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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.

Showtime Offers the Series Premiere of ‘Black Monday’ for Early Sampling

Press release from Showtime, Dec. 28, 2018: SHOWTIME has released the series premiere of its new comedy BLACK MONDAY early across multiple platforms. The series stars and is executive produced by Emmy(R) nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Don Cheadle…

Media Stocks Rebound After a Rough Start

Thursday was another wild day for the stock market, but Variety reports that in the end the major indices rallied “furiously” in the final hour and a half of trading to rebound from heavy losses earlier in the day. The…

Lawmaker Wants to Make This Familiar Number Montana’s Official State Rock and Roll Song

The state of Montana may soon have an official rock and roll song, following the introduction of a bill that borrows from the song’s lyrics in proclaiming: “WHEREAS, Montanans shake it to the left and shake it to the right…

Warning Issued About Looming Deadline in Carriage Dispute

‘Tis the season for carriage dispute deadlines, and one that appears to be heating up is between Charter’s Spectrum and Tribune Broadcasting. Deadline reports that Tribune’s stations are advising about 6 million subscribers to the Spectrum cable service of a…

Agatha Christie Classic, Being Adapted as a Series, Gets Premiere Date and Trailer

Agatha Christie’s famed detective Hercule Poirot, played by John Malkovich, is in a race against time to stop serial killer known as “ABC” in a new adaptation of Christie’s novel “The ABC Murders.” The three-part limited series will premiere Feb….

Backup Dancer Suffers Seizure During Iggy Azalea Concert

A backup dancer collapsed on stage during a concert performance Thursday by Iggy Azalea in Brazil. Azalea called for medical personnel to come on stage, then continued to perform briefly before the concert suddenly stopped. The incident was captured on…

‘Angie Tribeca’ Marathon Set for This Weekend — With an All-Star Guest List and One Heck of a Trailer

In what TBS calls “the latest innovative offering … provided to fans trying to avoid their families,” the cable channel is running an “Angie Tribeca” marathon this weekend, Dec. 29-30. As part of the event, TBS is releasing the fourth…

Actor Known for ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Raging Bull’ Dies

An actor who played tough-guy roles on television and on the big screen, appearing in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,” “Raging Bull” and “Casino,” has died. TMZ reports that Frank Adonis died Wednesday night in Las Vegas after battling a number of…

List of Performers for Upcoming TV Tribute to Aretha Franklin Reads Like a Who’s Who of the Music Industry

A tribute to Aretha Franklin that will air on CBS next year, to be hosted by filmmaker Tyler Perry, has lined up an impressive roster of performers. Variety reports that “Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul,” set…

The Mister Rogers Movie Starring Tom Hanks Finally Gets a Title

The title of Sony Pictures’ upcoming movie about children’s television personality Fred Rogers will be familiar to anyone who watched him in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Variety reports that the movie, due in theaters in fall 2019, will be called “A…