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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.

ABC’s Live ‘Little Mermaid’ Lands a Big Fish

The upcoming ABC production “The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!” has added a “big fish” to the production with the casting of John Stamos. The live musical is set to air Tuesday, Nov. 5. Also added…

Hulu Pulls Plug on Series Over Creative Impasse

In what is being described as a creative impasse, Hulu has made the decision not to move forward with the live-action Marvel series “Ghost Rider,” Variety reports. The series had been set to star Gabriel Luna. Variety cites a source…

Al Franken Returns to Public Life

Al Franken, the onetime “Saturday Night Live” entertainer and former U.S. senator who resigned from the Senate in 2017 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is ready to return to public life. The AP reports that Franken will begin a new…

Former HBO Program Scores Big at News and Documentary Emmys

The biggest winner at the 40th Annual News & Documentary Awards, presented Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, may have been the HBO program “Vice News Tonight” — which HBO recently opted not to renew. The…

‘Jurassic Park’ Originals to Reprise Their Roles

Three of the most familiar faces of the “Jurassic Park” feature film franchise will return to face man-eating dinosaurs once again in “Jurassic World 3.” The AP reports that Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill will reprise their “Jurassic…

John Stamos and Graham Phillips to Make a Splash in ‘The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!’

Following his performance as Chef Louis in the Hollywood Bowl production of “The Little Mermaid,” two-time Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos will reprise his role as the eccentric French cook in “The Wonderful World of Disney presents The…

Jeff Zucker, the President of CNN, Is Reportedly a Candidate for a Top Media Industry CEO Job

“Jeff Zucker’s meteoric rise in the media industry may not be over yet,” reports Dylan Byers a senior media reporter for NBC News. Byers’ story continues, “Zucker, the president of CNN, is now the leading — if not the only…

New York Magazine is Sold

“After more than 50 years of chronicling the highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant and despicable characters of the city whose name it took, New York Magazine has a new owner,” reports The New York Times. The story adds, “On Tuesday, Vox Media…

Arrest Made in Alleged Plot to Bomb News Network

Federal authorities arrested a man who allegedly planned an attack on a major U.S. news network. The New York Times cites authorities who said the suspect, a U.S. soldier, also “shared detailed instructions online about how to build explosives and…

‘Breaking Bad’ Movie Picks Up Moments After the Series Finale

A new movie picks up the action moments after the conclusion of the series “Breaking Bad,” with Aaron Paul reprising his role as Jesse Pinkman. The movie, “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” directed by “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan,…