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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.

Ouch! NY Times Critic Rips Maroon 5’s Halftime Show

Maroon 5’s high-profile headlining set during Sunday’s halftime show at the Super Bowl got a review from New York Times critic Jon Caramanica that might leave a mark — even if the band’s performance didn’t. Calling Maroon 5 “a quasi-soul,…

Emmy-Winning Actor Dead

An actor who was an 11-time nominee and two-time winner of Daytime Emmys and one of the stars of the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless” has died. USA Today reports that Kristoff St. John was pronounced dead…

You May Have Missed It, But One of the Longest-Running Awards Ceremonies in Showbiz Just Took Place

It’s not widely known that along with the Academy Awards, the Directors Guild Awards and the Golden Globes, the American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Awards are among the longest-running awards show in showbiz. Winning one represents the highest honor within…

Super Bowl Ratings: Lowest in a Decade — And In New Orleans? Don’t Ask

Sunday’s NFL title clash between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams was the lowest-rated Super Bowl in a decade, Yahoo Sports reports. “To some, Super Bowl LIII was enjoyable, a defensive battle that resulted in the lowest-scoring Super…

Why You Didn’t See a Certain $20 Million Super Bowl Ad — the Salacious Backstory

One $20 million ad that had been scheduled to run during Sunday’s Super Bowl had the plug pulled on it during the runup to the Big Game, according to The New York Post’s Page Six. “Jeff Bezos pulled the plug…

Here Are the Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads, Per USA Today’s Annual Ad Meter Poll. Watch Them Now

The results are now in from USA Today’s 31st annual Super Bowl Ad Meter poll. USA Today says tens of thousands people voted. Writes the paper, “The New England Patriots won the game, but the NFL won the night. “The…

The Five Worst Commercials from the 2019 Super Bowl

Bud Light/HBO Game of Thrones Super Bowl Commercial

Super Bowl LIII Draws Total Viewership of 100.7 Million

Press release from CBS, Feb. 4, 2019: The CBS Television Network’s coverage of Super Bowl LIII featuring the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Feb. 3 (6:32-10:05 PM, ET) posted a Total Audience Delivery of 100.7…

The Best Ads From the 2019 Super Bowl, Nos. 6-10