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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.

Hugh Laurie to Star in Comedy

Hugh Laurie, a familiar face from his years playing the title role on the hit medical drama “House,” will star in a new comedy series on HBO, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. “The Emmy-nominated ‘Veep’ alum has been tapped…

New Kevin Spacey Investigation Under Way

Actor Kevin Spacey is the focus of a new investigation into a sexual assault case in Los Angeles, according to media reports. The AP reports that L.A. County prosecutors are investigating an alleged 2016 sexual assault by Spacey for possible…

Trump Urges Supporters to Go After ESPN

Donald Trump is calling on his supporters to direct their anger at ESPN in response to the sports channel’s decision not to play the national anthem before games on “Monday Night Football.” “In a fundraising letter sent out Wednesday by…

Trump Hit With Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Aerosmith Music

The hassle between the rock band Aerosmith and Donald Trump, which has been raging since the band tried to get then-candidate Trump to stop using its music back in 2015, is flaring up again. USA Today reports that Aerosmith frontman…

Wow: One of Broadcast TV’s Biggest Hits of the Past Decade Is Calling It Quits

A comedy series that has been a staple of prime time and one of the biggest success stories on television for years is ready to wrap it up. CBS, Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions announced jointly that they’re…

Grammy-Winning Country Singer Arrested

A Grammy-winning country music star was arrested following what has been described by authorities as a “minor disturbance” on an incoming flight at Bradley International Airport, near Hartford, Conn. The AP reports that Gretchen Wilson was arrested at the airport…

Mishap on ‘MacGyver’ Set Leaves Stunt Coordinator Seriously Injured

The stunt coordinator on the CBS reboot of “MacGyver” was seriously injured in an incident on the set of the show in Atlanta, Variety reports. The report quotes a statement from CBS TV Studios saying: “We have learned about an…

Jon Stewart Helps Round Up Goats That Wandered Onto Subway Tracks

A baaaaad situation in which two goats found their way onto the subway tracks in New York ended well when the goats were safely loaded onto a transport vehicle to be taken to Farm Sanctuary — with former “Daily Show”…

Oscars Producer Craig Zadan Dead at 69

Craig Zadan, a prolific TV and film producer who was behind not only the Oscars ceremony but also the Oscar-winning film “Chicago,” has died. Zadan reportedly died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69. NBC President Bob…

Simon Cowell Inks New Pact With ‘America’s Got Talent’

Simon Cowell, who created the global “Got Talent” franchise, has renewed his deal with NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in a new multiyear agreement that will keep him on the hit competition series as a judge and executive producer. “Simon Cowell…