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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.

NBCU Continues Management Realignment, Fills Key Posts

The management reorganization continues at NBCUniversal, with the latest changes announced by the media company focused on the ad sales lineup in NBCU’s News Group. "Tom Stevens has been promoted to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal…

NBCUniversal Announces Senior Advertising Sales Appointments in News Group Organization

Press release from NBCUniversal, Sept. 16, 2013: NBCUniversal announced today four appointments in its News Group’s advertising sales organization. Tom Stevens has been promoted to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal News Group Sales where he will…

Complete List of Winners: Creative Arts Emmy Awards Ceremony on Sept. 15, 2013

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy SeriesBob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy SeriesMelissa Leo, Louie Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama SeriesDan Bucatinsky, Scandal Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama SeriesCarrie Preston, The Good…

Attention Writers, Producers and Those in Development: A Tip From Stan Lee, Who Has Co-Created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men and Iron Man.

By Chuck Ross Dunno about you, but if I had one superpower to choose, it would be invisibility. I think that’s probably a pretty common choice. But we here at TVWeek were surprised at which superpower Stan Lee would choose…

Comedy Legend Finally Wins an Emmy and Provides the Emotional Heart of Yesterday’s Creative Arts Emmy Ceremony. Plus, Netflix Wins Two Emmys. We Have the Complete List of Winners

A comedy legend has finally won an Emmy, after being nominated seven times. "Tears of joy rolled down the cheeks of the iconic Bob Newhart, who finally won an Emmy…for his guest stint on CBS’s ‘The Big Bang Theory," reports…

NBC Developing CIA Drama

NBC is working with Sony and Davis Entertainment to develop an hourlong drama set at the CIA, Deadline.com reports. "Written by feature writer Greg Poirier (‘National Treasure 2’), ‘Wolfe,’ which has received a script commitment with penalty, is described as…

Golden Globes to Honor Legendary Director With Cecil B. DeMille Award

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that the Cecil B. DeMille Award, to be given out during the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Jan. 12, 2014, will be given to director Woody Allen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The awards…

Ratings Erosion Continues for NBC’s ‘Quiz’ — Show Has Steadily Lost Ground on Each of Its First Four Nights

The ratings decline continued Thursday night for NBC’s heavily promoted new game show "Million Second Quiz," based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that "Quiz" slipped to a 1.1 average in the demo, making it Thursday’s…

Lindsay Lohan’s Mom Arrested

Lindsay Lohan’s mother, Dina Lohan, was arrested Thursday night. TMZ.com reports that the 50-year-old was arrested in Long Island, N.Y., on suspicion of drunken driving. She was arrested after being "pulled over on the Northern State Parkway by New York…

NBCU Snags President of Rival Broadcast Network

NBCUniversal’s latest move in its top executive ranks has caught some media watchers by surprise. Multichannel News reports that the company today named Univision President Cesar Conde as executive vice president. Conde has been president of Spanish-language network Univision since…