Chuck Ross

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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.

Poll Names the Top Holiday Song, Top Holiday Movie

A new poll lists the top holiday songs, and in the No. 1 spot is the chestnut “Silent Night,” followed by “Jingle Bells.” The poll was conducted earlier this month by AP-NORC, surveying 1,067 U.S. adults. “Silent Night” was mentioned…

Crimefighter John Walsh to Premiere New Investigative Series

A new real-time investigative series set to premiere next month will track down the country’s most wanted criminals. “In Pursuit with John Walsh,” premiering Wednesday, Jan. 16, is slated for a 12-week run on Investigation Discovery. “Each week, John Walsh…

He Was One of Those Actors Whose Face You Almost Certainly Would Recognize, Even If You Didn’t Know His Name — Veteran Character Actor Donald Moffat Dies

Character actor Donald Moffat, who made memorable appearances in John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” the Tom Clancy adaptation “Clear and Present Danger” and many other movies and TV shows, has died. The New York Times reports that Moffat died Thursday in…

TV Critic Says Eliza Dushku’s Scathing Indictment of Sexual Harassment on CBS’s ‘Bull’ Shows How Deep the Network’s Problem Still Runs

“On Wednesday Eliza Dushku — immortalized among fans of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ as Faith, the morally eclipsed counterpart to Buffy Summers — rose up forcefully to contradict, in her own way, the declaration [by investigators hired by the CBS…

One of Television’s Biggest Teen Hits of All Time Is Being Shopped for a Reboot With the Original Cast — But They’re Clearly Not Teenagers Anymore

A potentially baffling comeback is in the works for a drama series that was a massive hit among teen viewers in the 1990s. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline that “Beverly Hills, 90210” is being marketed by CBS TV Studios, which…

Investigation Discovery and John Walsh Track Down the Nation’s Most Wanted Criminals in the Real-Time Investigation Series ‘In Pursuit with John Walsh’

Press release from Investigation Discovery, Dec. 21, 2018: Icon of justice and victims’ rights advocate John Walsh joins America’s leading true-crime network, Investigation Discovery, on their joint mission to track down fugitives on the run and find missing children with…

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Poll Names the Top Holiday Song, Top Holiday Movie

Crimefighter John Walsh to Premiere New Investigative Series

He Was One of Those Actors Whose Face You Almost Certainly Would Recognize, Even If You Didn’t Know His Name — Veteran Character Actor Donald Moffat Dies

TV Critic Says Eliza Dushku’s Scathing Indictment of Sexual Harassment on CBS’s ‘Bull’ Shows How Deep the Network’s Problem Still Runs

One of Television’s Biggest Teen Hits of All Time Is Being Shopped for a Reboot With the Original Cast — But They’re Clearly Not Teenagers Anymore

Investigation Discovery and John Walsh Track Down the Nation’s Most Wanted Criminals in the Real-Time Investigation Series ‘In Pursuit with John Walsh’

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