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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 Unveils Details on Its New Spike Lee TV Series

Netflix has taken the wraps off its new series from Spike Lee, based on his groundbreaking 1986 film “She’s Gotta Have It.” The series version of “She’s Gotta Have It” will roll out its 10-episode first season on Thanksgiving, Nov….

ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition Now Live in the U.S.

Press release from ABC, June 26, 2017: ABC Talent and Casting’s fifth annual ABC Discovers: Digital Talent Competition, which takes place Monday, June 26 – Sunday, July 9, is live now in the U.S. The competition aims to discover and…

ABC Cancels Series

ABC pulled the plug on a comedy series after a short run. An executive producer of “Downward Dog” says the freshman sitcom has been canceled, the AP reports. The report cites executive producer Jimmy Miller, who says the series will…

Store Closings Have Tripled This Year — and More Have Just Been Announced

Stores have been closing at an alarming rate this year, with the number of closings so far this year triple what it was during the same period a year ago, CNN reports, citing an analysis by the retail think tank…

Heather Graham, Two Others Join NBC Anthology Series

Heather Graham, who has had guest arcs on shows including “Angie Tribeca” and “Californication” in recent years, is among the latest additions to the cast of NBC’s upcoming anthology series “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.” Entertainment Weekly…

Petition Filed for Release of ‘Making a Murderer’ Inmate

“Attorneys for a Wisconsin inmate featured in the Netflix series ‘Making a Murderer’ petitioned for his immediate release Friday after a federal appeals court ruled that his confession was coerced,” the AP reports. “Lawyers for Brendan Dassey filed papers Friday…

Broadcast Drama Series Getting a ‘De Facto Cancellation’

A drama series that hasn’t exactly been hitting it out of the park in the ratings will be getting what Deadline.com calls a “de facto cancellation.” The series, Shondaland’s “Still Star-Crossed,” is being bumped by ABC from its Monday slot…

Crazy Road Rage Video From Southern California Is Trending Viral

A road rage video that was just posted on YouTube, showing an incident in California in which a motorist and a biker clash on the freeway, has been getting a lot of attention. Here’s the clip …

Johnny Depp in White House Crosshairs Over Assassination Quip

Johnny Depp is not on the best of terms with the White House after he made a comment mentioning the possibility of assassinating the president. CNN reports that Depp was speaking to a crowd Thursday at the Glastonbury Festival in…

He Was the Dean of New York TV Reporters: 11-Time Emmy Winner Dies After More Than 60 Years on the Job

An Emmy-winning TV newsman who worked the New York beat for more than six decades, Gabe Pressman died this morning, The New York Times reports. Pressman, the senior correspondent for WNBC-TV, is described in the story as “the indefatigable dean…