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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.

Miss USA Pageant Draws 38,000 Viewers on Live Streaming. Donald Trump a No-Show at His Own Event

“The 2015 Miss USA pageant drew in 37,874 viewers at its peak during Sunday’s live stream on the beauty contest’s official YouTube channel,’ reports TheWrap. The story continues, “During the first hour of the program, viewership rose from 15,608 to…

Here’s a Link to Today’s Story That Raises a Lot More Questions Than It Gives Answers. It’s Entitled ‘How I Found The Harper Lee Manuscipt’ and It Hints that There May be Yet a THIRD Finished and Unpublished Novel By the Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

UPDATE: It’s been pointed out to us that in order to read this op-ed piece you have to be a subscriber of the Wall St. Journal. For those of you who do not subscribe to the WSJ, here’s an excellent…

‘50 Cent Doesn’t Have Dollar to His Name’ Writes the NY Post as the Rapper Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

The New York Post Page Six story also notes that “The bankruptcy claim comes just days after The New York Times published a fawning profile of [50 Cent], calling him a ‘Renaissance Man’ who favors Versace shirts and has ‘exceptional…

That Didn’t Take Long: David Letterman Comes Out of Retirement to Make Fun of Donald Trump. Watch the Video Here

“David Letterman popped out of retirement [Friday night] to join Steve Martin and Martin Short on stage in San Antonio, where he read off a Top Ten List made for Donald Trump,” reports Mediaite. The story says Letterman told the…

‘Bill Cosby’s Wife Says Accusers Consented to Drugs and Sex,’ Report Claims

“Bill Cosby’s wife knows her husband is a serial philanderer, but believes his scores of accusers consented to drugs and sex, two confidants of the couple say,” writes Stacy Brown in the New York Post. The story continues, “‘Camille still…

New Cosby Defender Surfaces

Teresa Taylor, who claims she had a relationship with Bill Cosby for three years, starting in 1979, “is defending the comedian against claims from multiple women that he drugged and sexually assaulted them, despite recent court testimony that reveals Cosby…

Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Director Will Helm ‘Star Wars’ Movie Next

Colin Trevorrow, who directed the current mega-hit “Jurassic World,” is on board to direct a “Star Wars” movie, according to a scoop by Heroic Hollywood’s Umberto Gonzalez. Gonzalez says Trevorrow will direct “Star Wars: Episode 9”: “From what I’m being…

HBO Renews Series

HBO today announced that it has renewed a comedy series. The pay-cable channel picked up a second season of the Dwayne Johnson series “Ballers.” Making the announcement was HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo. In the announcement, Lombardo said: “The charismatic…

AMC Sets Premiere Date for ‘Walking Dead,’ Releases Trailer for Season 6 — Here It Is

AMC has released an extended trailer for the upcoming sixth season of the hit drama “The Walking Dead,” and announced that the zombie apocalypse show will premiere with a 90-minute episode Sunday, Oct. 11. Here’s the trailer:

Phil Mickelson’s  Response to Claims That Almost $3 Million That He Gambled Ended Up as Part of a Money Laundering Scheme

As previously reported, popular professional golfer Phil Mickelson’s money was at the heart of a recently concluded federal money laundering case. Mickelson’s been silent about the matter, until he was asked about it at a press conference this week at…