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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.

Secret ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Video Released — Here’s How to Find It

Ahead of the arrival in theaters of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” the final installment in the Skywalker saga, Amazon has partnered with Disney and Lucasfilm to release a secret behind-the-scenes clip about the movie. “The ecommerce giant debuted…

IFC’s ‘Brockmire’ Swings for the Fences in Its Fourth and Final Season Premiering in March 2020

Press release from IFC, Dec. 12, 2019: IFC announced today that the fourth and final season of its critically-acclaimed series Brockmire starring Hank Azaria will premiere in March 2020. Returning for the series’ final season are Amanda Peet, Tyrel Jackson…

Sinclair Pulls the Plug on Political Commentary

The “must-run” political commentary segments that have come under fire at Sinclair Broadcast Group are being terminated by the company, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The segments have been hosted by former Trump White House staffer Boris Epshteyn, while Sinclair…

Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations Unveiled for TV and Film — See the Full List

The Screen Actors Guild unveiled its SAG Award nominations for 2020 in television and film categories, and the shows competing for the prestigious honor of Best Ensemble in a Drama Series are “Big Little Lies,” “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones,”…

Comedy Central Series Renewed

Comedy Central announced Wednesday that it has picked up a second season of the show “Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik.” The comedy-focused interview series, which premiered in 2019, will be back in 2020 for an eight-episode season. In a joint…

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Returns

Larry David’s outrageous comedy series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is about to roll out a new season, with HBO announcing Wednesday that the show will return to the pay-cable channel Jan. 19. “As candid, unsparing and outrageous as ever, ‘Curb Your…

Business Is Booming for One Veteran Media Exec — and He Was Just Named Time Magazine’s Businessperson of the Year

A top media executive who has typically kept a high profile — and whose company keeps an even higher one — was named Time’s Businessperson of the Year. The magazine announced that this year’s honor goes to Disney CEO Bob…

Weinstein and His Accusers Reach Tentative Settlement

“After two years of legal wrangling, Harvey Weinstein and the board of his bankrupt film studio have reached a tentative $25 million settlement agreement with dozens of his alleged sexual misconduct victims, a deal that would not require the Hollywood…

Three New Stars Join Cast of Next Week’s Live ‘All in the Family’ Performance — But What’s Up With the Live ‘Good Times’?

The main cast members from last May’s live re-creation of “All in the Family” on ABC are all reprising their roles for next week’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times,’” and the…

It Was One of the Most Talked-About TV Events of the Year, and Now Here Comes Part II

Part I became one of the most talked-about television events of 2019, and details surfaced today about Lifetime’s doubling down on its R. Kelly coverage with “Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning.” The production will premiere as a three-night…