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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.

We Doubt You Can Guess the Twist on New Dating Show

A dating series that premieres in the next few weeks tests the old adage that love is blind. The three-part TLC series “Hear Me, Love Me, See Me,” launching Saturday, March 3, attempts to take physical attraction out of the…

Popular Crooner Vic Damone Dies

Vic Damone, a popular crooner who was once described by Frank Sinatra as having “the best set of pipes in the business,” has died. The New York Times reports that Damone died Sunday in Miami Beach of complications from respiratory…

Former Major League Pitcher Who Played on Both the Yankees and the Dodgers — and Was Once Runner-Up for the Cy Young Award — Faces Felony Charges After Being Arrested With What Authorities Say Is a Massive Drug Cache

A former Major League pitcher has been arrested and faces a number of felony drug charges, according to authorities in San Diego County. Esteban Loaiza was arrested Friday as part of what’s described as an ongoing narcotics investigation. In a…

CNN’s New Series Tops Cable News Rivals

CNN had a good turnout for Sunday’s premiere of its new series. The cable channel announced that the debut of the six-part docuseries “The Radical Story of Patty Hearst” ranked No. 1 in cable news from 9-10 p.m. in the…

Netflix Promises More Dreadful Stuff

“More isn’t always better. Sometimes it’s much worse,” Netflix says in a new promo blurb with the teaser released today for season two of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” which rolls out March 30. “Get ready for more villains, more…

NBC Passes CBS in Total Viewers for the TV Season

NBC, riding high on the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl — the first time the network has had both events during the same broadcast season — has just passed perennial leader CBS in total viewers for the 2017-2018 broadcast…

Book: Steve Bannon Reportedly Thinks Oprah Could Be the Key to Democratic Success in the Midterm Elections

With a new paperback edition out of Josh Green’s book “Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency,” Politico published excerpts suggesting that Steve Bannon thinks Oprah Winfrey may be an “existential threat” to Donald Trump….

Regina Hall, Casey Wilson and Paul Scheer Join New Comedy Project

With Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells already signed up, the new Showtime comedy pilot “Ball Street” has added Regina Hall, Casey Wilson and Paul Scheer to the cast. Kurt Braunohler and Eugene Cordero have also…

Bombshell Lawsuit Filed Against Weinstein Company by New York Attorney General. Will It Kill the Sale of the Company?

“On Sunday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman filed suit against The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein and Robert Weinstein for egregious violations of New York’s civil rights, human rights and business laws,” reports USA Today. The story continues, “Filed in New York…

NBC Exec Named Head of Amazon Studios

A high-ranking executive at NBC will be making the move to Amazon Studios to lead the studio. Variety reports that Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment, has been named head of the studio. The report notes that the move follows…