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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.

Big Girls Don’t Cry, Even Over the Closing of a Mega Hit Broadway Musical After an 11-Year Run

A Broadway hit that’s “the 12th-longest running show in Broadway history” – with a worldwide box office gross of “more than $2 billion in ticket sales,” will close come January, reports Jeremy Gerard at Deadline.com. It is estimated that 24…

Kelly Ripa Gets a Promotion, Teases ‘Big Announcement’

Kelly Ripa told fans today that she will be making a big announcement on her daytime show “Live with Kelly” on Wednesday, the New York Daily News reports. Meanwhile, E! News reported today that Ripa recently became an executive producer…

Here’s How Michael Strahan’s First Official Day at ‘GMA’ Went

Michael Strahan officially began his new full-time position on ABC’s “Good Morning America” this morning, greeted enthusiastically by his new on-air partners — and by a “mini-Michael” who appears in a new promotion for Strahan’s arrival on the show. Gap-toothed…

USA Drama Gets New Showrunner, New Season

A key change is set to take place behind the cameras on the USA Network drama series “Queen of the South.” Deadline.com reports that the cable drama is coming back for a second season with a new showrunner in place….

Netflix Drama Renewed for Two More Seasons

Netflix will be bringing back a drama series for at least two more seasons. The streaming service today announced the renewal of “Narcos” for seasons three and four. All 10 episodes of season two came out Friday. Variety reports that…

Chevy Chase Checks Himself Into Rehab

Actor and “SNL” alum Chevy Chase has checked himself into the same rehab center where Robin Williams was treated in 2014, TMZ.com reports. The story cites a representative for Chase, reporting that Chase is an in-patient at the Minnesota facility. “The…

Apple TV Adds Fullscreen Subscription Service

Apple TV has added the Fullscreen subscription video service, which offers 1,000-plus hours of progrmming aimed at viewers between the ages of 13 and 30. Variety reports that the package is going for $4.99 a month. “The Fullscreen SVOD service…

A Short Story About the Shortest Story to Ever Run in The New York Times (Which Ran in the Print Edition Last Friday)

An article that appeared in Friday’s edition of The New York Times has the distinction of being the shortest article in the history of the publication. The article, by Daniel Victor, read in its entirety: “No.” The meaning of the…

Netflix Releases Trailer for Show About End-of-Life Decisions

Netflix has released a trailer (you can watch it below) for a program premiering later this month that examines the decisions made by doctors, family members and patients in end-of-life situations. The short documentary, “Extremis,” was directed by Dan Krauss…

Fox Settles Gretchen Carlson’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for Millions

A settlement has been reached between Fox News and former anchor Gretchen Carlson, who sued the network and its then chief Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. Vanity Fair first reported the settlement this morning. The report cites three sources saying…