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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.

Key Player Returns to ‘Terminator’ Franchise

It has been 26 years since one of the most critically acclaimed action/science fiction movies of all time, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” marked the final appearance — until now — of Linda Hamilton as action heroine Sarah Connor. But after…

Why There’s a New Version of the Aflac Duck

The familiar duck from the Aflac commercials is going a different direction as part of a new partnership between Aflac and Disney XD, with Aflac signing on as the sponsor of the channel’s new animated comedy-adventure series “DuckTales.” The two…

Netflix Unleashes Bloody Trailer for ‘Marvel’s The Punisher’

Some viewers may find it disturbing, but Netflix today released a blood-soaked trailer for “Marvel’s The Punisher” — the first official trailer for the eagerly anticipated original series. Release dates have been obscured in promotional material for the project, but…

For Viewers Who Still Aren’t Getting Enough of the Archie Universe Brought to Live Action on the Small Screen — Another Series Is on the Way

After the CW brought the comic book world of Archie to the small screen in the decidedly “not your parents’ Archie” live-action drama series “Riverdale,” now comes word that the network is developing a spinoff, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”…

Lifetime Has Five All-New Movies You Don’t Want to Miss

Press release from Lifetime, Sept. 20, 2017: THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS Starring Anjelica Huston and Directed by Melissa Joan Hart Premieres October 21 at 8pm ET/PT Executive producer and director Melissa Joan Hart reimagines the ’80s cult classic starring…

Aflac Dives Into the Animation Pond, Signing on as Sponsor of Disney XD’s New ‘DuckTales’ Animated Series

Press release from Disney XD, Sept. 20, 2017: Get ready to quack up — Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the U.S., has signed on as the sponsor of Disney XD’s hit new animated comedy-adventure…

Two-Time Academy Award Winner Sean Penn Joins Beau Willimon’s ‘The First’ for Hulu and Channel 4

Press release from Hulu, Sept. 20, 2017: Academy Award(R)-winning actor Sean Penn has joined Beau Willimon’s upcoming Hulu original drama series “The First.” Though details about the role remain under wraps, this marks the acclaimed actor’s first foray into television….

Fox Has Its Largest Drama Premiere Since ‘Empire’

Some readers may dispute the network’s classification of the show as a drama, but Fox announced today that its new series “The Orville” gave the broadcast network its largest drama premiere since “Empire” in multi-platform viewers with 12.2 million viewers…

Late-Night Talk Show Surges — Here Are the Numbers

One of the flagship late-night talk shows on the broadcast networks is on a roll, with ABC announcing today that its “Jimmy Kimmel Live” hit a three-month high in total viewers during the week of Sept. 11. The network cites…

Pop Star Who Died Last Christmas at Center of Showtime Project

A well-known singer who was found dead on Christmas morning 2016 is the focus of a new feature documentary rolling out Oct. 21 on Showtime. The production, “George Michael: Freedom,” was filmed before Michael’s death from heart problems at age…