Survivor South Pacific Sept 14 Premiere will be 90 minutes - Big Brother 90 Minute Finale to follow

[dr.strangelove]

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/11/survivor-premieres-and-big-brother-concludes-with-special-90-minute-editions-wednesday-sept-14/100172/

'Survivor' Premieres and 'Big Brother' Concludes with Special 90 Minute Editions, Wednesday, Sept. 14
CBS presents an all-reality night with special 90-minute editions of the season premiere of SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC followed by the summer finale of BIG BROTHER, on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The premiere of SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC (8:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT), hosted by Jeff Probst, features 16 new castaways and two returning castaways.

The winner of BIG BROTHER (9:30-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) will be revealed live when a jury of evicted Houseguests votes for the winner of the $500,000 grand prize. The finale, hosted by Julie Chen, brings an end to this summer’s twist, “Double Trouble,” which featured the return of some of the most dynamic “duos” in the history of BIG BROTHER.

SURVIVOR is hosted by Emmy Award-winner Jeff Probst and produced by SEG, Inc. Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst and David Burris are executive producers.

BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol U.S.A.

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While I am not as big a fan of big Brother, I have followed it somewhat this summer. I just got tired of Rachel and stopped watching. As long as she is off by the end, I will probably enjoy both shows.
BUT - I LOVE that they are giving us a 90 minute first episode. Since they will waste a bunch of time on people I don;t want to see again, like Coach and Ozzy, I'm glad I'll have time to see the new players.

[lazarus]

1. great

I've always held that the premiere should be extended, so this is good news.

Thanks for posting it.

[dr.strangelove]

2. I agree

The first and last episodes should be longer.
Looking forward to another season and hoping that it does not suck with two more returning players.

[murielm99]

3. Coach?

Oh, no. Is he really all that great for the ratings? He is so annoying.

Ozzy is okay. I don't like to see returning players. I want new people. But Ozzy is not as annoying as Coach.

Don't they understand that we want to see new people? If I stop watching, it will be because of the retreads.

[MaineDem]

4. I have stopped watching

Rob put me over the edge. It's gotten old for me.

[xmas74]

5. They hate Rachel so much that

I want her to make the Final Two. Hell, I want the Final Two to be between Jordan and Rachel. They'll have to pick between someone who played the game but is hated by most of the houseguests (Rachel) vs someone who has already won the game (Jordan). Between the two heads will roll.