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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.

The Genius of ‘Car Talk’ and Its Co-Host, Tom Magliozzi

I love cars. More specifically, I love to drive cars. As a native Southern Californian — and a second-generation one at that — most likely it’s in my DNA. But what I actually know about fixing cars would, as the…

‘SNL’ Skit Perfectly Captures Our Love/Hate Relationship With Taylor Swift. Watch This Fun Video Now

Chairman of A+E Networks, Who Has Been With the Company 33 Years, Announces She’s Leaving

The chairman of A+E Networks, who has long been a mover and shaker in the entertainment industry, has announced that after 33 years with the company she is stepping down. Abbe Raven plans to leave her position Feb. 2, 2015,…

AMC Uses One of the Most Popular Shows on TV, Its Own ‘The Walking Dead,’ as a Bullhorn to Warn DirecTV Subscribers That They Are in Danger of Losing the Show

“AMC Networks has turned “The Walking Dead” into a bullhorn for airing its grievance with DirecTV,” writes Variety’s managing editor for television, Cynthia Littleton. The story reports: “The cabler sounded the alarm during Sunday’s episode that its carriage agreement with…

Stream It Now: One of the Funniest, Most Pointed Movies Ever Made. Vilified by Many Critics at the Time, It’s a Black Comedy Made 20 Years Before the Phrase Was Invented

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Stream It Now: One of the Funniest, Most Pointed Movies Ever Made. Vilified by Many Critics at the Time, It’s a Black Comedy Made 20 Years Before the Term Was Invented

The original “To Be or Not to Be,” starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard (who was killed in a plane crash just two weeks after the filming of the movie ended), co-written (uncredited) and directed by Ernst Lubitsch, is one…

Biting the Hand That Feeds You: In This Bitingly Sarcastic, Funny Video, Jon Stewart Mercilessly Attacks a New Sponsor of His Show

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Becomes the First Sitting Chief Executive of a Fortune 500 Company to Come Out as Gay

“While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” By writing…

Game-Changer! FCC Proposes Rules That Would Make Cord-Cutting More Enticing to Consumers. Finally, the Widespread Ability to Truly Choose TV Services A la Carte?

“In just the latest sign that the future of television is online, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new rule that would let Internet TV providers license television content just like cable and satellite companies do,” reports Wired. The…

Wow! Here’s a Good Test of Your TV IQ: Why Was This Tuesday Night Cable TV Show, Now in Its 7th Year as a Regular Series, the Most Viewed Show on Its Network in the Last Four Years? It Was Also the No. 1 Cable Show on Tuesday Night in Households, Total Viewers and All Key Female Demos

Talk about a show that has great legs. Last night, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, a wedding drew millions of viewers to TLC’s long-running reality series “19 Kids & Counting.” The show features the Duggar family, and the wedding was between…