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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.

Celebrity Chefs in Racially Charged Food Fight

Two celebrity chefs have become mired in a war of words, with one chef accusing the other of a racially tinged tirade, the New York Post reports. “Harlem celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson claims fellow TV food master Gordon Ramsay hurled…

TNT Orders Drama Pilot With Michael Bay as EP

TNT has placed a pilot order for an action drama series, with “Transformers” director Michael Bay to executive produce. The project is “The Last Ship,” based on the William Brinkley novel. “The project comes to TNT from Platinum Dunes partners…

AMC Drama Returns to Record Premiere Ratings

The season premiere of an AMC drama Sunday night pulled in some big numbers, including a series best for a premiere, EW.com reports. “Breaking Bad” attracted 2.9 million viewers for the debut, up 14% from last year’s premiere, the story…

Performer Known as One of the World’s Greatest Singers Reportedly Seeking ‘Idol’ Job

She’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, won 18 Grammys, ranked at the top of Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest 100 singers of all time — and now she wants to be a judge on…

Report: What iPhone 5 Will Look Like, Based on Leaked Photos. See for Yourself

CNET says it has a good idea what the front of the yet-to-be released iPhone 5 will look like, due to photos that have been leaked to the Internet. Says CNET, "New leaked photos published by Chinese blog Apple.pro purportedly…

Report: ‘American Idol’ Seeking to Cut Staff and Salaries

"American Idol" is seeking to cut its budgets, staff and salaries for the show’s 12th season, an effort that may make it more difficult for the show to recruit new talent to the judges’ table, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

Do Funny TV Commercials Work? Research Gives Surprising Answer; Also, the Funniest Ads Are Ranked (See the Videos Here)

Funny television commercials make up one out of five commercials airing on television, and new research from syndicated advertising-testing firm Ace Metrix tested many of the funniest ads to see whether they actually help to sell things, reports Advertising Age….

Sylvester Stallone Speaks Out About Death of His Son

Actor Sylvester Stallone, whose son Sage Moonblood Stallone was found dead Friday in his Hollywood home, has commented on his grief and on speculation about the cause of Sage’s death, People magazine reports. Rumors surfaced almost immediately after the news…

Sci-Fi TV Series May Be Headed to Big Screen

A science-fiction series that is set to wrap up its run on broadcast television may live on as a feature film, Deadline.com reports. The series is Fox’s “Fringe,” which is set to premiere its fifth and final season later this…

He Produced ‘Jaws’ (1975) and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (2010). In Between He Produced ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘Driving Miss Daisy,’ ‘The Verdict’ and ‘Cocoon,’ Among Others. Producer From Fabled Hollywood Family Dies at 77

He produced some of the best-known movies of the last 40 years, including Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws," the hit "Alice in Wonderland" with Johnny Depp, "The Exorcist," "The Verdict," "Cocoon" and the Oscar-wiinning Best Picture "Driving Miss Daisy." Producer Richard Zanuck died…