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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.

2017 ‘NFL on CBS’ Broadcast Pairings Feature Five New Teams Led by New Lead Announce Team of Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson

Press release from CBS, Aug. 15, 2017: With the deepest NFL announcer lineup in sports television, THE NFL ON CBS debuts five new broadcast crews this season led by the CBS Television Network’s new lead announce team of Jim Nantz,…

Fox Sports Unveils Broadcast Teams for 2017 NFL Season

Press release from Fox Sports, Aug. 15, 2017: FOX Sports today announces its broadcast teams for the network’s 24th season of NFL coverage. The award-winning lineup touts seven distinguished crews featuring an exceptional mix of veteran voices and new personalities….

Investigation Discovery (ID) Partners With the Southern Poverty Law Center to Develop New Special About the White Supremacy Movement

Press release from Investigation Discovery, Aug. 15, 2017: In light of the tragic events in Charlottesville, Va., true-crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) will encore an episode of its series HATE IN AMERICA about white supremacy. The episode “The Klan on…

Thomas Rhett, Molly Sims, Jordin Sparks and Jess Cagle Join Celebrity Judges Panel for the Final Night of the 97th Miss America Competition, Live on ABC

Press release from ABC, Aug. 15, 2017: The Miss America Organization, dick clark productions and ABC today announced the first four celebrity judges for the final night of “The 2018 Miss America Competition”: multiplatinum ACM Male Vocalist of the Year…

Rookie Stuntwoman Dies During Movie Shoot — Star Ryan Reynolds Responds

Actor Ryan Reynolds took to social media to express his feelings after a stuntwoman was killed in an accident on the set of “Deadpool 2.” The stuntwoman has been identified as Joi “SJ” Harris, who was doing her first film…

Jury Finds Taylor Swift Was Groped

“Jurors who weighed a Denver radio host’s protestations of innocence against Taylor Swift’s powerful testimony determined Monday that he had groped her during a preconcert photo session in 2013,” The New York Times reports. “The six-woman, two-man jury found that…

Final TCA Wrapup: ABC, Fox and FX

Some of the most talked-about programs at this year’s Television Critics Association summer press tour surfaced near the end of presentations, when ABC, Fox and FX each had a day to showcase their respective shows. TVWeek Open Mic writer Hillary…

Is the VMAs Snub for ‘Despacito’ Escalating Into a Feud?

MTV and the record label that released the megahit “Despacito” appear to have differing views on what went wrong that kept the wildly successful video out of the running for the channel’s Video Music Awards. As we reported previously, the…

Popular Actor Dead at 82 — He Had Tough Guy Looks and a Gift for Comedy

An actor who had the looks of a quinessential movie tough guy — but couldn’t resist playing sensitive male characters — has died. The New York Times reports that Joseph Bologna died Sunday in Duarte in Southern California. He was…

Netflix Fires Major Counterpunch at ABC

After Disney hit Netflix where it counts by announcing last week that it was pulling its future programming off the streaming platform, Netflix has fired a significant volley at Disney’s ABC, signing Shonda Rhimes away from the network. Rhimes has…