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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.

Veteran Critic Writes, ‘‘Charlie’s Angels’ AGAIN? How Reboots of Reboots Became the New Normal’

In case you’ve been thinking that the reboot thing has gotten a little out of hand, you’re not alone. Variety’s chief film critic, Owen Gleiberman, devoted a column to the phenomenon this week, noting: “Reboot mania is in the air….

Investigation Discovery Presents Controversial Documentary ‘Dream Killer’ — The Shocking True Story of a Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Based on What His Friend Saw in a Dream

Press release from Investigation Discovery, Aug. 9, 2016: In 2005, Ryan Ferguson was convicted of murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison based on the shocking testimony of his friend Charles Erickson, who claimed to witness the brutal murder…

AMC to Air All Six Episodes of the Emmy-Nominated Limited Series ‘The Night Manager’ in a Marathon Event Beginning Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on AMC

Press release from AMC, Aug. 8, 2016: All six episodes of AMC’s “The Night Manager,” will air back to back on AMC beginning Saturday, August 13th, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT as part of a marathon event of the critically acclaimed,…

Fox News Host Says She Was Taken Off the Air After Making Sexual-Harassment Claims Against Roger Ailes to Senior Fox Executives

Gabriel Sherman, the New York magazine reporter who has written most of the stories about former Fox News CEO and chairman Roger Ailes and the sexual harassment charges against him, now reports that Fox News host Andrea Tantaros, “says that…

Fox Sports Finds a Foil for Skip Bayless

Fox Sports is bringing aboard a formidable foil for Skip Bayless as it develops a new opinion and debate show around the veteran sports commentator. The sports network announced the hiring of former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe — a…

Red Circles on Michael Phelps’ Body Raise Questions — and the Experts Provide the Answer

Some viewers were puzzled to see circular red patches all over swimmer Michael Phelps’ body when he appeared as part of a Gold Medal-winning U.S. 4×100 relay team Sunday night at the Rio Olympics. “They weren’t the result of a…

Two FX Shows Come Up Big at TCA Awards — We Have All the Winners

Television critics honored their favorite TV shows and performers Saturday at the TCA Awards, with FX’s “American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson scoring wins for Program of the Year; Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials; and Individual…

‘Game of Thrones’ Writer Has a New TV Series in the Works

With the final installment of “Game of Thrones” set for 2018, George R.R. Martin unveiled plans for a new TV series. The Los Angeles Times reports that “Wild Cards,” based on an anthology and novel series edited by Martin that…

NBC Announcer Steps Into Controversy Over Star Gymnast

One of the announcers covering the Rio Olympics on NBC is getting heat over comments about U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, one of the stars of the first weekend of the Games. “The 19-year-old gymnast and her younger sister were adopted…

10-Year-Old Boy Killed Riding the World’s Tallest Water Slide

A 10-year-old boy died Sunday on a water park attraction billed as the world’s tallest water slide. The Washington Post reports that Kansas boy Caleb Schwab, the son of a state legislator, was killed on the ride known as the…