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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.

Miss America Pageant Adds Celebrity Judges

ABC revealed today that two celebrity judges have been added to the panel that will work on the final night of “The 2018 Miss America Competition,” airing live on the network on Sept. 10. Bestselling author and TV personality Maria…

TV Basketball Deal Extended

Fox Sports gave a vote of confidence to a fledgling basketball league, announcing that it has extended its deal for the 3-on-3 pro league BIG3 by an extra year. Co-founded by Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, the league…

Maria Menounos and Former Miss America Nina Davuluri Added to Celebrity Judges Panel for the Final Night of ‘The 2018 Miss America Competition’ on ABC

Press release from ABC, Aug. 23, 2017: The Miss America Organization, dick clark productions and ABC today announced that TV and SiriusXM host, CEO of Afterbuzz TV and bestselling author Maria Menounos and former Miss America Nina Davuluri will join…

Treasury Secretary’s Actress Wife Apologizes After Getting Caught Up in Firestorm

After sending social media into a frenzy over what some are calling her “Let them eat cake” moment, Louise Linton, the newlywed actress wife of Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, has apologized. CNN reports that the trouble started when Linton…

Amazon is Paying Robert De Niro How Much??!! Survey of TV Stars’ Salaries

Variety’s breakdown on the estimated per-episode salaries of TV stars shows that Robert De Niro is way ahead of the pack on the drama side with his estimated paycheck of $775,000 an episode from Amazon for the still-untitled David O….

Netflix Series Renewed

A Netflix original series that rolled out earlier this year has been picked up for a second season. The streamer announced that the comedy “Friends From College” will be back for another eight-episode run. Created by Nicholas Stoller and Francesca…

Game Changer? Premium VOD Service From Apple, Amazon and Comcast Closing In on Launch Date, Price Point

A new premium video-on-demand service being developed by Apple, Amazon and Comcast is on track to launch in the first two months of 2018, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood studios appear to have settled on a plan to…

Jeffrey Lord, the Pro-Trump Political Commentator Recently Fired by CNN, Is in Talks With Another Media Outlet

Jeffrey Lord, who got the boot from CNN about two weeks ago after he came under fire over a “Sieg Heil!” tweet, is reportedly in talks with Breitbart News. “With Steve Bannon taking over the conservative website, two of ……

The Average Age of an Amazon Customer Is the Same as the Average Age of the U.S. Population — Guess What It Is

The average age of an Amazon customer, revealed in a Goldman Sachs analyst report, is 37 years, as of June. The New York Post reports that the analysis is based on ComScore data, and closely matches the median age of…

One of TV’s Biggest — and Richest — Stars Is the First Guest on Harvey Levin’s (‘TMZ’) New Show

A fixture of the current television landscape who’s doing about as well financially as anyone in the medium will be the first guest to join “TMZ” guru Harvey Levin on his new show, “OBJECTified.” The New York Post’s Page Six…