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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.

It’s Rock ‘n Roll Great Neil Young Playing His Classic ‘Old Man’ With…Neil Young??? (Or Is One of These Men Really Jimmy Fallon?) It’s Today’s Must-See Video

Suge Knight Hospitalized After Court Appearance in Murder Case

Moments after he appeared at his arraignment on a murder charge, Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight was hospitalized Tuesday for medical evaluation, The Washington Post reports. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the report,…

‘Trophy Wife’ Star Joins ‘Homeland’ Actor on New Showtime Drama

A new drama project in the works at Showtime is attracting some big-name talent. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the latest addition to the lineup for the “Billions” pilot is “Trophy Wife” star Malin Akerman. Akerman, who had…

‘Polarizing’ Sports Analyst to Stay On at ESPN

A sports analyst and commentator who is described by Deadline.com as “one of the Worldwide Leader’s most popular and polarizing personalities” has signed a new multi-year deal with ESPN. The deal will keep Stephen A. Smith in place on the popular ESPN2…

Disney’s Magical Quarter: ‘Frozen’ Continues to Heat Up Earnings

With “Frozen” providing a boost to Disney’s earnings, the company announced Tuesday that quarterly profits were up 19%, The New York Times reports. Movies, consumer products and theme parks contributed to the rise, offsetting a dip at ESPN, the report…

Is Radio Shack Close to Shutting About Half Its 4,000-plus Stores? It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

“RadioShack Corp. is preparing to shut down the almost-century-old retail chain in a bankruptcy deal that would sell about half its store leases to Sprint Corp. and close the rest, according to people with knowledge of the discussions,” Bloomberg reports….

He Created ‘Desperate Housewives’ for ABC. His ‘Devious Maids’ Is on Lifetime. Now He Returns to Broadcast with a Pilot for the CW. Wait ‘til You Hear the Title…

“The CW added to its pilot haul Tuesday, adding another genre series, from the producers behind ‘Devious Maids,’ ‘Under the Dome’ and ‘Blue Bloods,’” reports Lesley Goldberg at THR’s Live Feed blog. The story continues, “The network has picked up…

Wow! Today’s Must-Read (Literally) – Harper Lee, the Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Will Publish Her Second Book, EVER!

Here are the details, from a press release today from publisher Harper Collins: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is thrilled to announce it has acquired North American rights to a newly discovered novel by Harper Lee, beloved author of…

When Zombie Marketing Is Not a Good Thing

A special guest commentary in TVWeek’s Open Mic section by Orion Entertainment CEO Chris Dorsey, which you can read if you click here.

TV Football Analyst Fired After Arrest on Super Bowl Weekend

A well-known former pro football player who has been a TV analyst has been fired following his arrest early Monday in Phoenix, where he was covering the Super Bowl, reports TMZ. Warren Sapp, who was a defensive standout with the…