'Brady Bunch' Reboot From Vince Vaughn in the Works at CBS

Here's the story, of a man named Vinnie... and an idea for a TV series that may or may not jibe with your childhood memories.

CBS has placed a script order for a reboot of the classic TV series "The Brady Bunch," which is being executive-produced by "The Watch" star Vince Vaughn, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

The reboot will revolve around divorced dad Bobby Brady -- the youngest son on the original series -- who's remarried to a woman with children of her own, and with whom he also has a child. On top of it, the  ex-spouses of Brady and his wife are still involved with their lives.

In addition to Vaughn, the project is being executive-produced by Lloyd Schwartz, son of "Brady Bunch" creator Sherwood Schwartz, as well as his Wild West Picture Show Productions partners Victoria Vaughn (his sister) and Peter Billingsley, and "My Name Is Earl" and "Raising Hope" writer/producer Mike Mariano, who's writing the project.

CBS Television Studios is producing.

The original Brady Bunch, which followed Mike and Carol Brady and their collective brood, ran from 1969 to 1974. The series also spawned a series of movies, starring Gary Cole and Shelley Long, that brought a contemporized, ironic flair to the Brady story.

CNN, HLN Ratings Down; Did Coming Out Help Anderson Cooper?

Whatever else you hold Casey Anthony for, she's partly guilty of this: Ratings at CNN and HLN are down dramatically from last July, as the Olympics, Colorado shooting and the presidential election failed to capture their viewers' attention like Anthony's acquittal did a year ago.

Two bright spots for CNN: Its ratings for July are better than they were in the second quarter, when it recorded its worst monthly primetime numbers in two decades. And Anderson Cooper happened to score a ratings bump in the key demo in the same month he announced he is gay. All of his 8 p.m. competitors, meanwhile, were down.

Fox News, as usual, trounced its rivals, though ratings were down almost across the board for cable news. No network, however, slid as much as HLN.

Last July, HLN had its highest-rated month ever, even beating MSNBC in primetime and total day, thanks to its wall-to-wall coverage of Anthony, the woman Nancy Grace dubbed the "tot mom." Last July was stocked with other big stories as well, including a mass killing in Norway, Amy Winehouse's death, the fight over the debt ceiling, and Maria Shriver filing for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Less news this month was a factor in Fox, MSNBC, CNN and HLN all being down in primetime ratings, in total viewers and the key 25-54 demographic, compared to last July. (In actual numbers, Fox News averaged 1.7 million total viewers and 330,000 in-demo viewers in primetime; MSNBC averaged 724,000 total and 225,000 in-demo; CNN averaged 489,000 and 149,000; and HLN averaged 320,000 and 116,000.)

In total day, MSNBC, CNN and HLN were down in both total viewers and the demo. Fox was up 3 percent in total viewers, but down 8 percent in the demo. (Fox News averaged 1.07 million total viewers and 252,000 in the demo; MSNBC averaged 433,000 total and 142,000 in the demo; CNN averaged 355,000 and 109,000; and HLN averaged 246,000 and 101,000.)

In primetime, HLN was down 69 percent in total viewers and 62 percent in the demo. In total day, it was down 65 and 57 percent, respectively.

CNN suffered too, though not as much: In primetime, it was down 23 percent in total viewers and 27 percent in the demo. In total day, it was down 20 and 23 percent, respectively.

CNN and HLN are more reliant on breaking news than rivals Fox News and MSNBC, which place more emphasis on personality-driven political coverage.

Cooper's "AC 360" was flat in total viewers but up 6 percent among viewers 25-54 at 8 p.m. He still trailed Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor," the perennial first place finisher at 8. "O'Reilly" averaged 2.6 million total viewers, more than three times as many as the second-place finisher, MSNBC's "Ed Show," and 522,000 viewers in the demo, more than twice the in-demo viewers for "Ed."

Cooper came in third in total viewers and the demo.

But Cooper beat Nancy Grace, who came in second to O'Reilly last July, when she rode high on the tot mom's sad story.

'Smash' Duo Craig Zadan and Neil Meron Signs First-Look Deal With Uni TV, NBCU International

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the producers of "Chicago" and "Hairspray" as well as NBC's musical series "Smash," have signed a development deal with Universal Television and NBC Universal International that will give the companies a first look at series and specials created by the pair for U.S. and international markets.

