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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.

Game 1 of NBA Finals Sets Record for ABC — Here Are the Numbers

ABC announced that overnight numbers for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, in which the Golden State Warriors rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, set a network record. The game’s 12.9 overnight rating, based on Nielsen data, made…

Facebook Launches ‘Lite’ Version

“Facebook rolled out a new version of the social network that will work well across all network conditions — including those with poor connectivity,” USA Today reports. The launch of the new app for Android devices, Facebook Lite, includes the…

A Look Back at the Sound of Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Career

A “Daily Show” contributor resurfaced to present a retrospective tribute to outgoing host Jon Stewart, focusing on one of Stewart’s trademarks: his goofy noises. John Hodgman, who is still listed as a contributor but whose appearances on the show have…

Duggar Interview on Fox News’ Megyn Kelly Show Is Ratings Winner. Plus There is a Follow-up Interview

“More than 3 million people tuned in to see Megyn Kelly’s exclusive interview with the Duggar parents on Fox News Channel’s ‘The Kelly File’ [on Wednesday night] – the primetime show’s biggest audience of the year,” reports our good friend…

If You Are a Movie Lover, Starting Today It’s Christmas in June. A Love Letter to Lawrence Tierney, Ann Sheridan, Claire Trevor, and All of Those In Front of the Camera and Behind It Who Put the Noir in Film

The late, great movie critic Roger Ebert once wrote that film noir is “the most American film genre, because no society could have created a world so filled with doom, fate, fear and betrayal, unless it were essentially naive and…

Stephen Colbert Continues ‘Charm Offensive,’ Reveals New ‘Late Show’ Bandleader

Stephen Colbert has announced who will be his bandleader when he takes over CBS’s “Late Show” in September. USA Today reports that Colbert was in New Orleans — part of what the report calls his “charm offensive” — when he…

Rapper Sparks Outrage With Caitlyn Jenner Post

A well-known rapper is in hot water with Internet users over an Instagram post calling Bruce Jenner a “science project.” The New York Daily News reports that Snoop Dogg shared a meme intended to shine a light on humanitarian work…

What’s the Best Show on TV? Critics Reveal Nominees for TCA Awards — We Have the Full List of Nominees

A strong field of TV series will vie for Program of the Year at the Television Critics Association Awards, with the list of nominees in the category consisting of “The Americans,” “Empire,” “Game of Thrones,” “Mad Men” and “Transparent.” The…

Amy Schumer Provides an Awards Show ‘Highlight’ With Raucous Acceptance Speech — Here’s the Clip

An otherwise mundane awards ceremony got lit up by Amy Schumer when she stepped up to the podium to accept the Trailblazer of the Year Award at Glamour Magazine UK’s Women of the Year Awards. The star of Comedy Central’s…

Television Critics Association Announces 2015 TCA Award Nominees

Press release from TCA, June 4, 2015: The Television Critics Association (TCA) — a media organization with more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada — announced today the nominations for the 31st Annual…