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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.

Miniseries Premiering Tonight Examines a Dark Day for the U.S. Military

It was difficult to imagine on April 4, 2004, that it would be the day that one U.S. military platoon, the 1st Calvary Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, would suffer its largest loss of life in a single day…

Performers Announced for Vegas Shooting Benefit

The lineup is taking shape for a benefit concert to help victims of the Oct. 1 shooting in Las Vegas in which 58 people were killed and hundreds more injured. Organizers announced today that the Killers and Imagine Dragons will…

Fox Wins the Week — Thanks to a Little Thing Called the World Series

Fox declared a ratings victory for the week of Oct. 23-29, based on Nielsen Live+7 Day data, with the big draw for the network that week being its coverage of Games 1 through 5 of the World Series. Fox announced…

Facebook Post by Actress Kristina Cohen

Posted to Kristina Cohen’s Facebook page, Nov. 6, 2017: The last month has been incredibly difficult. Like so many women I too have a story of sexual assault, and the outpouring of stories have been both triggering and emotionally exhausting….

Critics’ Choice Awards Will Return to The CW for 23rd Annual Ceremony

Press release from the CW, Nov. 7, 2017: The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) are pleased to announce that the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards will air LIVE on The CW Network on…

Shakeup at Paramount: Key Exec Is Out

As part of an ongoing shakeup among the executive ranks at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures, the company’s head of worldwide marketing and distribution, Megan Colligan, is out, Variety reports. “The move comes as newly installed studio chief Jim Gianopulos continues to…

Report: 21st Century Fox Has Been Holding Talks to Sell Most of the Company to Disney

21st Century Fox and The Walt Disney Co. have been holding talks about having Disney acquire most of the company, according to CNBC, which cites sources who are familiar with the situation. “Disney would not purchase all of Fox, according…

Netflix Fires Kevin Spacey — What It Means for ‘House of Cards’

Netflix has severed ties with Kevin Spacey as allegations continue to surface about sexual impropriety by the “House of Cards” star and executive producer, and the scandal has put the show’s sixth season in jeopardy. The streaming service has also…

Woman Who Flipped Off Trump Gets Fired

A woman who gave the middle-finger salute to Donald Trump has been fired from her job as a marketing executive. The Washington Post reports that Juli Briskman, 50, was fired from her job with the government contracting firm Akima LLC…

‘Tonight Show’ Takes Time Off After Death of Jimmy Fallon’s Mom

NBC late-night host Jimmy Fallon is taking some time off from “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” after his mother, Gloria Fallon, died Saturday. She was 68. The taping of last Friday’s show was canceled so Fallon could be at…