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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.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Consumed by Fire

Authorities say firefighters battling a massive blaze at the 800-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in the center of Paris, one of the city’s iconic tourist attractions and a major landmark, appear to have succeeded in saving a portion of the structure….

Another Defection at NBC’s ‘Today’ Show

In the latest in a series of exits for NBC’s flagship morning show “Today,” longtime producer Jennifer Long is leaving the show. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Long is headed to NBC’s “Tonight Show.” Long has been…

Former TV News Intern Dies in Fall From Clock Tower

A former television news intern who was close to graduation from college was killed when she fell from the clock tower at Fordham University in the Bronx, NBC New York reports. Sydney Monfries, 22, died Sunday at a hospital from…

‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks Records

Sunday’s premiere of the final season of the HBO fantasy megahit “Game of Thrones” broke viewership records for the series, with HBO announcing that a record 17.4 million viewers watched the program across the channel’s linear, HBO GO and HBO…

Charter Accused of Manipulating Fox Regional Sports Networks Sale

Charter Communications is being accused of threatening to “preemptively drop” Fox regional sports networks as a way of manipulating the sale of the channels, Multichannel News reports. The allegation comes from Big3 Networks, the three-on-three pro basketball league headed by…

Comedy Series Renewed

A comedy series that premiered last month will be back for a second season. The pickup was announced today by Hulu for the Aidy Bryant series “Shrill.” The show’s six-episode first season was released in its entirety on March 15….

Former Host of CNN Program Dead at 34

The former host of a CNN program has died suddenly, with the cause of death unknown. CNN reported that Soni Methu died Thursday in Kenya. She was 34. The Kenyan journalist was the former host of CNN’s “Inside Africa.” She…

Celebrity Scandals Fuel ‘SNL’ Bit

The latest celebrity scandals provided fodder for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” which took shots at actress Lori Loughlin, attorney Michael Avenatti and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Saturday’s cold open. Here’s the clip …

Tiger’s Historic Masters Victory Pulls In Strong Ratings for CBS

Sunday’s final round of the Masters golf tournament, in which Tiger Woods completed a historic comeback that many fans have thought for years was impossible, delivered big numbers for CBS despite a broadcast schedule that was dampened by the threat…

Actress Pleads Not Guilty in College Bribery Case

Actress Lori Loughlin, who played Aunt Becky on “Full House,” and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, submitted not guilty pleas today to charges related to the sweeping college admissions bribery scandal, the AP reports, citing court documents. The pleas…