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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.

Two of Trump’s Most Outspoken TV Critics Have a Moment

A meeting of the minds took place Wednesday night for two of late-night television’s most outspoken Trump critics, as John Oliver and Stephen Colbert got together on CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Not surprisingly, Donald Trump Jr.’s dealings…

Selena Gomez Releases Weird Video

A new music video released Wednesday by pop singer Selena Gomez is being met with a variety of reactions, with some observers just plain confused. That’s because the unusual video, in which Gomez performs the new track “Fetish,” is just…

NBA Star, Olympian Win Athlete of the Year Honors at ESPYs

ESPN celebrated the 25th ESPYs in a ceremony Wednesday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Peyton Manning and broadcast by ABC. Two of the evening’s top awards went to NBA star Russell Westbrook, named Best Male…

‘Westworld’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Lead Emmy Nominations — Big Surge in Nods for One Platform … We Have the Full List of Nominees

Nominations were announced today for the Emmy Awards, with a huge surge in nominations for Netflix. HBO claimed its traditional top spot with 110 nods, up from 94 last year, but Netflix moved solidly into second place with 91 nominations,…

2017 ESPYs: Full List of Winners

Here’s the list of winners at the 25th ESPYs, held Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles: Best Male Athlete — Russell Westbrook, NBA Best Female Athlete — Simone Biles, Gymnastics Best Championship Performance — Kevin…

ABC Sets New Premiere Date, Cast Lineup Following ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Scandal

In the wake of a controversy over allegations of misconduct on the set of the ABC reality show “Bachelor in Paradise,” the network has set a new premiere date for the show and released the initial lineup of Bachelors and…

Shia LaBeouf Apologizes for Expletive-Laced, Racially Tinged Rant

After bodycam footage of his arrest went public that showed actor Shia LaBeouf in an apparent drunken rage, LaBeouf took to social media to issue an apology. LaBeouf posted a message on Twitter calling his actions during his arrest “a…

NBCU Wraps Its Upfront — Here Are the Numbers

NBCUniversal has completed its upfront advertising sales, and B&C reports that the company secured almost $6.5 billion in ad commitments, an increase of 8% over a year ago. NBC indicated it is excluding the upcoming Super Bowl, Winter Olympics and…

Why Time Inc. Is Thinking of Changing Its Name

Time Inc. may become the next old media company to scrap its legacy name, and it’s all about getting recognition for the company’s digital efforts. The New York Post reports that company execs have been kicking around ideas for a…

‘Morning Joe’ Leaves Republican Party

Joe Scarborough, who served as a Republican congressman from Florida and hosts the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” along with Mika Brzezinski, announced Tuesday night that he will be leaving the Republican party to become an independent. Scarborough made the announcement…