Chapter 367: I Feel Deceived

Thursday, such a workday is a bad day for the movie box office, but a pretty good day for a TV show.

Because on weekdays, most people prefer to stay at home and watch TV instead of driving to the parking lot and watching a movie.

This is also the reason why the box office of North American movies plummets on weekdays, and this is the case with "The Grudge", although it also got an excellent result of $16.78 million on Sunday, the total box office on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was nearly 6 million less than the single-day box office on Sunday.

This is undoubtedly the biggest positive for the launch of "Running Man", and the TV market has been very hot in the past month.

In the autumn broadcast season, it is the time period for major TV stations to strive for fire dramas.

"Prison Break" immediately became the most eye-catching super hit drama of the year after its premiere on September 20, and quickly became popular all over the world.

In North America, despite airing on Monday, a terrible day, the number of viewers per episode quickly climbed to more than 20 million.

By now, the first season of "Prison Break" has passed the halfway point, and the viewership of the first two episodes three days is still stable at more than 25 million.

However, in addition to "Prison Break", although the old hit dramas "Crime Scene" and "Two and a Half Heroes" have received a lot of impact on the ratings because they were broadcast on the same night as "Prison Break", the dramas broadcast on other dates have also performed very well.

However, the most eye-catching is obviously the new program "Desperate Housewives" launched by ABC on the 3rd of last month, which quickly became the second phenomenon-level hit drama with a focus on women.

Although Wednesday's viewership has not surpassed "Prison Break" so far, it has already given a sniff of a great possibility that it may surpass "Prison Break".

For those who expect Chen Tian to fail. They are all expecting "Desperate Housewives" to overtake the ratings before the end of the first season of "Prison Break", even if the ratings of "Prison Break" are perverted enough.

And the number of viewers of "Desperate Housewives" last night reached 25.78 million today.

The attention that "Running Man" received was unprecedented when it aired the day before its release, even though "Desperate Housewives," which was released last month, created a new ratings miracle.

You must know that the first season has just aired until now. The average viewership of this weekly drama with women as the absolute protagonist has reached 20 million per episode.

But even so, "Running Man", which doesn't seem to have undergone any real testing, seems to be the highest-rated show.

Whether it is a movie forum, a TV drama forum, or the most common life forum, you can see posts discussing running man, and it is unimaginable that a show has received so much national attention before it has even aired.

And at the release time of "Running Man", except for NBC, each has its own show.

However, the only variety show is CBS's veteran variety show "Big Brother", which originated in the Netherlands and is shown in more than 50 countries around the world.

Each country has its own Big Brother according to its national conditions, and CBS has introduced Big Brother since 1998. Viewership has been stable at around 7 million to 10 million.

In a clear sense, it is a summer show, but the span of the show is very long, and each season has nearly half a year.

And this year, the last issue of "Big Brother" will end at the end of November. The next is the super program "Survivor", which has an average viewership of more than 14 million.

I have to say that this has reduced a lot of pressure on "Running Man".

In addition to "Big Brother", there are the two giants of ABC and FOX.

Over the years, the four major public television stations in the United States have been fiercely competitive with each other. But all have formed their own labels.

NBC is a comedy station. FOX is an action station, CBS is a crime genre TV series, and ABC is a brand for the female market.

FOX's "24 Hours" is undoubtedly the biggest opponent of Running Man's premiere, and "24 Hours", which has come to the third season, has formed a fixed audience group, and it is also the normal ratings champion of Thursday's schedule, with about 13 million viewers per episode.

ABC is the sister chapter of "The True Color of a Lawyer" "Boston Law", a new drama that was launched half a month ago, with the addition of the old move. The ratings are not bad, and three episodes are aired. The number of viewers stabilized at around 7 million.

"Justin, we can definitely be good, there are no big competitors, the only pity is that we don't have much publicity, more focus on the six of you, rather than the content of the show itself, if this is someone else, I will never agree.

But that person is you, I can't think of any reason to disagree, and you will bring us miracles. Green Brown said with a smile on the computer screen.

Winning Chen Tian's "Prison Break" against public opinion allowed him to successfully stabilize his position and gain the trust of the board of directors.

