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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.

Netflix and ‘House of Cards’ Hit a Home Run as the 71st Annual Golden Globe Nominations Are Announced; We Have the Complete List

Netflix’s "House of Cards" is in a tie this morning with HBO’s "Behind the Candelabra" in garnering the most Golden Globe Award nominations for a TV show. Both programs nabbed 4 nominations. To see a complete list of nominations for…

Report: Latest Thinking at Universal About ‘Fast & Furious 7’ Since Paul Walker’s Death

"The fiery crash that took Paul Walker’s life has plunged Universal Pictures into an unprecedented crisis," writes Kim Masters for The Hollywood Reporter, adding, "Executives are trying to find a way to salvage footage already shot for ‘Fast & Furious…

What Will Former ‘Today’ Regular Ann Curry Do Next? Her $12 Million NBC Contract Has a Window Coming Up

Ann Curry may be getting close to her next career move, as her $12 million NBC contract has a window in early 2014, and she’s expected to want to move on from the network following her awkward ouster from “Today,”…

FX Drama Series Delivers Record Numbers

An FX drama series ended its season Tuesday with an episode that delivered record numbers. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the sixth-season finale of “Sons of Anarchy” drew its biggest audience yet for one of the series’…

71st Annual Golden Globes Nominations (Announced Dec. 12, 2013)

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Project From ‘Homeland’ Producers Gets Series Order

A new series is headed to television from “Homeland” producers Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that FX has given a series order to the new drama, “Tyrant." The show, which will begin production…

Rob Reiner to Direct and Produce TV Series

Director Rob Reiner is slated to direct and executive produce a cable television series. Deadline.com reports that the Spike TV project, “Basket Case,” is a comedic drama based on the best-selling novel by Carl Hiaasen. The project will be written…

Former ‘Walking Dead’ Actress Guilty in Ricin Attack on Obama

A Texas woman who had a series of small roles in television shows including AMC’s “The Walking Dead” pleaded guilty in a case in which she was accused of sending letters tainted with the poison ricin to President Barack Obama…

ABC Series Plunges to Historic Low; CBS Wins the Night Even as ‘Victoria’s Secret’ Show Dips

On a night when an ABC series sank to an all-time ratings low, CBS coasted to a win over its broadcast rivals even as its "Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show" saw its numbers decline. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that "Victoria’s" delivered a 3.4…

New Cable Network Coming From A+E

A+E Networks today announced plans to roll out a new cable channel. The company, which owns A&E, History, Lifetime and other cable networks, will rebrand BIO Channel as FYI, with the launch set for summer 2014. The company said FYI…