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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.

Whole Foods Makes Free Deliveries in 2 Hours Thanks to Parent Amazon — See if You Live in One of the Four Cities That are Participating … and Where Does Whole Foods Put Amazon on the List of the Top 5 Grocery Retailers in the U.S.?

Starting today, Amazon is introducing free two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores to customers who are Amazon Prime members in neighborhoods of Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach, Va., USA Today reports. “Amazon Prime customers in those cities will be…

Date Set for Next SAG Awards

The date has been announced for the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, which will take place Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. The guild noted that the silver anniversary ceremony will be simulcast on TNT and TBS. “Over its 25…

‘Law & Order: SVU’ Regular Cast Member Exits Series [Warning—has spoilers about the episode that ran earlier this evening, Wednesday, Feb. 7th]

A “long-time cast member has exited ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’ Raúl Esparza has left the long-running NBC procedural after six seasons, EW has learned exclusively,” reports Natalie Abrams in a scoop for Entertainment Weekly. Esparza’s final appearance on the…

On Newsstands Soon: The First Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of the #MeToo Era

Next week the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue hits newsstands. As the headline in a new Vanity Fair article notes, it will be the “First Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of the #MeToo Era. The editor of the issue – MJ…

Actor From ‘Justified’ and ‘Home Improvement’ Dies

An actor known for roles on the TV series “Justified” and “Home Improvement,” who also played drums behind Bob Dylan, Kenny Rogers and Johnny Rivers, has died. Deadline reports that Mickey Jones died today following a lengthy illness. He was…

Jim Carrey Urges Everyone to Delete Their Facebook Accounts and Unload Their Facebook Stock

Comedian Jim Carrey says he’s quitting Facebook, and he urged everyone else to follow suit — including encouraging investors to dump their Facebook stock. Carrey sent out a tweet Tuesday using the hashtag #unfriendfacebook, explaining that Facebook “profited from Russian…

Study Finds Suicides Increased After Robin Williams’ Death

A new study found a surge in the number of suicides in the U.S. after comedian Robin Williams took his own life in 2014. The research, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, determined that almost 2,000 additional deaths occurred…

Nicole Eggert Files Police Report Against Scott Baio

Actress Nicole Eggert filed a police report Tuesday in connection with her allegations of sexual abuse by her former “Charles in Charge” co-star Scott Baio, which Eggert says occurred when she was a minor. The Hollywood Reporter quotes a statement…

Acclaimed Drama Series to Return April 3

Plans are in place for the return of an acclaimed drama series from creator and executive producer Noah Hawley, whose FX series “Legion” returns April 3 for its second season. “Downton Abbey” alum Dan Stevens stars in the series as…

Rose McGowan Cancels Appearances After ‘Meltdown’ Is Caught on Video

Actress Rose McGowan, who has been making headlines with allegations that Harvey Weinstein raped her in a hotel room in 1997, reportedly canceled appearances in support of her memoir “Brave” following an incident during a book tour appearance in New…