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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.

Rocker Tom Petty in Full Cardiac Arrest — Conflicting Reports, Some Saying He’s Dead

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty was clinging to life today — with some news reports saying he was already dead — after going into full cardiac arrest Sunday night at his home in Malibu, Calif. TMZ.com reported…

Iconic Game Show Host Dies

One of the giants of the world of TV game shows has died, with the sad news surfacing over the weekend that Monty Hall is dead at 96. USA Today reports that Hall died Saturday of heart failure. Hall had…

Spinning the Numbers for NBC’s ‘SNL’ Premiere — and Taking Another Look at That Trump-Focused Cold Open

NBC launched the 43rd season of “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, and Nielsen figures reveal that even though the show was down from last year’s premiere, the broadcast was “SNL’s” second-most-watched season premiere in the past seven years. NBC…

Rance Crain Has a Problem With ‘No Problem,’ and He’s Not Alone

If you have a problem with “No problem,” you’ll be interested to find out there are others who feel the same way — including Rance Crain, the former president of Crain Communicatons who in 1982 created the publication that evolved…

Under His Ownership Vanity Fair, Vogue and The New Yorker Thrived Editorially: S. I. Newhouse Dies at 89

“S. I. Newhouse Jr., who as the owner of The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest and other magazines wielded vast influence over American culture, fashion and social taste, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan,” The New…

The Juice Is Loose: What O.J. Simpson’s Release From Prison Says About Race in America

O.J. Simpson was quietly released from prison in the wee hours of Sunday morning in Nevada, after Simpson served nine years in connection with an armed robbery. The release was timed to minimize media coverage, and news of Simpson’s freedom…

Roman Polanski Lashes Out at Judges in His Decades-Old U.S. Rape Case

In a rare press interview, fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski said the judges who have been handling his 1977 rape case for the past 40 years are “corrupted.” Polanski, 84, opened up about the case during an interview at the Zurich…

The CW Pulls Tonight’s ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ Finale and ‘iHeartRadio Music Festival’ Specials

Press releases from the CW, Oct. 2, 2017: MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW “Aruba” – (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, LV) (HDTV) SEASON FINALE – As the Legends are about to take off for their next destination, a massive…

‘Pretty Little Liars’ Creator, Star Reunite for ABC Drama

The creator of the long-running drama series “Pretty Little Liars” is reuniting with one of the show’s stars on a new project in development at ABC. Variety reports that “Liars” creator, exec producer and showrunner I. Marlene King received a…

Hollywood Legend’s ‘Feud’ Lawsuit Wins Court Approval

A lawsuit by legendary actress Olivia de Havilland against FX over the treatment of her character in the series “Feud: Bette and Joan” was approved Friday by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Deadline reports. FX had sought to have…