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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 Moon Landing Was Just the Beginning, According to New TV Series

A new series with some serious roots in science fiction television — it comes from “Battlestar Glactica” creator and “Star Trek” producer Ron Moore — speculates about a space race that goes well beyond landing a man on the moon….

Sony Furious About Leaked Video of Tonight’s ‘Jeopardy!’ (Spoiler Alert)

A leaked video clip from the TV game show “Jeopardy!” that began circulating over the weekend has the show’s producer, Sony Pictures Television, up in arms. For viewers who follow “Jeopardy!,” the story below reveals details about what happens on…

New Menu Item at IHOP Causes the Internet to Freak Out

IHOP has added a menu item that is generating responses ranging from giddy to disgusted on social media. The new item is a hamburger with a pancake in the middle. The restaurant chain is calling the new sandwich “The Big…

Trump Calls for Boycott of AT&T

Donald Trump on Monday called for a boycott of AT&T as he unleashed a new volley in his war of words with AT&T subsidiary CNN. Trump posted a message on his Twitter account saying: “I believe that if people stoped…

Has Netflix Found Its Own ‘Game of Thrones’?

A new project in the works at Netflix is being likened to HBO’s wildly successful fantasy series “Game of Thrones.” The project is the animated fantasy series “Magic: The Gathering,” based on the Magic franchise created in 1993 and published…

The CW Network Adds to Its Summer Slate, Sets Remaining Summer 2019 Premiere Dates

Press release from the CW, June 3, 2019: The CW Network continues to bolster its growing summer slate with the addition of new series TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES and has set its late-summer 2019 premiere dates for its growing year-round…

Netflix and the Russo Brothers Join Forces With Wizards of the Coast for First of Its Kind Animated Series ‘Magic: The Gathering’

Press release from Netflix, June 3, 2019: Netflix is joining forces with Joe and Anthony Russo, Wizards of The Coast, and Hasbro’s Allspark Animation to bring the worldwide phenomenon of Magic: The Gathering to the screen for the first time…

NBC Cancels Three Shows

NBC has pulled the plug on three series. Variety reports that the Peacock Network canceled the freshman shows “Abby’s,” “The Enemy Within” and “The Village.” The report notes that the multicamera comedy “Abby’s,” which starred Natalie Morales as a woman…

ABC’s ‘Kimmel’ Unveils Special NBA Edition of ‘Mean Tweets’

With the NBA Finals getting under way this week, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” released a special NBA edition of its “Mean Tweets” segment revealing just how much NBA “fans” apparently hate many of the league’s stars. Here it is …

FX Restructures Originals Team

FX is making a number of moves in its executve ranks, with a restructuring under way for its originals team, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The moves follow Disney’s acquisition in March of FX parent 21st Century Fox. “Eric…