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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.

Inside the Golden Globes: Did the Most Expensive Season of Television Ever Produced Pay Dividends?

An examination of some of the numbers behind Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards reveals that the show that reportedly just aired the most expensive single season of television ever produced — Netflix’s “The Crown” — got some payoff for its big…

The Broadcast Networks’ Only Golden Globe-Winning Series Heads to Hulu

The TV show that saved the broadcast networks from being shut out at this year’s Golden Globe Awards has found a digital home. Hulu announced over the weekend that it has landed exclusive subscription streaming rights to the ABC comedy “black-ish.”…

Whoa! Spending on Subscription Video Streaming Services Like Netflix Soared in the U.S. in 2016

This streaming video thing appears to be catching on, if the surge in spending in the past year on subscription services like Netflix is an indication. Spending by Americans on subscription video streaming services was up 22.6% last year vs….

‘Constantine’ Coming Back as an Animated Series

“Constantine,” which had a short run as a live-action series on NBC during the 2014-15 season, is being revived in animated form. The CW announced plans for the project Sunday at the Television Critics Association’s press tour. The animated show…

Golden Globes: Broadcast TV Wins Just One Award as FX Wins 4. On the Movie Side, ‘La La Land’ Wins a Record 7 Awards

The broadcast networks won just a single Golden Globe Sunday night, but it was a significant one. “History was made when Tracee Ellis Ross [a star of ABC’s ‘blackish’] won for best actress in a musical or comedy TV series,” reports CNN….

Highlight of the Golden Globes: Without Mentioning the President-Elect by Name, Lifetime Achievement Honoree Meryl Streep Passionately Calls Out Trump for His Bullying Behavior and Reiterates the Importance of a Strong Free Press. Watch It Now

Here’s a clip of comments made Sunday night by Meryl Streep as she accepted Lifetime Achievement honors from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association during the Golden Globes ceremony:

Donald Trump Responds to Meryl Streep Remarks at the Golden Globes

“President-elect Donald J. Trump dismissed Meryl Streep as ‘a Hillary lover’ early Monday morning after the actress, in a speech at the Golden Globes award ceremony [Sunday], denounced him as a bully who disrespected and humiliated others,” reports Patrick Healy…

Full List of Golden Globe Winners, Jan. 8, 2017

TELEVISION Best Television Drama: “The Crown” (Netflix) Best Actress, Television Drama: Claire Foy, “The Crown” (Netflix) Best Actor, Television Drama: Billy Bob Thornton, “Goliath” (Amazon) Best Television Series Comedy or Musical: “Atlanta” (FX) Best Actress, Television Series Comedy or Musical:…

Broadcast Nets Juggle Prime-Time Lineups for Obama Speech

All of the big four broadcast networks released details today on how they will shuffle their prime-time schedules on Tuesday, Jan. 10, to air President Obama’s farewell address to the nation. ABC confirmed it will air Obama’s speech and announced…

Would a Parody About ISIS Be Funny? It’s Already Out There — Decide for Yourself

The idea that ISIS might be fodder for comedy is being put to the test by a new sketch from the BBC called “Real Housewives of ISIS.” The sketch, produced as part of the satirical BBC2 series “Revolting,” has been…