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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.

Special TVWeek Holiday Schedule

TVWeek will be closed for the holiday season starting Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, for two weeks. We will not be sending out our regular mailings during that period. We will return to our regular publication schedule beginning Monday, Jan. 6,…

‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host Pat Sajak Survives ‘Life and Death’ Emergency Surgery

Pat Sajak, the longtime host of “Wheel of Fortune,” is back in action and out of danger after surviving what’s being called a life-threatening health scare. Sajak turned over the wheel to Vanna White on short notice when he left…

‘Making a Murderer’ Pardon Rejected

The man whose legal case was documented in the 2015 Netflix series “Making a Murderer” had his request for a pardon rejected Friday by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. “The request from Brendan Dassey filed in October does not meet the…

Get to Know Billie Eilish — and Her Spider

Teen pop sensation Billie Eilish, who is nominated for six Grammy Awards and just turned 18 this week, spent some time with James Corden for a “Carpool Karaoke” segment for his CBS late-night show, and it gave Corden, along with…

NBC Reportedly in Talks With Sitcom Star to Replace Gabrielle Union on ‘America’s Got Talent’

NBC may have found its replacement for Gabrielle Union after the former “America’s Got Talent” judge’s sudden ouster from the show sparked an investigation and a messy controversy about an allegedly toxic workplace environment on the competition program. According to…

Singer’s Luxury Yacht Catches Fire, Capsizes — Dramatic Footage Caught on Video

Firefighters scrambled to battle the flames after a 120-foot luxury yacht reportedly owned by singer and actor Marc Anthony caught fire and capsized in Miami. You can see footage of the capsized ship below in a tweet posted by Miami’s…

Jury Awards $8.6 Million in Death of Stuntman

A jury verdict involving a stuntman who died on the set of the TV series “The Walking Dead” awarded $8.6 million in civil damages to the estate of John Bernecker. The Georgia jury in the wrongful death case returned the…

Lisa Kudrow Project Gets Series Order

A new comedy with “Friends” alum Lisa Kudrow attached in a lead role has received a series order from Fox. Variety reports that the network ordered the animated series “Housebroken.” The pet-focused project was previously known as “Therapy Dog.” “’Housebroken’…

‘Meet the Press’ Tackles Political Disinformation

A special installment of NBC’s venerable public affairs program “Meet the Press” focusing on disinformation in politics is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 29. Among those to be interviewed are Marty Baron and Dean Baquet, executive editors of The Washington Post…

‘Harry Potter’ Author Caught Up in an Internet Firestorm

J.K. Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” books, invoked the wrath of social media by tweeting support for a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex, the AP reports. “The researcher, Maya…