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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.

Why Some Say Trump Himself May Have Leaked His Taxes

The unveiling of Donald Trump’s 2005 tax return on MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show” Tuesday night prompted speculation that it was Trump himself who leaked the return. CNBC reports that Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, who obtained the document…

Controversial Cable Series Renewed

A series that has received a lot of attention since it aired its first season on A&E — including being sharply criticized by the Church of Scientology — has been picked up for season two. A&E announced today that it…

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Star Emma Watson Takes Legal Action After Photo Hack

Actress Emma Watson, who stars as Belle in the new Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast,” has taken legal action in response to a hack that resulted in her private photos being stolen and leaked online, BBC News reports. Details of…

CBS Introduces the New Cast of ‘The Amazing Race’ — and It’s a First for the Long-Running Series

In a first for the CBS reality franchise “The Amazing Race,” the competition’s 29th cycle will feature 22 complete strangers who will be paired up into two-person teams on the show. The network introduced the competitors in a video released…

‘Live With Kelly’ Announces Co-Hosts for Two Upcoming Weeks

The morning talk show “Live with Kelly” today announced the upcoming lineup of guest hosts who will work alongside Kelly Ripa, who continues without a permanent co-host since Michael Strahan left the show last spring. Once again, one actor has…

A&E Network Renews Groundbreaking Limited Series ‘Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath’

Press release from A&E, March 15, 2017: A&E Network has renewed the breakout limited docuseries “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” for an additional installment. The new season will feature 10 new hour-long episodes that will further explore accounts of…

Disney Plays Hardball With Malaysia

Following a beef between The Walt Disney Co. and the country of Malaysia, which appeared to be resolved when film censors in the primarily Muslim nation agreed to allow the release of the new Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast”…

Oscars Producer Turns Down Paramount Job

Michael De Luca, who co-produced the recent Oscars telecast and was offered the No. 2 job at Paramount Pictures, has turned down the offer, according to an exclusive report by Variety. Variety cites a source saying of De Luca, the…

Professor Whose Kids Barged In on Live News Interview — Creating One of the Funniest Viral Videos Ever — Explains What Went Wrong and How the Family Is Doing Now

Professor Robert E. Kelly, who was giving a live interview to the BBC about South Korea when his children barged into the room and created a video sensation that has been seen by more than 16 million people, gave a…

Producer of Fondly Remembered ’50s Monster Movie Dead at 98

The producer of a wildly successful monster movie that was part of a wave of teen-focused sci-fi films in the late 1950s has died. The AP reports that Jack Harris, who produced the 1958 hit “The Blob,” died today of…