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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.

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ’25 Days of Christmas’ as ABC Celebrates the Holidays

Press release from ABC, Nov. 9, 2018: ABC celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with special “25 Days of Christmas” programming starting Dec. 1. The network joins Freeform, Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior in this fan-favorite…

Real Clear Politics Associate Editor Slams White House for Banning CNN’s Jim Acosta. Plus PEN America’s Statement

Real Clear Politics associate editor A.B. Stoddard, appearing on Fox News Thursday night, criticized the White House for pulling the press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, reports Mediaite. Stoddard told Fox News anchor Shannon Bream,  “You can disagree with…

New Details Emerge About the Follow-up to the Spectacular Nature Docs ‘Blue Planet’ and ‘Planet Earth.’ And Watch the Beautiful Imagery in the New Trailer Now

The next nature documentary series by the producers of the stunning “Blue Planet” and “Planet Earth” series, which will air on Netflix, has snagged Sir David Attenborough to be its narrator, Deadline reports. The new wildlife series, called “Our Planet,”…

Why a Satanic Group Is Suing Netflix and Warner Bros.

A group of satanists has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Bros. Entertainment seeking “at least” $50 million along with an injunction. Deadline reports that the Satanic Temple filed the suit in federal court today over a statue appearing…

Late-Night Television’s Longest-Serving Host Calls for a Shakeup of the Format

The TV host who has been a part of the late-night landscape longer than any other current host would like to see the relatively immovable format move past some of its familiar trappings. “Conan O’Brien, who is slated to return…

News Surfaces About a Possible ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Sequel

Netflix’s wildly successful “Orange Is the New Black” is scheduled to wrap with its current seventh season, but Deadline reports that a possible sequel is under consideration at Lionsgate TV. “Lionsgate Television Group Chairman Kevin Beggs told reporters Thursday that…

Man Arrested for Alleged Terrorist Threats Against CNN

A man was arrested and charged with multiple counts of making terrorist threats against CNN, Variety reports. Arkansas man Benjamin Matthews, 39, is accused of calling the cable news channel repeatedly from Oct. 31-Nov. 2, the story reports, citing a…

TV Personality’s Niece Among the Dead in Thousand Oaks Shooting

Wednesday’s mass shooting that claimed the lives of 12 people in a bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., hit close to home for actress and TV host Tamera Mowry-Housley, whose niece Alaina Housley, a freshman at Pepperdine University, was among those…

Disney Unveils Second Live-Action ‘Star Wars’ Series

Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced Thursday that Lucasfilm is in development on a second “Star Wars” live-action series for Disney+, the company’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service. “The series, which will go into production next year, follows the adventures…

The CW Expands Its Orders for All Three New Fall Series

The CW announced orders today for additional episodes of all three of its new fall series, bringing its order for “Charmed” to 22 episodes and orders for “All American” and “Legacies” to 16 episodes each for their first season runs….