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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.

‘Sopranos’ Creator Says Tony Soprano Will Be Back

It may be hard to imagine Tony Soprano without James Gandolfini to play him, but “Sopranos” creator David Chase says Tony Soprano is in fact coming back. Chase told Deadline that a young Tony Soprano will be a part of…

Dick Cheney’s Daughter Goes After Christian Bale Over His Golden Globes Speech — Here It Is … and Her Response

After Christian Bale picked up the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for his performance as Dick Cheney in “Vice,” his acceptance speech came under scrutiny, including from Cheney’s daughter Liz Cheney. In…

ABC Expands Order for Drama Series

A drama series that has been one of ABC’s signature shows just received an expanded order from the network. ABC announced the order today for three additional episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy,” bringing the total order for the 2018-19 season to…

Golden Globe Winner to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’

One of the winners from Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards will be the host when NBC airs the first new installment of “Saturday Night Live” of 2019 on Jan. 19. The network announced today that Rachel Brosnahan will host the show,…

HBO Releases Video Nuggets From Upcoming Episodes of ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Veep’ and More — Watch It Now

HBO posted an intriguing compilation of teaser clips for some of its most popular programs, looking ahead to what’s coming up in 2019 on “Game of Thrones,” “Euphoria,” “Watchmen,” “Big Little Lies,” “Veep” and other shows. The video segments are…

ABC Reups With Station Group

A number of key ABC stations have new affiliation agreements with the network after ABC entered into a comprehensive, multi-year deal with Tegna Inc., TVNewsCheck reports. The deal renews the station affiliation agreements for all of the company’s ABC-affiliated stations,…

Will Kevin Hart Be Reinstated as Oscars Host? Here’s Where Things Stand

The Oscars hosting situation has been in flux since Ellen DeGeneres made a push to get Kevin Hart the job back, but Mke Fleming Jr. reports on Deadline that Hart appears to have made up his mind not to take…

MPAA Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Olivia de Havilland’s ‘Feud’ Lawsuit

The Motion Picture Association of America is cheering a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear actress Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit against the producers of the FX series “Feud: Bette and Joan.” de Havilland sought to overturn a…

After a Promising Start, the Golden Globes Ended on a ‘Bummer’

In one of the more pointed recaps of Sunday night’s 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony, TV Guide’s Maureen Ryan says the whole thing got off to a terrific start before it started unraveling about two-thirds of the way through…

Kevin Spacey Enters Plea in Sexual Assault Case

In the first criminal case brought against actor Kevin Spacey in connection with sexual misconduct allegations that began surfacing in 2017, the AP reports that Spacey’s legal team entered a not guilty plea on his behalf Monday in Nantucket, Mass….