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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.

‘Game of Thrones’ Leads Emmy Nominations — Netflix Moves Past HBO in Total Noms

Nominations were announced this morning for the 70th Emmy Awards, with a changing of the guard at the top as Netflix moved past HBO to claim the top spot in total nominations for the first time with 112. HBO, which…

Snubs and Surprises: What One Critic Likes and Dislikes About Today’s Emmy Nominations

One longtime critic and observer of the TV scene is TVLine.com’s founder and editor-in-chief, Michael Ausiello. This morning found him sounding off about what he liked and disliked about today’s Primetime Emmy nominations. Some of his beefs include snubs of…

2018 Emmy Award Nominations for Programs Airing June 1, 2017-May 31, 2018

Press release from the Television Academy, July 12, 2018: Nominations for the 70th Emmy® Awards were announced today by the Television Academy in a ceremony hosted by Television Academy Chairman and CEO Hayma Washington along with Samira Wiley from the…

CNN Announces New Daily Show

CNN is tweaking its programming lineup, with CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker announcing this week that Brianna Keilar, CNN’s senior Washington correspondent, will be anchoring the 1 p.m. ET hour starting in the fall. TVNewser reports that Keilar will take…

Mira Sorvino Reveals Shocking Allegation About Casting Director

“Mira Sorvino just revealed a shockingly disgusting story about a casting director who she says scared the crap outta her for a role … by gagging her with a condom when she was 16,” TMZ reports. “She dropped the bombshell…

Christina Applegate to Star in Dark Comedy

Christina Applegate, who broke out playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom “Married… With Children,” has a new TV comedy project lined up. In an exclusive on Deadline, Nellie Andreeva reports that Applegate will star in and executive produce the…

‘SMILF’ Creator Signs With TV Studio

The creator and star of the comedy series “SMILF” has just signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Signature Studios. Variety reports that Frankie Shaw will develop cable and broadcast projects for the ABC Studios division. Tracy Underwood, senior VP…

As Fox Raises Its Bid for Sky, Comcast Is Expected to Make a Counterbid

“The race to own European satcaster Sky heated up Wednesday with an increased offer by 21st Century Fox and expectations that Comcast will quickly mount a richer counter-bid,” Variety reports. “Fox upped its bid to buy the rest of Sky…

General Mills’ Fastest-Growing Cereal Is One That’s Been Around for More Than 50 Years — and It Appears to Be Part of a Trend

The giant cereal maker General Mills announced that its fastest-growing cereal brand is old standby Lucky Charms, which increased 20% in sales over the past year, The New York Post reports. The surge may be part of a trend toward…

CEO of Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group Resigns Amid Allegations of Newsroom Tampering

The CEO of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group has resigned his post, with the move coming “during a period of realignment as the company’s new owners, Valence Media, arrange properties including the media brands as well as Media Rights Capital,…