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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.

One of Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Closes in on Role of Geppetto in Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’

They have yet to sign on the dotted line, but it appears that Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “Pinocchio” may have Tom Hanks in the role of Geppetto. Variety reports that Hanks, a two-time Academy Award winner and five-time nominee…

Daily Talk Show Shifts to Weekly, Finds a New Home

A talk show that ran daily for two years has landed at a new network and will convert to a weekly program. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that “Desus & Mero” will launch on Showtime in February. The show…

New Reality Show Is Almost Certain to Shock Viewers — In Fact, the Producers Seem to Be Counting on It

A new reality series that’s being called “shocking and outrageous” in promotional material for the show is set to premiere next month. We tv posted a trailer this week for the show, “Extreme Love,” which you can watch below. The…

‘Rumble in the Jungle’ … the Musical? You Bet!

The legendary “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire in 1974 is being made into a musical. Variety reports that producer David Sonenberg plans to make a musical version of his Academy Award-winning…

Weinstein Legal Team Mounts New Push to Have Case Thrown Out

A lawyer representing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein in his sexual assault case in New York “said Thursday that a woman accusing him of a 2013 rape pressured a friend to corroborate her account, but that the friend wouldn’t ‘make…

Macaulay Culkin Says He’s Changing His Name … to Something Ridiculous

Actor Macauley Culkin revealed that he plans to change his name, announcing during an appearance on NBC’s “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” that he has narrowed it down to five choices — and will let the public decide which one…

Bidding for Tribune TV Stations and Fox Regional Sports Networks Is About to Heat Up

Bidding is expected to heat up in the days ahead on two collections of important local TV assets — Fox’s 22 regional sports networks and Tribune Media’s 42 TV stations and WGN America. Variety reports that separate auctions for the…

Star of 1961’s ‘West Side Story’ Joins Spielberg’s Remake

Steven Spielberg is directing a remake of the classic musical “West Side Story,” and the actress who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 movie, Rita Moreno, has joined the new project, the AP reports. “The…

‘Blade Runner’ TV Series in the Works

It may not have much in common with the 1982 Ridley Scott movie, but a new series will bring “Blade Runner” to TV. Adult Swim and Crunchyroll are working with Alcon Television Group on an all-new anime series, “Blade Runner…

WE tv’s Shocking and Outrageous New Original Docuseries ‘Extreme Love’ Premieres Friday, Dec. 28, at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Press release from WE tv, Nov. 29, 2018: Love comes in all shapes and sizes… even if that means falling in love with inanimate objects! WE tv’s newest docuseries, “EXTREME LOVE,” takes an intimate look at incredible and unusual real-life…