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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.

The Golden Globes: Lots of Surprises in the TV Categories. We Have the Full List of Globe Winners – Movies and TV. Plus – Has Ricky Gervais Finally Worn Out His Welcome as a Globes Host?

Some of the surprise TV winners at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday included comedy series “Mozart in the Jungle” from Amazon, Rachel Bloom in The CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” USA’s “Mr. Robot,” and Oscar Isaac in HBO’s “Show Me a…

Full List of Winners of the Golden Globe Awards, 2016

Complete List of Winners for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards, Presented on January 10, 2016 TELEVISION Series, Musical or Comedy: “Mozart in the Jungle.” Actress, Musical or Comedy: Rachel Bloom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Actor, Musical or Comedy: Gael Garcia Bernal, “Mozart…

OMG! Powerball Jackpot Rises to $1.3 Billion ($806 Million Cash Value) For Wednesday Drawing as There Was No Winning Ticket Sold Matching Saturday’s Numbers

On Saturday night, Jan. 9, 2016, the Powerball jackpot was worth $949.8 million, but no one had a ticket matching the 5 numbers of 16, 19, 32, 34, 57 and the powerball number 13, according to the official Powerball website….

‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff Set

A spinoff of the beloved time-travel series “Doctor Who” is set to premiere later this year on BBC America. The network announced plans today for “Class,” Variety reports. “The eight-part series is from young-adult author Patrick Ness, who is known…

Key Player From ‘Twin Peaks’ to Return for Reboot

An actress who was a big part of the original “Twin Peaks” TV series is reportedly on board for the upcoming Showtime reboot. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that Sherilyn Fenn has signed to reprise her character, Audrey Horne. The…

AMC Orders Drama Series

AMC continues what’s being called its “more aggressive” development process, giving a straight-to-series order to a new drama project. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel picked up the oil drama “The Son.” “‘The Son’ is based…

Cause of Death Revealed for Natalie Cole

The family of Natalie Cole has released the cause of death for the singer, who died on New Year’s Eve at age 65. Reuters reports that Cole “died of a rare lung disease that was first diagnosed five years ago…

CBS Shakes Up Its Midseason Schedule

CBS has rolled out a new midseason schedule and announced a number of programming moves. The network announced today that “Elementary” will move from Thursday to Sunday, taking over the “CSI: Cyber” slot at 10 p.m. starting March 20. The…

Cult TV Series Being Revived

A cult anthology series is coming back, with a big-time director behind the new TV project. Variety reports that M. Night Shyamalan is developing a reboot of “Tales From the Crypt” for TNT. “A new version of the HBO late-night…

Here’s Some Welcome Relief: Cable Network Says It Will REDUCE the Number of Commercials It Runs. ‘We’ve overstuffed the bird.’

In a move aimed at improving the viewer experience and at the same time easing the possible dilution of advertising messages, the head man at TNT says he’s trying to reduce the ad load on the network. Writing in The…