Even if he was dissatisfied with the publicity strategy of "Running Man" this time, he firmly stood on Chen Tian's side.

"Well, thank you for your faith, and I hope the result will not disappoint us, although there should be a lot of people who expect to fail, but I believe it will not be. Chen Tian has great confidence in the quality of "Running Man".

However, there are still some worries in my heart, especially when it is about to premiere.

Although variety shows, especially reality shows, have become popular in the United States in recent years, and they have become a mess, they are still essentially reality shows for ordinary people.

Only talk shows will focus on celebrities and other public figures, so many experts in the outside world are very optimistic about this show.

"With 2 hours to go, I'm ready to drink some red wine and slowly wait for it to start.

Justin, you know, I haven't watched even a bit of content before in order to enjoy the pleasure he brings me like a regular audience. ”

"Then you'd better not drink and watch, otherwise I won't be responsible for any accidents. Chen Tian said with a smile.

A few simple words reduced the worry in Chen Tian's heart a lot.

"Done calling?" Scarlett, dressed in lounge clothes, walked in.

Chen Tian, who had just returned to the United States, did not travel to his villa. Instead, it's back in Chinatown.

After leaving the United States for more than two months, he missed Grandma Wang very much.

In the past, when I was not famous, I always had a lot of time to spend with. And now they are busy all day long, but they can only communicate by phone.

However, what Chen Tian didn't expect was that he just returned here today and found that Scarlett was here, which made him very moved.

"It's over, wait for dinner, I think we can watch TV together for a while, of course ......"

"Of course it's your show, I know! But grandma shouldn't like ......"

Scarlett's tone was tactful. Although she also wants to support the show as soon as possible, she prefers that her grandmother comes first.

Chen Tian patted his head: "It seems that I have forgotten, or you think very comprehensively." Then watch it with grandma. ”

When Chen Tian, Scarlett, and Grandma Wang's family were eating, with the end of work hours, the outside world's discussion and expectations about "Running Man" reached the peak before the broadcast.

The "Variety" reporter even interviewed Josh Ghosn, the host of CBS's "Big Brother".

In an interview with reporters, Josh Ghosn, the host of "Big Brother", the predecessor of the variety show, said: "The whole world is talking about Justin's first variety show "Runningman". From the name of the show, it seems that it is a running man. But it's impossible to imagine how the blame show would have gotten on it.

And our show seems to have become cannon fodder, and it looks like I should be worried and depressed, but I'm sorry I didn't.

After all, our show has been on the air for so many years and has a stable audience, I don't think it will have a bigger impact on us, and I'm curious about Justin's show.

To be honest, I'm a fan of Justin, and I don't think the whole Pacific can accommodate his talent.

So I'm looking forward to this show. I don't know how an all-star reality show would be made, but until now the show has had few trailers. It made me want to get ahead of the idea of some situation in the air.

And this is not in Justin's usual style, but if you think about it, it must be Justin Chen's disguised propaganda tactics to make everyone think that he has no confidence.

In fact, this has given the public the psychology that this show may not be very good, and this psychology will undoubtedly give rise to the idea of many people to watch this show.

If I weren't a fan of Justin, I think I'd be like a lot of people, wanting to see if the bad performance of this variety show with six superstars would be Justin's Waterloo.

As long as everyone thinks so, there is no doubt that everyone has successfully been tricked into it by Justin Chen, like putting a piece of cheese in there, knowing that there may be a trap but everyone can't help but take it. ”

The reporter of "Variety" also did not expect that the host of "Big Brother", who was obviously a competitor, turned out to be a fan of Chen Tian, which made him a little disappointed, and he and many media expected an attack rather than a compliment.

But not everyone is very friendly to Chen Tian, and one of his rivals, "Boston Law" star James Spader, who won Best Actor at the Cannes International Film Festival for "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," is a man who is super confident and a little racist at heart.

"I know he's got some talent, but that doesn't make him necessarily number one.

No one is born to succeed, and I think he's nowhere near as confident as he was back then, and now he looks a bit like a clown.

Of course I'm not discriminating against clowns, it's a job and we should respect it, but I feel like he has the entertainment industry as a ball in his hands.

It is not by absolute technology to gain the trust of the audience, but by other means.

