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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.

Syfy Announces Golden Globe Nominee Dennis Haysbert, David Hewlett and Ian Tracey to Join Cast of Syfy’s New Futuristic Espionage Thriller Pilot ‘Incorporated’

Press release from Syfy, Aug. 19, 2015: Syfy today announced that Golden Globe nominee Dennis Haysbert (24), David Hewlett (Stargate Atlantis) and Ian Tracey (Wayward Pines) have joined the cast of the channel’s new futuristic espionage thriller pilot Incorporated from…

CNN Leads All Competitors in Digital Video for Third Straight Month

Press release from CNN: CNN.com extended its winning streak to a third month in July and cemented its position as the number one digital destination for news video. With 194 million video streams, 19 million unique viewers and 1.3 billion…

Report: Josh Duggar — Who Was One of the Sons on ‘19 Kids and Counting’– Allegedly in Another Sex Scandal. Watch this Brief ‘ET’ Report Now

Cable Channel That’s in More Than 100 Million Homes Hires Investment Bankers to Explore Sale

A well-known cable channel has “hired the banks Morgan Stanley and PJT Partners Inc. to explore a sale, according to people familiar with the matter,” reports BloombergBusiness. The network is the Weather Channel, which, the article notes, “is distributed to…

Popular Actress Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

An actress who became a big star on television revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Shannen Doherty, known for her roles as Brenda Walsh on “Beverly Hills, 90210” and Prue Halliwell on “Charmed,” made the revelation in documents…

Matt Damon Is Stranded on Mars in New Movie Trailer

In a just-released trailer for the movie “The Martian,” Matt Damon plays an astronaut trying to survive after being stranded on Mars. Here’s the clip:

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Judge Leaving the Show

A judge who has been a big part of “Dancing with the Stars” is departing the ABC competition series. People magazine confirms that Len Goodman will not be a part of the judging panel for season 21. Goodman announced back…

Quirky HBO Series in the Works for Move to Big Screen

A movie project is in the works that would bring an offbeat HBO series to the big screen. The U.K. publication The Guardian reports that writing has begun on a movie version of “Flight of the Conchords.” The TV show,…

Amid Child Sex Plea and Expected Prison Term, Subway Officially Cuts Ties With Longtime Spokesman Jared

As news broke this week in the child pornography and underage sex case surrounding longtime Subway spokesman Jared Fogle, the company appears to have officially cut ties with Fogle. Ad Age reports that Subway issued a brief statement on Twitter…

Why John Oliver, Host of HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Created His Own Church

“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver has set up his own church, which has its own website and is accepting donations. The church, Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption, is part of an attack on televangelists by Oliver, who is using…