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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.

Amazon’s ‘Strange Trip’: Streamer Lands New Scorsese Project

Amazon announced today that it has acquired a new project from executive producer Martin Scorsese and director Amir Bar-Lev — the Grateful Dead documentary “Long Strange Trip.” The four-hour film will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival,…

NBC, LeBron James Score With Hit Series ‘The Wall’ as Network Orders 20 Additional Episodes

Press release from NBC, Jan. 18, 2017: NBC has ordered 20 more episodes of its edge-of-your-seat new alternative hit “The Wall,” executive produced by NBA superstar LeBron James and Maverick Carter and hosted by Chris Hardwick. “When we started ‘The…

Fall’s Best-Reviewed and #1-Rated New Series ‘This Is Us’ Receives Renewal for Two Additional Seasons

Press release from NBC, Jan. 18, 2017: To the delight of a massive and passionate fan base, NBC has ordered two minimum 18-episode seasons of its Tuesday night drama sensation “This Is Us.” The Pearson family will be spending a…

NBC Reunites TV’s Favorite Foursome With the Return of ‘Will & Grace’ (and Jack and Karen)

Press release from NBC, Jan. 18, 2017: “Honey … What is this? What’s going on? What’s happening?” NBC is officially bringing back television’s favorite foursome with a 10-episode limited run of “Will & Grace” during the 2017-18 season. Stars Eric…

Amazon Acquires Grateful Dead Documentary ‘Long Strange Trip’ From Director Amir Bar-Lev and Executive Producer Martin Scorsese

Press release from Amazon, Jan. 18, 2017: Amazon Studios today announced it has acquired Long Strange Trip, an unprecedented four hour documentary about the Grateful Dead from director Amir Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) and executive producer Martin Scorsese (Silence). Set…

Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’ Leaves Crackle, Gets New Distributor

“Jerry Seinfeld is taking ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’” to a new distributor, reports Variety in a scoop. The story continues, “The talk series, which had previously debuted new episodes on Sony’s ad-supported streaming service Crackle, will bring 24 new…

Last Person to Walk on the Moon Has Died

The last person to walk on the moon has died in Houston, reports The New York Times. Eugene Cernan, who walked on the moon in 1972, as part of the Apollo 17 team, was 82, Times says. Notes the Times…

Bill Maher Attacks Trump as Maher Prepares New Season of ‘Real Time’

HBO host Bill Maher pointed to a Donald Trump strategy for his show “Real Time,” which returns for its 15th season Jan. 20 — the same day as Trump’s inauguration and, coincidentally, Maher’s 61st birthday. Maher talked about what he…

Dish Drops Gray TV Stations — Which Means the No. 1 or No. 2 Station in More Than 50 Markets Will Be Off the System

Dish Network has decided to stop carrying all of the TV stations owned and/or operated by Gray Television as of 7 p.m. ET today, Jan. 17, 2017, according to an announcement Monday from Gray TV. Dish currently carries 99 separate…

Classic Spy Novel and Movie to Become TV Series

A classic spy novel that topped the New York Times bestseller list for 32 weeks and spawned a hit feature film is headed to television as a limited series. The project, “The Spy,” based on John Le Carre’s 1963 book…