Just like his films, to be honest, there are very few that I particularly identify with until now, and of course I know he doesn't need my approval.

I won't pay attention to the launch of "Runningman", I will only care if my performance is recognized by the audience.

Even if it was successful, I don't think it would be a success, but if we were Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Natalie Portman, Jessica Alba and Wentworth Miller, we could easily have more than 10 million viewers. It can even knock "24 Hours" out of the first place. ”

Many loyal viewers of Boston Law echoed James Spader's claim.

Danny Walter is a die-hard supporter, and he has made his point of view clear on Yahoo, Google, and Facebook: "I'm not going to watch that show." If I could, I'd consider watching it on demand on the weekend, but I'd rather go out and play a game than I could. ”

However, Danny Walter's statement was quickly replied to by many people, and he chose to give in when he was in the middle of a fierce battle with the others.

Because his girlfriend Grace is a die-hard fan of Tom Cruise, she is very much looking forward to Tom Cruise's reality TV debut, although she is also worried that the show will ruin Tom Cruise's perfect image in her heart.

"It's just a reality show that hypes the concept of celebrities. Will those celebrities show us like ordinary people?

It's better to watch "Survivor," "Big Brother," or "American Idol," Danny Walter said depressedly.

"You can choose not to watch it, then I'll find a place to watch the show. Grace's forced decision led Danny Walter to compromise for the time being.

The six members of "Running Man" have many fans all over the United States. Many people choose to sit in front of the TV in order to support their idols.

However, many people are thinking in their hearts that if the show is not good-looking, they will no longer support it next time, and they don't want to see their idols perform badly in the show.

It's getting closer and closer to half past eight. is getting closer and closer to the premiere of "Running Man".

Viewers who are tuning in to NBC TV shows can see it. The countdown to the premiere of "Running Man," which has been in place since last week, is approaching 60 seconds.

As the official veterans of Chen Tian's fan team, the couple Roger and Alice naturally sat in front of the TV while calling on all Chen Tian fans to watch "Running Man" and waited for it to start.

Chen Tian and Scarlett, who are in New York and Alice across the United States, are also sitting on the sofa, but at the moment the TV is not NBC, but Grandma Wang likes the program of the local TV station in Los Angeles.

"What do you think of this, tune me NBC, I want to see how good my grandson's show is, I let my neighbors watch this show a few days ago, I can't stop watching it myself."

It's definitely good to look at. Although I am old, my heart is not old at all. Grandma Wang, who walked out of the room, said to Chen Tian and Scarlett.

It turned out that little Eda heard Grandma Wang's words. He also raised his head at Chen Tian in protest, as if to say, "Grandma is right." ”

"Grandma, you don't have to accommodate me......"

Grandma Wang directly interrupted Chen Tian's words: "Whoever accommodates you, I really want to see it, don't think I'm old and don't like it, hurry up." ”

Chen Tian could only tune the TV to NBC TV, and at this time, NBC's commercial entered the countdown, and the premiere time of "Running Man" in the upper right corner of the screen entered 00:00.

"There was a bridge in ancient Venice, and it has the legend that this sealed arch bridge was built and could only be seen from the inside through the small windows on the bridge.

Its two ends connected the Venetian court and prison at that time, and when the condemned prisoners crossed this sealed bridge, they would sigh through the only window on the bridge before their execution, and thus the name of the Bridge of Sighs.

And some lovers have been separated since then, and their tears have turned all the roads of Venice into rivers. ”

Accompanied by the sound of the TV, the Venice in front of the audience is presented to the audience.

The Bridge of Sighs scene in the film and television materials has been processed to appear on the screen, and the later actors have filmed it, which just forms the picture in the narration.

Men died, women cried on the bridge.

"Are you sure this is a variety show, not a movie or a TV series?" many people immediately asked such questions.

Especially under the sad background music, people with low tear points are brought into it all at once.

"Is this a variety show? Isn't a variety show making people happy? I feel like I'm going to cry. I wonder if I'm the only one. "Someone immediately spoke at the forum.

As soon as it was sent, someone replied: "It's not you, I'm too!"

And at this moment, the style of painting suddenly changed, the sad music was gone, and the low narration tone was gone.

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