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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.

AMC Is About to Unleash a Bunch of ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ Programming

AMC today announced a number of binge-worthy programming events built around its acclaimed shows “Breaking Bad” and its prequel “Better Call Saul.” The moves are in connection with the eagerly anticipated debut of season three of “Better Call Saul,” scheduled…

Why Fox News Has Pulled One of Its Commentators Off-Air

A commentator working for the Fox News Channel has been sidelined by the cable network in a tussle over allegations of wiretapping of Donald Trump by Barack Obama. The New York Times reports that Andrew Napolitano, the senior legal analyst…

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Already Has Its First Controversy of Season 24

The new season of ABC’s competition series “Dancing with the Stars” just premiered last night, but it has already generated a controversy that’s being called “Handgate.” The controversy blew up after bull rider Bonner Bolton’s hand slipped into an awkward…

Schwarzenegger Goes After Trump

Arnold Schwarzenegger apparently hasn’t had quite enough of his feud with Donald Trump. Schwarzenegger went after Trump in a video posted on Schwarzenegger’s Twitter account, including referencing recent news that Trump’s approval rating had fallen into the 30s. Among other…

Emmy-Winning Series Returns

An acclaimed series that has been missing from television for a while is coming back. A+E Networks announced today that it is bringing back the documentary series “Biography” starting this spring. The Emmy Award-winning series will roll out across A&E, History…

Ellen DeGeneres Reveals What Landed Her in Hospital

Ellen DeGeneres made an announcement on her daytime talk show recounting an incident that landed her in the hospital after she dislocated her finger in a fall. DeGeneres credited a couple of glasses of wine for prompting the incident. She…

Arrests Made in Killings Connected to ‘Real Housewives’ Personality

Two men have been arrested on murder charges in a case in which two bodies were discovered in a burning car owned by Kim DePaola, who has appeared on the Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” the…

Off-Broadway Production to Close After 21,000 Shows

A record-breaking off-Broadway show that has been running since the Eisenhower administration will close this spring. The AP reports that “The Fantasticks” will close June 4, having put on a total of 21,552 performances in New York City. The musical…

Tim Allen Under Fire Over Comment About 1930s Germany

Actor Tim Allen is under pressure over a comment he made suggesting that being a Republican in Hollywood is like 1930s Germany. The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect came out strongly against the comment Allen made on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel…

Google Apologizes to Advertisers Over Inappropriate YouTube Videos

After taking heat from advertisers who were unhappy about the pairing of their marketing efforts with inappropriate YouTube videos, YouTube owner Google issued an apology. The New York Post quotes Matt Brittin, Google’s head of business and operations in Europe,…