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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.

How Netflix Is Trying to Cash In on ‘Roseanne’s’ Downfall

Netflix seized on the opportunity to rub a little salt in the wounds of ABC after the broadcast network had to watch its hit comedy “Roseanne” crash and burn. The streamer sent out a Twitter message promoting its own comedy…

Weird Incident on ‘America’s Got Talent’

A strange incident on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” left the judges creeped out and judge Mel B terrified, while mystifying audience members. The show on Tuesday posted a clip of the incident involving a magician billed as the Sacred Riana….

ABC Reportedly Developing Sitcom Spinoff

A new series is said to be in development at ABC that would be a spinoff from the network’s popular show “The Middle.” Variety reports that the new series “would center around socially awkward Heck daughter Sue, played by Eden…

‘Roseanne’ Controversy Morphs Into a Multi-Headed Social Media Monster — Maybe the Weirdest Twist Is Ambien’s Attempt to School Roseanne Barr on Racism and Drug Side Effects

With the controversy over “Roseanne’s” cancellation and Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet taking off in new and unpredictable directions with each passing hour, Sanofi U.S., the manufacturer of the sleep aid Ambien, added its voice to the fracas. The drug maker…

One of TV’s Biggest Loose Cannons — Way Looser Than Roseanne — Horns In on the ‘Roseanne’ Debacle

Against the already wacky enough backdrop of the whole “Roseanne” Twitter fiasco, a perennial loose cannon decided now was a good time to get his own shots in. Charlie Sheen sent out a tweet hammering Roseanne and making a pitch…

Trump Makes the ‘Roseanne’ Controversy All About Him

Many observers had been waiting for Donald Trump’s reaction to the “Roseanne” controversy, particularly because Trump has expressed enthusiasm for the show. But when Trump did react with a tweet this morning, his focus wasn’t on the show’s cancellation or…

Netflix Launches Its First Comic Book

Netflix today took the wraps off the streaming service’s first comic book, which will arrive in comic book stores on June 13. “The Magic Order” is written by Mark Millar with art from Marvel superstar artist Olivier Coipel (Thor, The…

Michael Jackson’s Estate Sues ABC

The estate of the King of Pop filed a lawsuit today against ABC and parent company Disney alleging that the network’s two-hour Michael Jackson documentary improperly used Jackson’s songs, music videos and movies, the AP reports. “The lawsuit filed in…

Huh? Congresswoman Blames School Shootings on Porn

One Washington, D.C., lawmaker is getting a lot of attention after offering her thoughts on the causes of school shootings. The Huffington Post reports that Diane Black, R-Tenn., suggested that the ready availability of pornography is a “big part” of…

Now We Know Where the Amount of Time We Spend With Media Will Max Out — and We’re Getting Close

The amount of time people spend consuming media continues to rise, with the head of forecasting at Publicis’ Zenith unit projecting that it will max out right around our total awake time, MediaPost reports. Jonathan Barnard, Zenith head of forecasting…