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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.

Netflix Pulls Plug on Weinstein Golden Globes Party

Netflix has pulled out of a partnership with The Weinstein Co. that has seen the two companies co-hosting a Golden Globes party for the past three years. Variety notes that the party has been the most public partnership between the…

Special TVWeek Holiday Schedule for the Thanksgiving Weekend

TVWeek will have a special schedule in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be putting out our regular mailings today, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, and will be closed Thursday, Friday and through the weekend. We will be back on…

New ‘Star Wars’ Movie on Track for Massive Opening Weekend

Based on initial estimates, the new “Star Wars” movie is expected to bring in about $200 million at the box office on its opening weekend, Variety reports. Tracking services released their initial estimates today for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,”…

We All Knew Someone Who Had a Crush on Him in the 1970s: ‘Partridge Family’ Star David Cassidy Dies at 67

David Cassidy, who became a teen idol in the 1970s when he starred as Keith Partridge on the TV series “The Partridge Family,” died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from organ failure, reports People magazine. Cassidy was 67. As TVWeek reported yesterday, Cassidy…

Star of NBC’s ‘Chicago P.D.’ Was Investigated for ‘Inappropriate Behavior’

NBC confirmed that the star of its drama series “Chicago P.D.” was the focus of an investigation after complaints about what the network calls “inappropriate behavior on set” surfaced in 2016, Deadline reports. “‘Chicago P.D.’ lead Jason Beghe was investigated…

Fox Firms Up Winter Premiere Dates

Fox moved closer this week to having its winter premiere schedule locked down, with dates set for the new comedy “LA to Vegas,” which premieres Tuesday, Jan. 2, and the new medical drama “The Resident,” set to debut following the…

NBC Renews Comedy Series

NBC confirmed today that it will bring back a critically acclaimed comedy series for a third season. The Futon Critic reports that the network renewed the Kristen Bell-Ted Danson series “The Good Place.” Produced by Universal Television, Fremulon and 3…

CW Rolls Out Dates for Midseason Finales

The CW today released the schedule for its upcoming midseason finales, with “Supergirl” wrapping up Monday, Dec. 4, followed by “The Flash” and “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” on Tuesday, Dec. 5. “Supernatural” and “Arrow” air their finales on Thursday, Dec….

CBS Fires Charlie Rose

CBS News today fired TV veteran Charlie Rose, one day after allegations of sexual misconduct by Rose surfaced in a Washington Post story and hours after the scandal surrounding Rose was covered in a report early today on “CBS This…

PBS Scraps Long-Running Interview Series ‘Charlie Rose’

On the heels of CBS’s announcement today that it has fired veteran TV interviewer Charlie Rose, PBS announced that it will no longer distribute the long-running series “Charlie Rose.” Rose, 75, has hosted the program since 1991. The move by…