When a night of drinking is over, an all-night hangover ensues. Levy couldn't remember who had sent him home, and when he opened his eyes again, he was woken up by the sound of a hurried phone.

Look at the wall clock, the two hands are already pointing straight up, have you slept until noon? Levi raised his head and shook his head, dispelling his dizziness: he had been drunk and unconscious more and more times in the past few days.

It's also a good thing, it's rare to be happy when you're alive.

Reaching out to pick up the phone, Alexander's voice on the other end of the phone was already ringing in an extremely high-pitched voice, "Nick, what are you doing, why are you so slow to answer the phone?" Did you know that today is the day when our TV drama ratings come out? I'm dying, you're so unhurried......"

"To the point, I just woke up and I'm dizzy." Levy interrupted his tirade, "It's you—you got up so early yesterday just as late as we did?" ”

"I won't be drunk and unable to work on the days when the Nielsen index comes out!" On the other end of the phone, Alexander's anger seemed to be a little big, "You are also the producer and director of our TV series, and the ratings of the TV series are out, don't you care?" ”

Are the ratings already out?

Levy looked up and looked at his watch. It's already afternoon, and it's almost time to come out.

Nielsen's ratings statistics are generally released in the afternoon of the next day. Levy knew this very well, and that's why he got drunk last night: he liked to sleep straight to the end of the show this morning than he had been in the company this morning, waiting for the ratings report.

And now, the results are in.

"Aren't the ratings good?" Levy asked rhetorically.

This time, there was a burst of laughter in his ears, Alexander was still very angry just now, and as soon as Levi's words came out, his laughter seemed to be unstoppable.

"I don't have any worries when I hear you laugh - I guess the TV series is a success?"

"It's more than success! It was a great success! On the other end of the phone, Alexander was clearly excited, "Guess what, what is our ratings/share?" ”

There are two types of ratings for American dramas, that is, ratings/share. The former means, 18-49 years old, how many people are watching TV series, while the latter means market share, which refers to how many people are watching this TV series among the people who turn on the TV.

Not everyone's spare time,There is only one way to watch less TV dramas,A large number of people don't watch TV dramas,Generally speaking,People who watch TV,Can account for about one-third of the total number of people in this age group, even if it's a lot,The number of the former,It's generally one-third of the latter。

In general, people are accustomed to using ratings to describe the number of viewers of a TV series. Because 18-49 years old are gold consumers, advertisements are made for them to see, and the ratings directly determine whether a TV series is watched by anyone.

"How many? Listen to you quite happy, more than 3%? ”

For a TV series, how many ratings determine life and death. Generally speaking, 3% is a very important threshold, and if it exceeds 3%, ninety percent can stay, and even directly consider the next season. And generally more tangled 2%, because it is possible to stay, but also to be cut. As for about 1.5%, ...... Unless there are people who support it.

As long as the total number of TV dramas has passed, there is no need to worry too much - generally speaking, only about 30% of people will watch TV dramas at the same time period, and the four major TV networks, plus some other small TV stations, and some pay stations, compete together for this 30%, and it is not easy to have 3%.

Of course, this is limited to the big four TV networks. Not necessarily if it were any other TV network. For example, for the CW in memory, even if they are 1.5 even if they are hit dramas, 0.6 may be left, and if they are niche TV stations such as science fiction stations, the ratings are even more floating clouds, and the peripheral products of that TV series sell well, so which one to stay - anyway, their TV series can't support themselves by ratings. "Your estimation is too low, do you think we only have such a little ability? Let me tell you, the media's comments on our TV series are 'the new banner of crime dramas, excellent TV dramas with enlightening effects', and there are only 3 such TV series? You underestimate yourself too much. The number of ratings is something you would never dare to imagine, guess what, how many ratings do we have? ”

"Alex, I just woke up and I'm not in the mood to mess with you...... What are the ratings, you can just say it. ”

In Levy's heart, of course, he is also hoping that his TV series will have higher ratings, but he doesn't want to guess: if the hope is too big and the TV series is not reached, it will be sad for him.

But it shouldn't be low, right? Critics of TV dramas, although sometimes they also pay attention to the artistry of the story, but in comparison, they still care a lot about ratings. Since they commented on their TV series like this, the ratings can't be bad.

"You're so boring...... Listen -- our TV series, the ratings are 5/14, you know what that means, right? ”

This somewhat terrifying number made Levy's head sober up all of a sudden, "5/14? That means we have ...... viewership."

"13.5 million, an unimaginable number!"

13.5 million people tuned in...... Even Levy himself was frightened.

He has always known that the CSI TV series can definitely become popular, but he never thought that this TV series, once it was broadcast, would have become so popular.

13.5 million people - this number is beyond the reach of many veteran TV dramas. You must know that even a TV series like Law and Order, known as the most classic TV series, was only an average of 12 million viewers when the first season was just broadcast, and this TV series had just been released, and they had already been thrown away!

Although many TV series are quite good in the later stage, they are not particularly satisfactory when they are first broadcast in the early stage. It is very difficult to tap all the potential of a TV series with potential. On the one hand, it is fine-tuned with reference to the audience's evaluation, on the other hand, it is created according to the characteristics of the actors, and sometimes, it is also necessary to carry out some TV series to attract popularity, such as bringing in super star stars to make cameos for TV series, and finding well-known directors to direct one or two episodes, so as to pull the audience...... CSI has not done anything in these aspects, and once it was launched, it has reached 13 million - even if the crime drama is born with a large audience and full potential, this is enough to surprise people.

"13.5 million, this number, it seems that the ratings of 5 are still a bit low." Levi sighed in admiration.

The ratings of 5, calculated according to the population, indicate that the number of people who watch this TV series is probably less than 6 million people in the prime age. CSI is known as the old people's station, and it really lives up to its reputation, more than half of the people are outside the ratings statistics, which also makes Levy feel a little insufficient.

If it's in NBC...... That thing is definitely different.

"What's missing? This is the first episode, the first episode! In the future, the ratings will definitely be higher. ”

On the other end of the phone, Alexander's excited voice continued to shout, accusing Levy of not being greedy enough, "The ratings of 5, the market share is 14, 13.5 million people, our TV series is really a hit drama, and in the future, our ratings will increase." If you think about it, the ratings of the first episode can exceed 5, and in the future, if we do well enough, it will not be a problem to rise above 8. What does 8 above mean? It means that our TV series is definitely the most classic TV series, and it has been on the air for more than five seasons, and it is no problem at all - Nick, we have succeeded! ”

The number of viewers of 13.5 million is actually not particularly good, and if you compare it with those gold medal TV series, this rating is also quite low. However, as the premiere episode of a TV series, 13.5 million is not low at all. can have such a number, which shows that the future of this TV series is very worth looking forward to.

can have such good results in the first broadcast, and the TV series that will be broadcast for less than five seasons in the later period can only be done unless the screenwriter dies - even in Levy's advanced memory, only "Super Heroes" has done this, but that is because the Writers Guild has gone on strike, and his own TV series has no such concerns.

"In that case, we all have to take action - since the media has given us a good evaluation of the TV series, then I will quickly go and see and determine the next direction of revision of the TV series. You inform Clark and get him to contact all the cast members to congratulate them, congratulate them on the success of the TV series, and make sure they won't jump ship. I asked Bob to write the script for the new episode, and I made an outline, and they needed to fill it in. Alex...... Dealing with CBS is all up to you. ”

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Alexander nodded proudly, "If our TV series is filmed, this is a lot of money, and I will never let the funds slip out of my hands." ”