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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.

DeGeneres Gives an Emotional Shout-Out to Television

Daytime talk icon Ellen DeGeneres, who was honored Sunday night with the Carol Burnett Award recognizing her achievements in television, gave a shout-out to the medium during her acceptance speech at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards. DeGeneres is the…

MTV Goes Behind the Controversial Headlines With New Investigative Series ‘True Life Crime’

Press release from MTV, Dec. 20, 2019: Continuing the expansion of its Emmy(R) Award-winning “True Life” franchise, MTV takes on an investigative lens with “True Life Crime.” The eight-episode docuseries follows award-winning journalist and MTV News host Dometi Pongo as…

Comedy Central Finishes 2019 as #1 Full Day Entertainment Network with M18-34

Press release from Comedy Central, Jan. 6, 2020: Comedy Central finished 2019 as the #1 full day entertainment cable network with M18-34 (.24 rating), driven by strong-performing originals, including South Park, cable’s #1 primetime comedy for the 7th year in…

Full List of Golden Globe Winners and Nominees

Nominees and winners at the 2020 Golden Globes ceremony, put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Jan. 5, 2020. Winners in each category are in bold type. Best Television Series — Drama Big Little Lies The Crown Killing…

Actress Who Played One of the Classic Bond Girls Dies

An actress who is best remembered for her role as a Bond girl in the classic James Bond movie “Thunderball” has died. Claudine Auger died Wednesday in Paris following a long illness, according to her agency. She was 78. Auger…

Variety Picks the 25 Best TV Shows of the Past Decade

Variety has just published its list of the 25 best television shows of the past decade, with the requirement that shows premiering before 2009 were not eligible. Compiled by Caroline Framke and Daniel D’Addario, the list includes some shows that…

Reality TV Personality Arrested Following Raid on Her Home

The former star of a reality television program was arrested along with her husband after a raid on their Staten Island home. The New York Post’s Page Six cites police saying weapons and drugs were found in the home of…

ViacomCBS in Talks to Acquire Miramax Stake

ViacomCBS is in talks to acquire a stake in the Miramax library, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites insiders confirming that the company is looking at taking a minority stake. The report notes that Viacom expressed interest in the…

Drama Series Renewed

A drama series that premiered this month has already been picked up for a second season. Two of the stars of the Netflix series “Virgin River” appear in a video posted by the streaming service announcing the show’s renewal. Season…

What Does Jennifer Hudson Look — and More Important, Sound — Like as Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’? Now We Know

Jennifer Hudson plays Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” the eagerly anticipated MGM biopic about the late Queen of Soul. The movie doesn’t open until sometime in late 2020, but today MGM released a teaser that gives us a taste of what…