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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.

Film Screening Evacuated After Threats Are Received

A Manhattan theater holding a special screening was evacuated after threats were received suggesting that if the film continued to play, someone inside the theater would start shooting, CNN reports, citing a spokesperson for the NYPD. The theater, NeueHouse Madison…

BBC America Expands Its Record-Breaking Professional Darts Coverage with 111 Hours of the World Darts Championship Starting December 13

Press release from BBC America, Dec. 5, 2018: BBC AMERICA today announced the expansion of its highly successful broadcast and streaming of Professional Darts, adding the 2018/2019 World Darts Championship from London’s sold-out Alexandra Palace from December 13 to January…

Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg: Our Hosts for the 76th Golden Globe Awards

Press release from Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dec. 5, 2018: Sandra Oh, Golden Globe winner, and star of the critically acclaimed BBC America drama series “Killing Eve,” and Andy Samberg, Golden Globe winner, and star of NBC’s Golden Globe-winning comedy…

Former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Contestant Dead at 34

A woman who was a contestant on the reality competition show “America’s Next Top Model” has died. TMZ reports that Jael Strauss died this morning in hospice just two months after she announced she had been diagnosed with stage IV…

‘House of Cards’ Standout Michael Kelly on the Final Season That Almost Wasn’t

Both “House of Cards” and Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper on the Netflix series, have come a long way since the show debuted its first season back in 2013. Kelly has chalked up three Emmy nominations for his role…

NBC Renews Comedy Series

NBC will move forward with another season of a prime-time comedy series that has been a critical and popular hit for the network on Thursday nights. The network announced today that it has ordered a fourth season of “The Good…

Madison Avenue’s Latest Idea to Grab Your Attention While Watching TV: ‘Pause-vertising’

As television rethinks the commercial break for the digital age, the latest scheme may or may not be welcomed by binge watchers. Variety reports that programmers and marketers are eyeing something that’s being called “pause ads” or “pause-vertising,” where viewers…

HBO Series Gets Season Two Renewal

A series that premiered last month on HBO has received a pickup from the pay-cable channel for season two. Variety reports that HBO, along with Italian broadcaster RAI, renewed the drama “My Brilliant Friend.” “The eight-episode first season of the…

Apple Music Reveals Most-Streamed Artist of 2018

One artist dominated streaming on the Apple Music platform in 2018. The AP reports that the most-streamed artist of the year was Canadian rapper Drake, with Apple naming his “Scorpion” the top album and his hit “God’s Plan” the most…

Lifetime Takes Wraps Off Winter Movie Slate

Lifetime unveiled a lineup of new original movies and acquired films that will begin airing next month. Golden Globe and Emmy nominees Christina Ricci, Judith Light and Josh Bowman kick off hte premieres Jan. 29 with “Escaping the Madhouse: The…