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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.

Madame Tussauds to Unveil First Transgender Waxwork Figure — But It Won’t Be Caitlyn Jenner

An actress on a current hit TV show will be the first transgender person to become a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. The Toronto Sun reports that the honor will go to Laverne Cox of “Orange Is the New Black.”…

Fox News Numbers Pumped Up by High-Profile Interviews

Ratings for the Fox News Channel benefited from a series of high-profile interviews last week. Deadline.com reports that Megyn Kelly’s sitdowns with various members of the Duggar family from “19 Kids and Counting” — embroiled in a child abuse scandal…

Embattled Duggar Family Hires a Well-Known Politician’s PR Guy to Help With Scandal

The Duggar family from the reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” embroiled in a scandal after Josh Duggar admitted to molesting his underage sisters, has hired a political adviser to Mike Huckabee to help out with damage control, the Daily…

CBS Announces a Multi-Phase Rollout for Fall 2015-2016 Primetime Premiere Dates

Press release from CBS, June 9, 2015: CBS announced today a multi-phase launch for its new season, with fall 2015-2016 primetime premiere dates spanning the start of NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on Sept. 17 to the return of its top-rated…

Producers of Canceled NBC Drama Abandon Efforts to Shop It Elsewhere

The people behind a drama series that was canceled after its run on NBC have released the cast of the show, “Constantine,” from their contracts after efforts to shop the series failed, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The story…

Clint Eastwood’s Caitlyn Jenner Joke Cut From Awards Telecast

A joke made by Clint Eastwood at the expense of Caitlyn Jenner will be cut from Spike TV’s telecast of the “Guys Choice Awards,” Deadline.com reports. The program is set to air Thursday, June 18. The live event took place…

Canceled Show to Be Revived by Netflix

Another TV series that just got word it was canceled is coming back to life thanks to Netflix. Time magazine reports that the teen-focused soap opera “Degrassi” will move to the streaming service. The Canadian series recently received the news…

Famed L.A. District Attorney Dead at 80 — He Became a Household Name After He Wrote a New York Times Bestseller That Was Turned Into a Now Classic TV Movie

He was “the Los Angeles County deputy district attorney who gained worldwide fame for his successful prosecutions of Charles Manson and his followers for the brutal 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others,” reports the Los Angeles Times….

‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Reveals Child Abuse

One of the members of the “Duck Dynasty” clan has opened up about a childhood secret. ET Online reports that Jep Robertson, the baby brother of the family featured on the A&E reality show, revealed a child abuse incident from…

Actress From ‘Goonies,’ ‘Romancing the Stone,’ ‘Lethal Weapon’ Films Dies

A character actress who had a string of television and film roles has died. The AP reports that Mary Ellen Trainor, best known for her work on the big screen in “The Goonies,” “Romancing the Stone” and the “Lethal Weapon”…