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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.

Zombie TV Drama, Thought Dead and Buried, Has Become Undead

A zombie TV drama that was once made into a pilot and then killed without being picked up, has been resurrected, reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Long before AMC’s smash hit “The Walking Dead,” there was “the 2007…

Reality TV Personality Dies Suddenly at 26

A man who was featured on a reality television series died suddenly Saturday at 26, MTV News reports. The story says Michael Fortunato, who was seen on MTV’s "Catfish" show, died from a pulmonary embolism. "An autopsy has yet to…

Nielsen Follows Up After MSNBC Boss Complains About Fox News Ratings — Here’s What It Found Out

After MSNBC President Phil Griffin complained about a surge in ratings for Megyn Kelly’s new show on Fox News Channel, Nielsen looked into the numbers and found that the numbers held up, reports the New York Daily News. "The investigation…

‘Community’ Star’s ‘Bizarre Instagram Confession’: Fears, Loneliness, Masturbation Fantasies … and Why He Left the Show

"Community" actor Donald Glover posted a series of what was described as "odd and slightly troubling Instagram photos" in a report by TheWrap.com. The messages in the photos, written entirely on Marriott stationery, talk about why the actor is leaving…

Why Some TV Characters Never Change Their Outfits

It’s something that television viewers might never notice: the tendency for some characters to wear basically identical outfits week after week, reports EW.com’s James Hibberd. Take Ichabod Crane on Fox’s "Sleepy Hollow," a character who woke up from a 200-year…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Unveils List of 2014 Nominees — Only One Band Makes the List in Its First Year of Eligibility; Here’s the Full List

Nominees have been unveiled for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, and USA Today reports that only one band — grunge rockers Nirvana — made this year’s list in its first year of eligibility. Among…

With a Diversity Controversy Swirling Around ‘SNL,’ the Show Names an African-American Woman as Host

One day after "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kenan Thompson made headlines talking about why the show has no African-American women in the cast, NBC revealed that the guest host for an upcoming installment of the sketch comedy show will…

Weak Season Opener for NBC Franchise Show; ABC Freshman Sinks to Series Low

An NBC franchise series saw its viewer numbers drop significantly for its season premiere Tuesday night, but the network got a strong performance out of another franchise show to squeeze out a narrow win for the night over CBS, based…

Harry Belafonte Sues Family of Martin Luther King Jr.

Legendary singer, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte has filed a federal lawsuit against the three surviving children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., The New York Times reports. The 86-year-old — known for singing "The Banana Boat Song,"…

Ronan Farrow — the Son of Mia Farrow and (Pick One: Woody Allen/Frank Sinatra) — Locks In MSNBC Show

MSNBC announced today that Ronan Farrow will host a new one-hour program on the cable channel, with the show set to premiere in early 2014. MSNBC President Phil Griffin made the announcement. Said Griffin: “Ronan has established himself as a…