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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.

Grammy Winner Posts Video of Himself in Handcuffs in Encounter With LAPD

A Grammy-winning singer had a run-in with police early today in Los Angeles, then posted video on social media capturing the incident live. In the video posted to Twitter and Instagram, singer Wyclef Jean narrates the activity of officers who…

Catch Up on ‘Better Call Saul’ and Revisit the Best of ‘Breaking Bad’ Featuring Saul Goodman and Gus Fring

Press release from AMC, March 21, 2017: In anticipation of the highly anticipated season three premiere of “Better Call Saul” on Monday, April 10th at 10 p.m. ET/PT, AMC announced today it will air back-to-back episodes of “Better Call Saul’s”…

One of the Most Celebrated Non-Fiction Brands in Television History Returns as A+E Networks Unveils Global ‘Biography’ Franchise Across All Linear and Digital Platforms Launching Spring 2017

Press release from A+E Networks, March 21, 2017: The iconic, genre-defining series which won countless industry awards, “Biography,” is returning to A+E Networks after five years as a re-imagined global, linear and digital non-fiction franchise. The Emmy Award-winning “Biography,” which…

Comcast Cable Names New CEO

Comcast is changing things up among the top executive ranks at Comcast Cable. The company’s new CEO beginning April 1 will be Dave Watson, who moves over from COO, Deadline.com reports. Watson will replace Neil Smit, who will become the…

Bodies Found in Burning Car Ruled Homicides — Car Tied to Reality TV Personality

“The deaths of two New Jersey men whose bodies were found in a burning car believed to belong to a reality television show performer have been ruled homicides,” the AP reports. The men were identified today by prosecutors in Passaic…

‘American Crime Story’ Finds Its Donatella Versace

An Academy Award-winning actress will play Donatella Versace in the third installment of FX’s “American Crime Story” anthology. FX announced today that Penelope Cruz will play the sister of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace in “Versace: American Crime Story.” Cruz…

What’s Different About ‘Sesame Street’s’ New Muppet?

“Sesame Street” is introducing a new cast member, and she’s different from past friends on the long-running children’s show because she has autism. The show released a series of videos over the weekend to introduce Julia. In its text accompanying…

Tim Allen Says Being a Conservative in Hollywood Is Like Living in Germany in the 1930s

Tim Allen attended Donald Trump’s inauguration, and apparently that didn’t sit well with some of his Hollywood colleagues. During an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Allen talked about what it’s like to not be in sync politically with the…

AARP Studios Developing Its First TV Show — Built Around a Legendary Comedian

The first original production from AARP Studios will be an A-list project built around comedy legend Don Rickles. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the 90-year-old comedian is at the center of “Dinner With Don,” an unscripted series with a…

With the Help of the FBI, Tom Brady’s Super Bowl Jersey Found on Foreign Soil — And In the Process, Authorities Got a Surprise

The jersey worn by quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots during the recent Super Bowl has been recovered, The New York Post reports, following an intensive investigation by the NFL, the FBI and other authorities. But authorities also…