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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.

NBC Comedy Icons and Multiple Emmy Winners Ted Danson, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Unite for New Series

Press release from NBC, July 18, 2019: Three giants of NBC’s comedy Hall of Fame family — Ted Danson, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock — are joining forces for a straight-to-series order. Danson, nominated for an Emmy Award record 13th…

TV Series Crew Member Killed Trying Out Stunt

A crew member was killed Thursday during testing on a stunt for the TV series “Titans.” Deadline reports that production of the DC Universe series was shut down following the death of special effects coordinator Warren Appleby at a test…

Now We Know What Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen and the Other Cast Members Look Like as ‘Cats’ in the New Movie Adaptation of the Broadway Mega-Hit

The Broadway staple “Cats” has been adapted as a feature film with an A-list cast working under director Tim Hooper. Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Ian McKellan, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Jason Derulo, Steven McRae and Francesca…

FX Unveils Cast for New Installment of ‘Fargo’

FX has locked in the ensemble cast who will join Chris Rock in the next installment of the acclaimed drama anthology series “Fargo.” Cast members for the show’s fourth year include Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore…

Iconic TV Show Among Recipients of This Year’s Kennedy Center Honors

An Oscar-winning actress and a long-running TV series are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. The AP reports that the children’s TV series “Sesame Street” will be honored, along with Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, conductor Michael Tilson…

Paul McCartney’s First Stage Musical Is an Adaptation of a Beloved U.S. Film

Former Beatle Paul McCartney is writing his first stage musical — an adaptation of the perennial holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The AP reports that McCartney is collaborating with “Billy Elliot” playwright Lee Hall and West End producer Bill…

Man Shouting ‘You Die’ Kills 33 at Anime Studio

Thirty-three people were killed in an attack on an animation studio by a man who burst in screaming, “You die!,” doused the studio with a flammable liquid and set it on fire. The AP reports that the attack Thursday took…

ABC Drama Series to Wrap

ABC will be wrapping up a drama series that has been a fixture of the network’s prime-time lineup. Plans were announced today to wrap “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” with a seventh season, which will air in summer 2020. The show’s…

‘Mad About You’ Gets Special Release of All 164 Episodes — Along With a Reboot

For “Mad About You” fans, your cup is about to runneth over with not only a reboot of the beloved comedy series, but also a special release of all 164 episodes of the classic 1990s sitcom. Twenty years after the…

This Could Be Great: Quentin Tarantino Wants to Make a Half-Hour Western TV Series

Acclaimed movie director Quentin Tarantino wants to make a Western TV series. Here’s what we know. Tarantino has been doing publicity for his latest film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” which opens July 26. Among its stars is Leonardo…