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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 Networks and AMC Studios Announce Projects in Development

Press release from AMC Networks, Jan. 16, 2020: At the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Press Tour, AMC Networks and AMC Studios announced a partial list of current projects in development. The broad slate, which includes potential AMC Studios series being…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Unveils 2020 Inductees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled the list of inductees who will join the Hall of Fame this year. The 2020 inductees are Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G….

‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff Gets a Premiere Date — of Sorts

HBO’s eagerly anticipated “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon” is expected to roll out in 2022, Variety reports, citing comments by HBO programming chief Casey Bloys at Wednesday’s Television Critics Association tour. “They are in the room breaking…

WWE Hall of Famer Dies

A former pro wrestler who was a WWE pioneer and the father of popular actor and wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has died. Rocky “Soulman” Johnson died Wednesday, according to media reports. He was 75. Johnson, who had been living…

Wendy Williams Sparks Outrage With Comments About Joaquin Phoenix

Daytime talk host Wendy Williams is the target of a flood of angry social media posts after she appeared to mock actor Joaquin Phoenix’s “cleft palate,” The New York Post’s Page Six reports. The Post reports that “fans and activists…

Actress Claims Self-Defense in Stabbing Death of Her Mother

An actress who has been charged in the stabbing death of her mother told police and 911 operators that she acted in self-defense as her mother tried to kill her, the Kansas City Star reports, citing court records released Tuesday….

‘Jeopardy!’ Crowns Its ‘Greatest of All Time’ — and the Ratings Top the World Series

It came down to a power struggle between the two favorites — “Jeopardy James” Holzhauer and Ken Jennings — but in the end, “Jeopardy’s” much-hyped “Greatest of All Time” tournament lived up to the hype. Playing out over a span…

Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and David E. Kelley Join Forces for TV Series

A series rolling out soon boasts some big-name players in front of and behind the cameras. “The Undoing,” created and written for television by David E. Kelley, who also serves as showrunner, premieres this May on HBO. The six-part limited…

HBO Unveils Lineup of Documentaries for First Half of 2020

HBO just took the wraps off its slate of upcoming documentaries, highlighted by the series “McMillion$” and “Atlanta Child Murders” (working title.) The lineup for the first half of 2020 also includes “Welcome to Chechnya,” directed by David France, and…

TBS Show Gets Two-Season Renewal

TBS announced a pickup Wednesday for two additional seasons of the series that is its top-rated animated comedy, “American Dad!” The series from 20th Century Fox Television will celebrate its 300th episode this year, becoming one of a handful of…