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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.

‘The Boondocks’ to Return on HBO Max

Press release from WarnerMedia, Sept. 18, 2019: HBO Max is ordering two reimagined seasons, with 24 episodes of the beloved animated series The Boondocks. The series from creator Aaron McGruder will launch in Fall 2020 with a 50-minute special. All…

CMT Names Five Artists of the Year for 2019

CMT announced five “2019 CMT Artists of the Year,” revealing the honor will go to Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett. They will be honored during this year’s 10th Annual “CMT Artists of the…

Scary, Campy … or Both? New Trailer Released for Stephen King Project

A new trailer that came out Tuesday for a project based on a novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill might be scary or campy — or both — depending on how you react to it. We’re still not sure….

TV Creator Inks Deal That Will Take Him to Age 100

A television creator who has been cranking out hit shows for a long time is poised to keep at it a little longer after signing a deal that will take him to age 100. Variety reports in an exclusive feature…

Showtime Orders Drama Project

Showtime announced Tuesday that the pay cabler is moving forward with a drama project, ordering a pilot for “Yellowjackets” The project comes from creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, with the pilot to be executive produced and directed by Karyn…

U.S. Government Files Lawsuit Against Edward Snowden

The U.S. government on Tuesday sued former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, alleging he violated nondisclosure agreements when he published a memoir without giving the government a chance to review it first, the AP reports. The Justice Department aims…

Veteran TV Newsman Dies

A TV newsman who became a household name covering U.S. politics in a career spanning decades has died. The AP reports that Sander Vanocur died Monday night in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 91. “As national political correspondent at NBC…

Four-Time Oscar Nominee Returns to ‘Inside the Actors Studio’

“Inside the Actors Studio,” which is currently filming in New York  City at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, announced that four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe will appear on the show on Sunday, Oct. 27. The…

NBC Unveils Name and Content for Its New Streaming Service — and the Mocking Begins

It didn’t take long for the snickering to begin in the media after NBCUniversal revealed Tuesday that its new streaming service will be called “Peacock.” In a story running under the headline “NBC Might As Well Have Named It ‘Penis…

Alex Trebek Asks for Our Prayers as He Undergoes More Chemotherapy

Alex Trebek, 79, the beloved and venerable host of “Jeopardy!,” says that his earlier comments about the treatment of his stage 4 pancreatic cancer were “overoptimistic” and that he needs more chemotherapy. Here is Trebek talking about his condition on…