Universal Television produces "Smash," which will go into its second season after a shakeup that included the departure of series creator Theresa Rebeck.

“Universal Television is thrilled to be continuing and expanding our partnership with Craig and Neil,” executive vice president Bela Bajaria said. “The incredible creativity, vision and intelligence that they bring to all their projects – on television, in film and on Broadway -- is exactly what the future of Universal Television is all about. ‘Smash’ is only the beginning; we look forward to collaborating with them on many exciting projects going forward.”

"We are so excited to be reunited with our longtime collaborator, Bela Bajaria, and to be creating event television for Universal Television, our home for 'Smash' and the upcoming live broadcast of "The Sound of Music,'" Zadan and Meron added.

"The Sound of Music" is slated as a holiday special for NBC.

Celebrity Big Brother 'start date revealed'

Celebrity Big Brother is expected to start back on Wednesday, August 15 on Channel 5.

The show will kick-off only two days after the latest civilian run of the reality show ends on Monday, August 13.

Channel 5 ordered a second run of Celeb Big Brother for 2012, following the ratings success of the Denise Welch, Michael Madsen and Frankie Cocozza series in January.

Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter, former EastEnders actress Cheryl Fergison, Sex, Lies And Rinsing Guys documentary star Danica Thrall and So Solid Crew's MC Harvey are among the housemates rumoured to be taking part.

Simon Cowell's ex Jasmine Lennard, comic Julian Clary and Corrie icon Julie Goodyear are other surprising names tipped to be taking part.

The Celebrity run will last 23 days and will be hosted by Brian Dowling.

Emma Willis will continue to host spinoff series Bit on the Side.

'Room 101' renewed by BBC for 13th series

Room 101 has been renewed for a 13th series.

Frank Skinner will return for a second run of the revamped version of the long-running BBC One series, according to Comedy.co.uk.

The show was originally hosted by Nick Hancock and then Paul Merton from 1994 to 2007, before it returned in January 2012 with Skinner as host.

However, the series saw a new format, where three guests per episode nominated items in different categories, rather than just one guest each show.

The eight-part 13th series will shoot in October, with a broadcast expected in early 2013 on BBC One.

Room 101's series finale in March dropped around 800,000 viewers from its launch show.

Ratings: 'Bachelor Pad,' 'Glass House' Hit Lows as Olympics Dominate

Faced with overwhelming competition from the Olympics, ABC's "Bachelor Pad" and "The Glass House" nosedived to ratings lows Monday night, according to preliminary numbers.

NBC took an easy and predictable win in ratings and total viewers with a 10.5 rating/28 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and 31.4 million total viewers. The network's Olympics coverage, which filled its primetime slate, was down slightly from Sunday's numbers, but on par with the equivalent night of 2008's games in Beijing, and up 48 percent in the demo from the 2010 winter games in Vancouver. Overall so far, this year's Summer Olympics are up 9 percent in the demo and 14 percent in total viewers over the Beijing Games.

Univision took second place in the demo and third in total viewers with a 1.3/4 and 3.6 million.

ABC, the only other network to run original programming Monday night, took fifth place in ratings and fourth in total viewers with a 0.9/3 and 2.9 million. "Bachelor Pad" at 8 plunged 27 percent from last week's premiere to a 1.1/3, its lowest rating ever, and received 3.8 million total viewers. "Glass House" at 10 also took a tumble to a new low, dropping 25 percent from last week for a 0.6/2. It had 1.7 million total viewers.

Fox, which ran repeats throughout the night, grabbed third in ratings and fifth in total viewers with a 1.1/3 and 2.9 million. CBS, which also opted for reruns, came in fourth in ratings and second in total viewers, scoring a 1.0/3 and 3.8 million.

Discovery Communications Beats the Street, Posts Q2 Revenue Growth

Discovery Communications Inc's quarterly profit beat market estimates on revenue growth at its international and domestic networks.

The company -- whose cable networks include Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet — forecast full-year revenue of between $4.55 billion and $4.65 billion.

Analysts on average were expecting $4.6 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Net income available to stockholders rose to $293 million, or 76 cents per share, in the second quarter, from $264 million, or 62 cents per share, a year earlier.

Revenue increased 7 percent to $1.14 billion.

Analysts had expected earnings of 70 cents per share on revenue of $1.16 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.