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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.

Actress Selma Blair Reveals She Has Multiple Sclerosis

Selma Blair, known for her roles in the cult film “Cruel Intentions” and on TV in the sitcom “Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane,” revealed that she has multiple sclerosis. Blair made the revelation Saturday in an Instagram post, which you…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Receives the Mark Twain Prize — Here’s What Jerry Seinfeld, Tina Fey and Others — Including Louis-Dreyfus — Had to Say About It

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a television comedy icon for her acclaimed work on “Seinfeld,” “Veep” and other projects, was honored Sunday with the Mark Twain Prize. Louis-Dreyfus, 57, was the focus of praise from celebrities including Jerry Seinfeld and Tina Fey during…

Crime Series to Return for Second Season

Production has begun on the second season of a crime series that was a breakout hit in its freshman run on Investigation Discovery. The channel announced today that it has picked up season two of “Breaking Homicide,” which will premiere…

The Search for America’s Best-Loved Novel Is About to End — Here Are the 10 Finalists

An effort that has been playing out over the past six months to determine America’s best-loved novel will conclude Tuesday night, when PBS airs the finale of “The Great American Read.” The AP reports that with more than 4 million…

Amazon Studios Chief Jennifer Salke Reveals Company’s TV ‘Sweet Spot’

Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon Studios, revealed over the weekend that the company’s “sweet spot” is “addictive, can’t-miss global television shows,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Salke made the comment as part of a lunchtime keynote speech Saturday…

Guillermo del Toro to Make His Animated Feature Film Directorial Debut at Netflix With His Lifelong Passion Project ‘Pinocchio’

Press release from Netflix, Oct. 22, 2018: Academy Award winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut at Netflix with his lifelong passion project, Pinocchio, which he will also write and produce as a stop…

Selma Blair’s Instagram Post

Instagram post from Selma Blair, Oct. 20, 2018: I was in this wardrobe fitting two days ago. And I am in the deepest gratitude. So profound, it is, I have decided to share. The brilliant costumer #Allisaswanson not only designs…

No Winners in the $1 Billion Mega Millions Lottery Friday Night. Tuesday’s Jackpot Will Be a New World Record

“A Mega Millions jackpot roll that had already made history has now reached a new world record,” states a press release on the official Mega Millions website. The statement continues, “With no jackpot winner in Friday night’s drawing, the jackpot…

New Head of Fox Broadcast Network Named

The Fox broadcast network will have a new leader starting next month, with news breaking Friday that AMC Networks President and General Manager Charlie Collier has been named CEO of Entertainment for the network. Deadline reports that Collier will begin…

Photographer Searches for Mystery Couple After Capturing Them in Dramatic Photo

A photographer who was shooting earlier this month in California’s Yosemite National Park is turning to social media to try to track down a mystery couple captured in one of his photos. The photo, which you can see below, has…