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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.

Conan O’Brien Rolls Out Hilarious ‘Clueless Gamer’ Super Bowl Edition

TBS talk host Conan O’Brien took the wraps off the third annual Super Bowl edition of his “Clueless Gamer” feature, bringing aboard Tom Brady and others to help out. The clip features an epic battle between Brady and O’Brien in…

Four-Time Emmy Winner Joins NBC’s Upcoming ‘Law & Order’ True Crime Anthology

NBC’s upcoming anthology series “Law & Order: True Crime” will focus an eight-episode cycle on the case of the Menendez brothers, convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, and the network announced today that four-time Emmy Award winner Edie Falco…

Nat Geo Books Its First Super Bowl Spot — Plus: A Tidbit You Probably Never Knew About Albert Einstein

National Geographic has released its first-ever Super Bowl spot — you can watch it below — a 45-second teaser for the channel’s upcoming scripted series “Genius,” about Albert Einstein. The show rolls out Tuesday, April 25. The clip features Geoffrey…

She’s Back: Carol Burnett Comedy Project Gets Go-Ahead

ABC is getting into business with TV legend Carol Burnett, whose variety hour “The Carol Burnett Show” was a fixture on CBS in the 1970s. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that ABC gave an official pilot order to the…

Honda Unveils Innovative Super Bowl Ad Featuring Robert Redford, Tina Fey, Magic Johnson and Other Stars as You’ve Never Seen Them

In a new 60-second spot from Honda scheduled to run during Sunday’s Super Bowl, stars from Hollywood, music and the sports world appear to come to life in their high school yearbooks to talk about chasing their dreams. The spot features…

Trump and Schwarzenegger Continue to Go After Each Other

Donald Trump and Arnold Schwarzenegger kept up their public feud today, with the first blow delivered by Trump. In a tweet this morning, Trump said: “Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger did a really bad job as Governor of California and even worse on…

Greg Berlanti Pilot Picked Up

A new TV project from Greg Berlanti, the prolific producer behind superhero series including “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “Arrow” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” has received a pilot order from the CW. EW.com reports that the network ordered a pilot for…

James Corden in Queen Front Man Battle With Adam Lambert — the Former ‘American Idol’ Star Who Became the Lead Singer for Queen — in Front of the Real Band

James Corden, host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” wound up in a Queen front man sing-off with Adam Lambert, the band’s actual lead singer these days. Adding heft to the showdown, which took place on Corden’s…

Must-Read: Former CEO of Starcom Media Group Explains Why 5G is a Serious Game Changer

In an article proclaiming that the future belongs to media and tech companies that can harness 5G, Laura Desmond, who was chief revenue officer of Publicis Groupe and CEO of Starcom Mediavest Group, writes on Recode that the advent of…

Women’s Soccer League Poised to Go Big on TV After Launching Joint Venture

Women’s soccer will soon have a higher profile on television after the launch of a joint venture between the National Women’s Soccer League and A+E Networks. The cable group has taken an equity stake in the league and joined with…