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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.

Iconic Entertainer Reba McEntire Returns to Host Country Music’s Party of the Year — Nominations Announced for the ’53rd Academy of Country Music Awards’

Press release from CBS, March 1, 2018: The host and nominations were announced today for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS(TM), Country Music’s Party of the Year(R), honoring country music’s superstars and hottest emerging talent. Multimedia superstar and 16-time…

‘SNL’ Alum Might Have Her Biggest Movie Role Yet as the Villain in ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel

“Word is that Warner Bros and DC are in talks” with a former star of ‘SNL’ to be the villain in “Wonder Woman 2,” reports Mike Fleming Jr. in a scoop for Deadline.com. The villain’s name is Cheetah, and the…

Oh No! Has Oprah Missed Signs From God?

Oprah Winfrey says she’s waiting for God to tell her to run for the presidency of the United States in 2020. Please click here to read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross opining that Oprah’s missed some pretty clear signs…

Oh No! Has Oprah Missed Signs From God?

Ever since her electrifying speech at the Golden Globes on Jan. 7th, there has been talk that Oprah Winfrey should become a candidate to run for the presidency of the United States in 2020. She made headlines again on Wednesday,…

NBCUniversal Promises Fewer Commercials

NBCUniversal put the word out today about an initiative that promises to reduce clutter in prime time by cutting commercial time across the company’s networks. The program reportedly starts this fall. The company said the plan is “to decrease the…

Comic Book Icon Stan Lee Battles Pneumonia

Marvel Comics mainstay Stan Lee, 95, is dealing with another health issue just weeks after he had a heart-related problem. TMZ reports that Lee is now “fighting pneumonia like Spidey fights crime.” Lee reassured fans in a video that he’s…

TV Series Held Back Due to Florida Shooting Rampage

The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., earlier this month, in which 17 people died at Stoneman Douglas High School, has prompted the delay of the Paramount Network’s original series “Heathers.” The network released an announcement today noting that the series…

Veteran TV Researcher Exits Turner

Time Warner’s Turner unit is losing the TV veteran who has been the outfit’s chief research officer. Variety reports that Howard Shimmel is leaving the company. “Shimmel departs after Turner elevated Stephano Kim, who had been executive vice president of…

Showrunner Gets the Boot From Comedy Series

The showrunner on a high-profile streaming series has been shown the door, with Variety reporting that Warner Bros. TV declined to renew its overall deal with TV veteran Jeff Franklin. Franklin has been working as showrunner on the Netflix comedy…

Oprah Says She Would Run for President, Under One Condition

Oprah Winfrey says there’s one thing that would convince her to run for president in 2020. Winfrey told People magazine in an interview for the new cover story that if God tells her to run, she will. People quotes Winfrey…