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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.

‘Celebrity’ Lineup Announced for ‘Big Brother: Celebrity Edition’: Wait a Minute, Isn’t He the Former White House Communications Director?

The “celebrities” who were just announced for CBS’s “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” are mostly the kind of fringe figures people tend to mock in shows of its ilk: actors, singers and comedians who haven’t been particularly busy lately, relatives and…

HBO Announces Air Date for the Debut of the Final Season of ‘Game of Thrones.’ See the New Trailer Now

The air-date marking the beginning of the final season of HBO’s popular, award-winning series,“Game of Thrones” has been announced: It’s April 14th. At the same time, HBO has released an atmospheric new trailer. Here it is:

Megyn Kelly Has Now Officially Left NBC. Report Says Sticking Point Wasn’t Making Her Whole on Her $69 Million Contract, But Something Else

Megyn Kelly has now officially left NBC News. “Kelly finally resolved her exit three months after she was axed as host of the 9 a.m. hour of ‘Today,’ landing her a $30 million payout to take her salary to the…

CBS All Access Goes Black Ops With Michelle Yeoh for New ‘Star Trek’ Series

Press release from CBS, Jan. 14, 2019 CBS All Access today announced plans to further expand the “Star Trek” universe with a new live-action series in development starring Michelle Yeoh. The series will expand on Yeoh’s current role as a…

CBS Announces All-New Cast for the Second Season of ‘Big Brother: Celebrity Edition!’

CBS has announced the 12 Celebrity Houseguests who will star in the second celebrity edition of BIG BROTHER in the U.S. This season’s cast includes Olympians, a former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL running back, a headline-making political strategist, a…

‘Roma’ Named Best Picture, Takes Four Awards at 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

Press release from the Critics’ Choice Awards, Jan. 13, 2019: The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced the winners of the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards tonight, live from the Barker Hangar in Santa…

Winners by TV Program, Film, Studio and Network at the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

Press release from the Critics’ Choice Awards, Jan. 13, 2019: WINNERS BY FILM FOR THE 24TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS A QUIET PLACE (PARAMOUNT) – 1 Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie A STAR IS BORN (WARNER BROS.) – 2 Best…

Winners of the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

Press release from the Critics’ Choice Awards, Jan. 13, 2019: TELEVISION BEST DRAMA SERIES “The Americans” (FX Networks) BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Matthew Rhys – “The Americans” (FX Networks) BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Sandra Oh –…

Netflix Hit With $25 Million Lawsuit Over Innovative Movie

Netflix is being sued for at least $25 million over a movie that recently began streaming on the service. Publisher Chooseco, LLC, filed a trademark infringement suit saying Netflix’s innovative “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” borrows too much from Chooseco’s “Choose Your…

Clip From an Old TV Western Resurfaces Featuring a Conman Named ‘Trump’ Offering to Build a Wall

A clip from a TV Western from the ’50s has been getting a lot of attention since a clip surfaced in which a conman named “Trump” tries to raise money to build a wall. You can see a portion of…