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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.

Report: Supreme Court Nominee Could Be a Threat to TV Broadcasters

Following the nomination Monday of Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court Associate Justice by Donald Trump, a piece published today by The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., warns that Kavanaugh might “gut television broadcasting as we know it.” “If he…

Sarah Palin Says She Was ‘Duped’ Into Doing TV Interview

The usually media-savvy Sarah Palin revealed today that she was duped into doing an interview for the new Sacha Baron Cohen Showtime series “Who Is America?” “Palin said that Cohen pretended to be a wounded veteran in a wheelchair for…

Special on the Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team to Air Friday

Now that all 12 members of a Thai soccer team, along with their coach, were rescued after being trapped in a flooded cave, as we reported earlier today, Discovery Channel has announced that it will telecast “Operation Thai Cave Rescue,”…

FCC Moves to Roll Back Children’s Television Rules

The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to cut back on the regulations that mandate how much children’s programming, and what kind, broadcasters must air to keep their licenses. Variety reports that the agency will take the first step in that…

Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Trump Attack

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel talked about learning he had been attacked by Donald Trump while Kimmel was on vacation in the Montana wilderness. Kimmel said a sidewalk incident described by Trump “never happened.” Kimmel offered his own version of…

George Clooney Taken to Hospital After Being Thrown From Scooter

George Clooney was taken by ambulance to a hospital after being involved in a traffic collision on the Italian island of Sardinia. TMZ reports that Clooney was thrown from a motor scooter and “literally became a human projectile after impact.”…

Russell Simmons Accused of Rape

The granddaughter of the late book publisher W.W. Norton has accused entrepreneur Russell Simmons of raping her. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Alexia Norton Jones says the attack happened when they were on a date in November…

Roseanne Barr Pulls Plug on TV Interview

Roseanne Barr has canceled what would have been her first television interview since she was fired from “Roseanne” by ABC over a racist tweet. Barr tweeted Monday evening about her decision to cancel the interview. You can see her tweet…

Oscar-Winning Actress Launches VOD Channel, Talk Show

An Academy Award-winning actress appears to be on track to be the next Oprah Winfrey, with plans in the works for not only a talk show but also a VOD Channel. Reese Witherspoon, who won the Oscar in 2006 for…

L.A. May Be Getting an Aerial Tram to One of the City’s Iconic Landmarks

One of the biggest players in the entertainment business is offering to foot the bill for an aerial tram that would bring tourists to the famed Hollywood sign, The Los Angeles Times reports. Warner Bros. has reportedly offered to put…