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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.

Forest Whitaker Developing Cop Show for TNT

Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is working on a female-focused cop drama for TNT, reports TV Guide. Whitaker, who won an Oscar for “The Last King of Scotland” in 2007 and is also known for his breakout role in “Platoon” in…

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Chaz Bono’s ‘DWTS’ Partner: ‘Get Over It!’

Another key player has spoken out about the outcry that followed the announcement of Chaz Bono as a contestant in the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars,” E! Online reports. Bono’s selection was greeted with a flood of angry…

Lindsay Lohan Gets Tattoo Featuring Lyrics by a Veteran Rocker

Lindsay Lohan is sporting a new tattoo, and it spotlights lyrics from a song by a popular rock singer who has been around for decades, TMZ.com reports. The song is “I Go to Extremes,” a 1989 effort by Billy Joel….

TNT Movie Adds Star Power

With Dermot Mulroney and Michael Cudlitz already on board, TNT announced it has added more star power to its Mystery Movie Night production of “Silent Witness,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Actress Anne Heche and multiple Emmy winner Judd Hirsch…

NBC to Adapt Popular 1980s Adventure Movie for TV

A popular 1980s movie will be remade for television, with NBC signing on to adapt the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The movie is the 1984 adventure "Romancing the Stone," which starred Kathleen Turner as…

Cher Defends Chaz Bono After ‘DWTS’ Announcement Sparks Angry Response

Cher has taken to Twitter to defend her son Chaz Bono — who was born a daughter but recently underwent gender transition — after the announcement that he would be a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" triggered a wave…

‘America’s Got Talent’ Judges Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne Criticize Show’s Response to Fiery On-Set Accident

The judges on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" are criticizing the show for its response to an on-set accident in which a tumbler wiped out and fell inches from a metal ring of flames, reports the New York Post. “He was…

Call to Action: As the New List of Participants on ‘DWTS’ Indicates, We’re in Danger of Celebrating Celebrities Who Aren’t Really Celebrities. What to Do About It

As illustrated with the just announced list of participants on ABC’s upcoming fall edition of "Dancing with the Stars," we are in danger of celebrating folks who many wouldn’t really consider celebrities. In his latest entry, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck…

Lady Gaga Is Top-Ranked Woman on Vanity Fair’s ‘New Establishment’ List — But Who’s No. 1?

The annual New Establishment list, just unveiled by Vanity Fair, shows pop superstar Lady Gaga as the highest-ranked woman at No. 9. According to the magazine, the list “identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries,…