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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.

FX Networks Makes Key Moves in Development and Current Series

FX Networks announced some moves Wednesday on its development and current series teams, which are responsible for all original scripted programming across the company’s suite of networks. Colette Wilson was promoted to Senior Vice President, Current Series, for FX Networks,…

Used ‘Star Wars’ Droid Sells for Astronomical Price

A droid that was featured in a number of “Star Wars” movies sold at auction for an out-of-this-world price: nearly $3 million. The AP reports that the California-based auction house Profiles in History sold the 43-inch-tall R2-D2 unit for $2.76…

Sarah Palin Sues The New York Times

Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin filed a lawsuit Tuesday against The New York Times alleging defamation, The New York Post reports. The suit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, concerns a recent editorial connecting one of…

Trump Creeps Out His Critics With Comments About Female Reporter

Donald Trump sparked a social media freakout when he took time out from a phone call with new Irish leader Leo Varadkar to admire a female reporter who was working the event in the Oval Office. RTE Washington correspondent Caitriona…

Why a ‘Fast and Furious’ Cast Member Is Threatening to Walk Away From the Hit Film Franchise

One of the regulars from the wildly successful “Fast and Furious” feature film franchise is upset with the series over the relatively low profile of its female characters. Michelle Rodriguez, who has played Letty in the films since the original…

‘Big Bang Theory’ Star’s House Burns Down

One of the stars of the hit CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” lost a house Monday night to fire. Johnny Galecki, who stars as Leonard on the series, had his getaway ranch in San Luis Obispo County burn to…

New Report Suggests the Reason CNN Retracted Botched Russia Story

In the wake of an embarrassing incident for CNN involving a poorly handled story about a Trump associate’s relationship with the head of a Russian investment fund, a new report suggests that the reason CNN acted quickly to retract the…

Sci-Fi Classic That Inspired ‘Star Wars’ Being Developed as TV Series

A classic work from one of the most revered science-fiction authors is in the works for what Mike Fleming Jr., writing on Deadline.com, calls a “sprawling TV series.” “The Isaac Asimov science-fiction trilogy ‘Foundation’ heavily informed ‘Star Wars’ and many…

CBS Back on Top in Late-Night — Here’s How It Happened

No sooner had viewer numbers surfaced for last week that indicated momentum was swinging back toward Jimmy Fallon and NBC, as we reported Tuesday, when CBS announced today that it had regained the lead in total viewers for last week…

Sinclair VP Donated to Congressional Candidate After ‘Body-Slam’ Incident

One day after a congressional candidate was charged with assault in a notorious incident in which he “body-slammed” a reporter, Frederick G. Smith, the VP and director of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, made a donation to the campaign of the candidate,…