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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.

Election Coverage on TV Tonight

TV viewers have a number of options for following the election results tonight, and it extends well beyond the regular coverage by broadcast and cable news outlets. Besides full coverage on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and other…

Election Results: If You Want Numbers, and Can’t Wait Until TV News Outlets Start Providing Them, Here’s One Place You Can Find Them

Election Day protocol will prevent TV news outlets from providing meaningful numbers on the vote count until this evening, as polls begin to close. But Politico notes that preliminary numbers are already being calculated and published, thanks to some high-tech…

Rolling Stone Magazine and Its Reporter Ordered to Pay Millions in Defamation Case

“A federal jury on Monday ordered Rolling Stone and one of its writers to pay $3 million in damages to a University of Virginia administrator over a discredited article two years ago about a supposed gang rape at the university,”…

Video: Benedict Cumberbatch Reads a Scary Bedtime Story to James Corden

Benedict Cumberbatch made a special appearance on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” reading a scary bedtime story to the host about the 2016 presidential election. Here you go …

Robert De Niro-Julianne Moore Drama Series Set

A high-profile drama series starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore has a two-season commitment at Amazon. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the untitled project from David O.Russell is set for a run of 16 episodes, with The…

Explaining the One Major Poll — the USC/L.A. Times Poll — That Has Consistently Showed Donald Trump Doing Better Than Other Major Polls

The USC/Los Angeles Times “Daybreak” tracking poll has consistently showed a much different race than most of the other presidential polls, with Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton in popular support virtually throughout the campaign. As of this morning, the poll…

Video: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Reunite in an Odd Election Sketch

Jon Stewart dropped in on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” for an election-themed sketch that featured musical numbers, spit takes, an orphaned ragamuffin and an appearance by “Hamilton’s” Javier Munoz. Here it is …

Media Stocks Mostly Steady on Election Day

As a tumultuous presidential campaign approached the finish line today, Wall Street appeared to be taking Election Day in stride. Variety reports that the major indexes ended the trading day with slight gains, following a larger bump Monday. Media stocks…

New Leader in Evening News

The ratings race among broadcast news operations has taken a turn this fall, with figures for the season that began in late September showing ABC slightly ahead of perennial leader NBC in evening news. Citing Nielsen data, the AP reports…

Actor Collapses and Dies on Stage

A TV and stage actor who has recently appeared in shows including “The Good Wife” and “Madam Secretary” died during a rehearsal for a play. Deadline.com reports that Owiso Odera died over the weekend after collapsing onstage in Kentucky. He…