing aboard a new player for its upcoming 41st season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the show will add stand-up comedian Jon Rudnitsky as a featured player. “Rudnitsky is…

Miley Cyrus’ Bare Nipple Steals Spotlight at VMAs

Even with Kanye West going off on an epic rant, and with a splashy haul of heavy hardware finding its way once again to Taylor Swift, host Miley Cyrus found a way to steal the spotlight at Sunday’s MTV Video…

One Artist Has a Huge Night at the MTV Video Music Awards — and It’s Hardly a Surprise

An artist who has been a dominant force in popular music for most of the past decade extended that domination Sunday night, claiming more hardware at the MTV Music Video Awards. Taylor Swift snared four of the coveted Moonman statues,…