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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.

Legendary TV Funnyman Tim Conway Dies

Fans of “The Carol Burnett Show,” “McHale’s Navy” and even the “Dorf on Golf” videos are mourning the death of Tim Conway, one of the most accomplished television comedians of the 1960s and 1970s. Conway died this morning in a…

As the End Nears, ‘Game of Thrones’ Is on a Record Pace

HBO’s smash hit “Game of Thrones” has only one more episode left to air, and as it continues down the home stretch it continues to shatter viewership records. The pay-cable channel announced that Sunday’s penultimate episode, “The Bells,” was watched…

‘RBG,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Top Nominations for MTV Movie & TV Awards — New Categories Added; See the Full List of Nominees

The nominations were unveiled in television and movie categories for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards, with “RBG,” “Game of Thrones” and “Avengers: Endgame” leading the way with four nominations each. The five nominees for Best Show are “Big…

Katz Networks Names Head of Ad Sales

Katz Networks announced a couple of key executive moves today in its advertising unit. The company promoted Gary Saginario to senior vice president of Advertising Sales & Partnerships and brought aboard Lori Isola as vice president of Ad Sales. Saginario…

ABC Unveils New Fall Schedule: Only Four New Shows Are Included

ABC has revealed its new 2019-2020 schedule, and the network will only introduce three new scripted shows this fall. They are the dramas “Emergence” and “Stumptown”; and the spinoff from “black-ish,” titled “mixed-ish.” The last of the new shows on…

ABC Press Release About Its 2019-2020 Prime Time Schedule

      May 14, 2019   ABC UNVEILS 2019-2020 PRIME-TIME SCHEDULE   Strength and Consistency Key to Fall Lineup, With Only Three New Scripted Series Added – ‘Emergence,’ ‘mixed-ish’ and ‘Stumptown’   Most Stable Schedule in Over a Decade…

Trailers for NBC’s New Fall Shows

“Bluff City Law” “Perfect Harmony” “Sunnyside”

Trailers for Fox’s New Fall Shows

“Prodigal Son” “Not Just Me”

Trailers for ABC’s New Fall Shows

“Mixed-ish” “Emergence” “Stumptown”

‘RBG,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Top Nominations for ‘2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards’

Press release from MTV, May 14, 2019: MTV unveiled the categories and nominees for the “2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards,” celebrating pop culture’s biggest night with the performances, stories and moments that drove the conversation this year. Fans can…