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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.

Roseanne Barr Opens Up About Getting Fired From Her Own Show

Roseanne Barr recounted what it was like getting fired from the “Roseanne” reboot by ABC in an interview with Vice News. You can watch a short clip of the interview below. The full interview runs tonight on “Vice News Tonight”…

Production of TV and Film Projects Posts Gains in L.A.

Television and movie production has been strong in the Los Angeles area, with a new report released Tuesday by FilmL.A. revealing that on-location filming in the greater Los Angeles area was up 3 percent in the third quarter of 2018,…

Bruce Dern Joins Comedy Series

Two-time Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern is one of the key additions to a new comedy series in the works at Showtime. Dern, who’s also a Primetime Emmy nominee (in 2011, for “Big Love”) and a three-time Golden Globe nominee,…

Star of TV Show About Nevada Brothel Found Dead

The star of an HBO series about a legal Nevada brothel has been found dead. The AP reports that Dennis Hof, the owner of the Moonlite BunnyRanch featured on HBO’s “Cathouse” series, was found dead today at Hof’s Love Ranch…

Viacom Sues Netflix

In a case that raises broad questions for media companies, Viacom filed a lawsuit against Netflix accusing the streamer of poaching a television production executive. “Netflix announced last week that it had hired Momita SenGupta as vice president of physical…

Netflix Adds 7 Million Subscribers, Sends Stock Soaring

Netflix reported record subscriber growth in the third quarter, suggesting that its miss in the second quarter was an anomaly, Deadline reports. “The company added 7 million subscribers in the September, exceeding its conservative forecast for 5 million net additions…

Prestigious Literary Group Sues Trump

In a lawsuit filed today in federal court in Mahattan, a literary group alleges that “official acts” by Donald Trump have “violated the First Amendment and his oath to uphold the Constitution.” The AP reports that the suit was filed…

Survey: Has the Public Had Its Fill of Series Reboots?

A new survey finds that in an era when TV reboots seem to be all the rage in the industry, viewers may not be all that interested. The poll by The Hollywood Reporter finds that while a few shows, including…

New ‘Sabrina’ Series Unspools Next Week — But You Can Go Behind the Scenes Now

A new behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming series “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” was just released by Netflix — watch it below. The series premieres Oct. 26 on Netflix with a 10-episode season. Here’s what Netflix is saying about it: “On…

Animal Planet Launches New Global Brand Identity

Animal Planet has a batch of new shows ready to roll out this month, along with a new “global brand identity” and a new “leaping elephant” logo, which you can see below. The starting point is the new series “Crikey!…