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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.

Character Actor Who Appeared in ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Time Bandits’ and ‘Brazil’ Dead at 93

A character actor whose career spanned seven decades and hundreds of TV and film roles has died. The BBC reports that Peter Vaughan, the British actor who recently played Maester Aemon on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” died this morning. His…

ABC Shuffles Prime-Time Schedule

ABC is making a tweak to its prime-time lineup. Starting Jan. 1, the network will move the legal drama “Conviction” to Sunday nights, Deadline.com reports. “Conviction” will take over “Quantico’s” 10 p.m. slot, while “Quantico” makes the already announced move…

Father of Slain Singer Sues to Halt TV Series About His Daughter

The father of a popular singer who was killed by the president of her fan club filed a lawsuit Friday to stop a TV series that was announced just two weeks ago. E! News reports that Abraham Quintanilla Jr. filed…

Netflix Unveils Slate of Original Films, Documentaries and Series

Netflix has rolled out a slate of original movies, documentaries and series featuring auspices including Morgan Neville, Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Elijah Wood, Rashida Jones, Melanie Lynskey, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons and Alfre Woodard. The streaming service will…

‘Major League’ Actress Dead at 67

An actress best known for her performances in the 1989 movie “Major League” and its 1994 sequel “Major League II” has died. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Margaret Whitton died peacefully Sunday at her home in Palm…

High-Ranking Viacom Exec Out After 22 Years

The body count in the executive offices at Viacom continues to climb, with the latest casualty being Denise Denson, the company’s top domestic distribution executive. The New York Post reports that Denson is leaving the company after 22 years. “Denson,…

‘Duck Dynasty’ Shakeup: Producers Put on Leave Amid Fraud Investigation

The company behind the long-running A&E reality show “Duck Dynasty” has been rocked by a fraud investigation, with two of the company’s key figures temporarily suspended. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Scott and Deirdre Gurney, the founders of…

If You Think the Selection of Movies on Netflix Has Plummeted Lately, You’re Right … Here’s How Far It Has Fallen — and Why

You may have noticed the selection of movies on Netflix isn’t what it used to be, and the company admitted as much Monday, with Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos addressing the subject at the UBS Global Media and Communications conference…

Steve Harvey Opens Up About His Epic Miss Universe Screwup

Steve Harvey gave the backstory behind one of the most high-profile flubs in beauty pageant history, when he announced the wrong winner of the Miss Universe pageant back in December 2015. Harvey recounted the incident on “The Tonight Show starring…

Update on the L.A. Terror Threat: Bomb Squad Out in Force as Commuters Face Bag Searches, Armed Deputies

Commuters in Los Angeles went about their business this morning amid heightened tensions over a terror threat that surfaced Monday night. As we reported previously, federal and local officials ramped up security after receiving a tip that the Metro Red…