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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.

Where Can You Find the Girl in the Bathtub, Terror in the Woods and the Lover in the Attic? Here’s Where

“The Bad Seed,” “The Girl in the Bathtub” and “No One Would Tell” are all part of the fall lineup of movies released today by Lifetime, which is featuring a roster of talent that includes Shannen Doherty, Mira Sorvina, Bella…

Lawmakers Launch Effort to Honor Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin may be given the highest commendation from Congress, which was first awarded to George Washington. The AP reports that a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate is introducing legislation to honor the soul icon posthumously…

Lifetime Releases Fall Movie Schedule

Press release from Lifetime, Aug. 22, 2018: Lifetime delivers seven movies that fall under the realm of a parent’s worst nightmare, tackling topics like mental health, suicide and teen domestic dating violence among others this fall. Starting off with The…

Simon Cowell Renews as Judge on NBC’s #1 Reality Megahit, ‘America’s Got Talent,’ in Multiyear Deal

Press release from NBC, Aug. 22, 2018: Simon Cowell, the creator of the global “Got Talent” franchise, the biggest TV format in history and whose opinion on any act can have enormous impact, has renewed his multiyear deal with NBC…

New TV Network Closes In on Launch

A new television network is closing in on its launch next month, with a focus on procedural dramas featuring strong female characters. Weigel Broadcasting announced plans today for the new Start TV Network, launching Sept. 3 in association with the…

‘Star Wars’ Actress Breaks Her Silence About Online Harassment

A “Star Wars” actress who deleted her Instagram posts this summer because of online harassment is opening up about the issue for the first time. Kelly Marie Tran, who appeared in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” wrote an essay on…

Does Netflix Have a Late-Night Problem?

Netflix appears to be having a hard time breaking into the late-night talk show format, and it’s not for a lack of trying. Writing for The New York Post, entertainment reporter Michael Starr notes that the streamer “just can’t seem…

More than 20 States Push for Reinstatement of Net Neutrality Rules

“A group of 22 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia late Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to reinstate the Obama administration’s 2015 landmark net neutrality rules and reject the Trump administration’s efforts to preempt states from imposing…

Oscar-Nominated Actress Dies

An actress who was a star on Broadway and on the big screen, winning a Tony Award in 1967 for “The Apple Tree” and an Oscar nomination in 1972 for “Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those…

Actress Accused of Sexual Assault Says Her Boyfriend at the Time, the Late Anthony Bourdain, Played a Key Role in the Payoff

Actress Asia Argento, whose role as a #MeToo activist is under fire following the revelation that she has been dealing with sexual assault allegations against her, linked her former boyfriend, Anthony Bourdain, to a payoff that was apparently supposed to…