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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.

Actor Vince Vaughn Arrested

Actor Vince Vaughn, well-known for his performances in movies including “Swingers” and “Return to Paradise,” was arrested Sunday on charges of misdemeanor DUI and obstructing an officer, TMZ reports. He was reportedly booked into jail in Manhattan Beach, Calif., at…

De Niro’s Trump Comments Get Bleeped by CBS, But Go Viral — Here’s the Uncensored Version

Actor Robert De Niro sparked a politicized uproar during Sunday’s Tony Awards, televised live by CBS. De Niro, who was at the ceremony to introduce a performance by Bruce Springsteen, dropped some “F-bombs” in reference to Donald Trump. His comments…

Video Highlights From Sunday’s Tony Awards

CBS, which aired the live broadcast Sunday of the 72nd Annual Tony Awards, posted a number of video highlights from the program — here are three of those clips. In the first, Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub, who both won…

2017-2018 TV Season Delayed Viewing Ratings: The No. 1 Sitcom by This Measurement Is a Series That’s Been Canceled.

The No. 1 comedy series of the traditional September to May broadcast TV season for 2017-2018 in total lift based on Nielsen’s final Live+7 figures is “Roseanne,” which was canceled by ABC over Roseanne Barr’s controversial tweets. Variety reports that…

Barbra Streisand Inks Netflix Deal — New Edition of ‘A Star Is Born’ Will Be Part of the Content Package

A new edition of the 1976 classic “A Star Is Born” with never-before-seen footage is just one piece in a sweeping content deal announced Sunday by Barbra Streisand and Netflix. “Netflix audiences worldwide will soon enjoy a fresh selection of…

Warner Bros. Animation Gets Rolling on Ambitious ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Project

Warner Bros. Animation today announced what the company says is its most ambitious Looney Tunes content initiative to date, “Looney Tunes Cartoons,” a series of new short-form cartoons starring the iconic Looney Tunes characters. “With multiple artists employing a visual…

Return Set for ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

AMC announced plans to get season four of “Fear the Walking Dead” rolling again, starting Sunday, Aug. 12, when the second half of the season will premiere. “The first half of season four began with one figure huddled around a…

Travel Channel Expands Its Anthony Bourdain Programming in Tribute to the Late Food and Travel Icon

Travel Channel announced special programming today in tribute to Anthony Bourdain, the food and travel icon who died last week. “Anthony Bourdain touched millions with his intrepid storytelling and forever changed the food and travelogue television genre,” the channel said…

Canceled Drama Series Still Generating Controversy: ABC Apologizes for Recent Episode

Even though the show has been canceled, ABC continues to do damage control over the drama series “Quantico.” Variety reports that the network issued an apology over the June 1 episode, “The Blood of Romeo,” after a social media controversy…

Shonda Rhimes Sets Up Her First Netflix Project

The first project under former ABC star programming creator Shonda Rhimes’ new deal with Netflix will be a series based on Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” with Rhimes attached to write…