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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.

Maren Morris Leads All Nominees for CMA Awards — See the Full List of Nominees

The nominees for the 53rd annual CMA Awards were unveiled live on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Wednesday morning, with Maren Morris leading the field with six nominations. Among her nominations, she’s up for Female Vocalist of the Year and Album…

Bad News for Fans of Canceled Netflix Series

Netflix is doubling down on the bad news for loyal fans of its drama series “The OA.” Variety reports that after canceling the show earlier this month, the streamer has decided that it will not be producing a movie to…

Trump Threatens to Sue NBCUniversal

The personal attorney for Donald Trump warned executives at NBCUniversal that legal proceedings could be pursued over a comment by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, The Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq., reports. The story reports that Trump attorney Charles Harder “threatened NBCUniversal with…

Disney Sets Interactive Telecast

A special interactive live telecast is scheduled be presented on Friday, Oct. 4, on the Disney Channel. Disney announced plans today for “Just Roll With It: You Decide Live!,” a Halloween-themed special. The special, the first of its kind for…

ABC to Mark Anniversary of 9/11 Attack With a TV Series

A project in the works for ABC will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack with a limited series adapting the bestselling book “Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11.” Academy Award-winning producer and screenwriter Mark Boal, best known…

Ed O’Neill and 12-Time (!) Primetime Emmy Winning Writer-Producer Team Up for New…Podcast

“‘Modern Family’ pair Ed O’Neill and Christopher Lloyd have partnered on a high-profile spy podcast,” reports Peter White in a scoop for Deadline. O’Neill, who plays Jay Pritchett in the long-running ABC comedy, which was co-created and is exec produced…

Comedy Central Series Renewed

The co-creators of a series on Comedy Central discuss plans for the future of the show now that it’s been renewed for a second season, including how “they hope the series can redefine Chicago for viewers,” reports Rick Porter for…

Nominees for the 53rd Annual CMA Awards

Here is the list of nominees for the 53rd annual CMA Awards, unveiled Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019: Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks Eric Church Chris Stapleton Carrie Underwood Keith Urban Album of the Year Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett…

Motion Picture Association Fires Top Lawyer

Three days after he was arrested, the general counsel for the Motion Picture Association of America was fired by the organization. Deadline reports that the group axed Steve Fabrizio following his arrest by police in the District of Columbia for…

TV Anchor Issues Tearful Apology After Comparing Her African-American Colleague to a Gorilla

It has been an emotional few days for one television host after she slipped up during a morning broadcast on Oklahoma ABC affiliate KOCO-TV. In a feature on gorillas at the local zoo, Alex Housden quipped to her African-American co-anchor,…