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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.

Critics Unveil TCA Award Nominees, With a Basic Cable Network Leading the Way — See the Full List of Nominees

The Television Critics Association took the wraps off the list of nominations for the 2018 TCA Awards, with cable channel FX topping the list with 10 nominations. Among individual programs, BBC America’s “Killing Eve” is No. 1 with five nominations….

Television Critics Association Announces 2018 TCA Award Nominations

Press release from TCA, Tuesday, June 19, 2018: The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the nominees for the organization’s upcoming 34th Annual TCA Awards — an exclusive event hosted by Robin Thede, star of the popular BET late night…

NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for New 2018-19 Season

Press release from NBC, June 19, 2018: NBC has announced premiere dates for its 2018-19 fall schedule, which includes broadcast television’s #1 program,” “Sunday Night Football”; last season’s #1 drama series, “This Is Us”; the launch of Oscar winner Robert…

CBS Television Studios Announces New Five-Year Overall Deal With Alex Kurtzman and His Secret Hideout Productions

Press release from CBS, June 19, 2018: Alex Kurtzman, a prolific writer-producer of film and television and co-creator of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, has extended his production agreement with CBS Television Studios through 2023. Under the agreement, CBS Television Studios will…

WarnerMedia’s New CEO: Our Job Is to Back Up CNN

Following the acquisition of CNN owner Time Warner by AT&T and the creation of a new media company in WarnerMedia, the new company’s CEO John Stankey appeared on CNN to discuss the role of the company and CNN President Jeff…

CBS Unveils Lineup for Milestone ‘Big Brother’ Season

CBS has unveiled the names and details on the 16 houseguests who will compete on season 20 of its reality staple “Big Brother.” This season’s cast includes a flight attendant, a former undercover cop, a cyber security engineer and a…

L.A. Times Names New Executive Editor

In the first major move by the new owner of the Los Angeles Times, the paper has named a new executive editor. “Norman Pearlstine, who has spent 50 years in journalism helping shape some of the nation’s most prominent publications…

Late-Night Talk Show Gets Series Order

A late-night talk show that just received a series order marks the first venture into weekly late-night talk for Showtime. The half-hour series starring popular TV and podcast personalities Desus Nice and The Kid Mero is on track to premiere…

Cable Show Pulled From Schedule Over Abuse Allegations

A cable series has been pulled from the schedule after allegations surfaced of sexual and emotional abuse by the show’s host. AMC said over the weekend it has suspended “Talking with Chris Hardwick” while it looks into allegations against Hardwick….

Director Terry Gilliam Is Stripped of Rights to His Passion Project

The rights to a film that took him decades to make have been taken away from director Terry Gilliam by an appeals court in France. AV News reports that the French court reversed an earlier decision rejecting a claim by…