Article: `Big Brother' boredom

`Big Brother' boredom

CBS' housebound series lacks drama of its sibling, `Survivor'

By DAVID BAUDER

Associated Press

Tuesday, September 5, 2000

New York -- Hours before 51 million Americans sat down to watch Richard Hatch win $1 million on the final "Survivor" episode last month, a small plane buzzed over a house set on a Hollywood stage.

It towed a banner with a message for the remaining inhabitants of the CBS "Big Brother" household: " `Big Brother' is worse than you think. Get out now."

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