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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.

Leon Redbone Dies

Enigmatic musician and singer Leon Redbone, known for his Panama hat and his deadpan delivery of blues, jazz and Tin Pan Alley classics, has died. Redbone died Thursday, according to media reports. He was 69. Redbone had retired from performing…

NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia and Other Top Content Companies Take Stands on Georgia Abortion Bill

Many of the top Hollywood media companies have broken their silence on anti-abortion legislation that’s in the works in Georgia and other states, Variety reports. Among the latest to take a position is NBCUniversal, which issued a statement Thursday saying:…

R Kelly Hit With New and More Serious Sex Charges, Accused of Paying Off Witnesses

Singer R Kelly’s legal problems appear to have gone from bad to a lot worse, with CNN reporting that he has been indicted by an Illinois grand jury on 11 new charges in his sexual assault and sexual abuse case…

New Show Features ‘Sexually Fluid’ Cast

A cable show premiering in a few weeks is being touted as “the first sexually fluid reality dating competition show in the U.S.” MTV announced that “Are You the One?” will premiere Wednesday, June 26, on the cable channel. The…

Get a First Look at Disneyland’s New 14-Acre ‘Star Wars’ Land

The Disneyland Resort in Southern California just took the wraps off its new 14-acre “Star Wars”-themed land, “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge,” which officially opens Friday, May 31, and will be followed by the Aug. 29 opening of a second “Galaxy’s…

Here’s Something to Chew On for Shark Week Fans — and Just Try Not to Laugh

Discovery says this year’s Shark Week is “so good you’ll scream,” but we had a different reaction to the channel’s new 30-second teaser for the annual programming event: We laughed out loud. You can check it out for yourself below….

Viewers Report a New Netflix Production Is Causing Headaches, Nausea and Vomiting

A production that recently premiered on Netflix is getting a strong reaction from viewers, but it probably isn’t quite what the people behind it were going for. The horror film “The Perfection,” which debuted on the streaming service on May…

New Hybrid Talk Show/Comedy Names Co-Host, House Band

A new broadcast talk show/comedy hybrid premiering in a few weeks announced today that host Fred Savage will be joined by comedian Taylor Tomlinson as co-host, with L.A.-based Best Coast to be the house band. The show, Fox’s “What Just…

MTV Shatters Barriers With First Sexually Fluid Cast on ‘Are You the One?’

Press release from MTV, May 30, 2019: MTV, a trailblazer in breaking down gender barriers from “The Real World” to “Movie and TV Awards,” is set to premiere the first sexually fluid reality dating competition show in the United States….

Shark Week 2019 Makes a Huge Splash With Over 20 Hours of Shark Programming, Premiering Sunday, July 28, on Discovery

Press release from Discovery, May 30, 2019: SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running, and most anticipated summer event returns with bigger sharks and bigger bites on Sunday, July 28 and continues through Sunday, August 4. With more than 20 hours of shark…