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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.

Wow! In One Day the New ‘Captain Marvel’ Trailer Has More Than 10 Million Hits — Watch It Now

Marvel Entertainment released the new trailer for “Captain Marvel” on Monday, and within the first day it topped 10 million views. So … what’s all the excitement about? See for yourself …

NBC’s ‘Today’ Moves to Distance Itself, Physically, From the Megyn Kelly Era

NBC News is taking another step in the process of making the third hour of its “Today” morning program look less like the defunct “Megyn Kelly Today” and more like the first two hours of “Today.” Variety reports that the…

Sexy ‘Temptation Island’ Sneak Peek Released

USA Network introduced the four couples who will be put to the test in the new installment of the reality series “Temptation Island,” which premieres Jan. 15. The channel also released a sneak peek video, which you can watch below….

AFI Names Top 10 Films and TV Programs of the Year

The American Film Institute has named its top 10 films and TV programs of the year, which will be recipients of the AFI Awards 2018. The awards will be presented Jan. 4 at a private luncheon in Los Angeles. The…

Landmark Theatres Sold to Production and Distribution Company

The latest entrant in the movie theater business is the Oscar-winning production and distribution company Cohen Media Group. The AP reports that the group has purchased Landmark Theatres, the country’s largest independent theater chain. “Landmark Theatres has 252 screens in…

Lifetime Announces Winter 2019 Movie Slate

Press release from Lifetime, Dec. 4, 2018: Mark your calendars as Lifetime presents an all-star slate of biopics featuring remarkable women with incredible stories – Nellie Bly, Victoria Gotti and Olivia Newton-John – along with two new intense thrillers inspired…

Announcing the AFI AWARDS 2018 Honorees

Press release from the American Film Institute, Dec. 4, 2018: The American Film Institute has named the honorees of AFI AWARDS 2018, celebrating the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image — with 10 films and…

USA Network Drops Revealing “Temptation Island” Trailer, Announces Couples

Press release from USA Network, Dec. 4, 2018: Today USA Network revealed its first trailer for the drama-filled series TEMPTATION ISLAND premiering Tuesday, January 15 at 10/9c. All eyes will follow four dating couples at a most vulnerable time in…

Director Exits Showtime Series

The director and executive producer of a series that’s in the works at Showtime has stepped down. Variety reports that Rupert Wyatt announced his exit from “Halo.” Wyatt released a statement saying: “It’s with great disappointment that changes to the…

Fifty Years Ago Today a Pivotal TV Show Aired — and Now a Follow-Up Is in the Works

NBC is invoking memories of a landmark program that aired on Dec. 3, 1968 — exactly 50 years ago — as it announces plans for a new program that’s something of a follow-up. The original program was Elvis Presley’s “’68…