Chuck Ross

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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.

ABC Drama Gets a New Series Regular

ABC’s "Scandal" has promoted a recurring actor to a series regular for the show’s third season. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the series promoted Scott Foley, who plays Jake. Foley has been a recurring guest star on the program, with…

Kim Kardashian Gives Birth a Month Early

Reality television star Kim Kardashian gave birth a month early, with her baby girl arriving Saturday, reports People. Her boyfriend and the father of the child, Kanye West, was at her side for the delivery, even though his busy travel…

Awkward: A Rambling Princess Leia, Talking All About Drugs, Presents George Lucas With His First Emmy. It’s the Wild and Crazy Daytime Emmy Awards. We Have a List of All the Winners

"A rambling Carrie Fisher stole the show at the gaffe-riddled 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards show on Sunday night, June 16, 2013," reports the New York Daily News. The story continues, "Fisher was there to present the award for Best…

Winners of the 40th Annual Daytime Emmys, Presented June 16, 2013

THE NATIONAL ACADEMYOF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCESANNOUNCES WINNERS FORTHE 40TH ANNUALDAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARDS Broadcast Live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on the HLN Network Los Angeles, CA – June 16, 2013 – The National Academy of Television Arts &…

Road Rage Over a Parking Space Leads to Arrest of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Co-Star

This isn’t the first time this has happened in Los Angeles: Road rage over a parking space. According to TMZ, "’Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star Jeff Garlin [who plays Larry David’s manager Jeff on the show] apparently had some issues curbing…

With Fan Favorite Phil Mickelson in Lead on His Birthday, U.S. Open Ratings for Final Round Today Should Do Well

With fan favorite Phil Mickelson atop the leaderboard at the U.S Open on Father’s Day, the ratings for the final round of this major golf tournament should do well. It’s also Mickelson’s 43rd birthday today, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Adding…

Looks Like a Lot of Dads Are Going to the Movies: ‘Superman’ Franchise Reboot ‘Man of Steel’ Has Already Become a Box Office Behemoth — Sets June Record

"Faster than a speeding bullet, Warner Bros.’ $225 million franchise reboot ‘Man of Steel’ has become a box office behemoth," writes Grady Smith at the website of Enterainment Weekly. Ths Father’s Day weekend release "began its run with a massive…

CBS Cuts Obama Speech from Upcoming Summer Series ‘Under the Dome’

"President Obama has been left on the cutting room floor of CBS’ new summer series ‘Under the Dome,’ reports our good friend Joe Flint at the Los Angeles Times blog Company Town. The article continues, "An audio clip of the president…

USA Today Reports ‘Rupert Murdoch-Wendi Deng Divorce Story Gets Juicier’ with Oddly Worded Statement from Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

"Curiouser and curiouser. Day Two of the Rupert Murdorch-Wendi Deng divorce story turned juicier when ex-British prime minister and Deng pal Tony Blair got dragged into it." So writes reporter Maria Puente on the website of USA Today. The connection…

HBO Executive Named an Ambassador by Obama

An HBO executive was named an ambassador to a major country today, Friday, June 14, 2013, by President Obama, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story says, "James Costos, HBO’s vp of retail and licensing and a key fundraiser for the president,…