Every Thursday is quite a busy day for those on the set of the TV series.

For the filming of the TV series, I got the script on Monday, memorized the lines on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, which was the day of rehearsal, and on Friday, it was officially recorded. Everyone knows that this day can be quite hectic and stressful. There is no special reason, no one will be in the set, shouting indiscriminately.

However, this time, when Alexander, one of the producers of CSI, rushed over with a yell, everyone forgave him. Although his yelling was indeed wrong, the words he shouted made everyone feel excited.

"Second in the ratings! The second largest TV series in the United States! Guys, you've made the second most watched TV series in the United States! ”

His words made the entire studio a little stunned. Today is Thursday, the day of rehearsals for the TV series. Almost all of the actors were in the studio, and at this time, they all heard the news. Unlike the ecstasy of hearing the news last week, this time, they were all frozen.

Second in the United States in terms of ratings?

"More than Friends, more than Law & Order, second only to the story of the emergency room? Oh my God, what kind of TV series did we make? Bob originally came to stop Alexander, but at this time, when he heard Alexander's words, he also stopped dumbly, he knew that the No. 1 ratings in the United States was the outrageously high production cost and outrageous emergency room story with high advertising costs, but he didn't expect that his TV series would be able to get close to that one, "The second in the national ratings, how could it be so easy to get to the second!" ”

Of course, they all know very well that this second rating is the second most watched TV series, not the second most watched by all programs -- if all programs are counted, the football program will always be the first place, with more than 20 ratings for every major game, and more than 50 million viewers for major games, which is unmatched by any other TV program. Compared with that kind of program, it is self-defeating.

However, even if it is the second in the TV series, it is terrifying enough.

17.5 million viewers -- 4 million more than last week. Bob or Clark, no one could believe the horrible number. They originally thought that their TV series could do about the same as law and order, and it was already at the top. They originally thought that even if the number of viewers exceeded Law & Order, but because of CBS's age group, it would be difficult for their ratings to surpass Law & Order, which would become a long-term story, and the two sides needed to compete for a long time, who was the number one crime drama - but who knows, in just a few days, they welcomed another new good news after the TV series with hot ratings: their TV series crushed Law and Order and took away the status of the first crime drama. The difference in the number of viewers of 3.5 million, no matter how the ratings are counted, this is no longer a TV series of a grade.

NBC said that their TV series was not as good as NBC's, and Friends immediately succeeded in giving CBS a slap in the face, but CSI immediately pulled it back. NBC is the king of TV dramas, because they are the three most popular dramas in crime, medical care, and emergency comedy, but now, the throne of law and order has been relinquished.

NBC's king status has begun to be leveraged.

And if it's the best in the United States, then it's naturally the best in the world - although people here haven't carefully analyzed the level of TV dramas in other countries, but this statement is not wrong.

"We really succeeded!" Bob looked at Clark in disbelief.

"Because we're strong." Clark didn't bother to think about what kind of emotional comedy is born with short legs, 15 million is basically the limit, Law & Order has been on the air for too long, causing the number of viewers to drop and something like that, "We're strong, so we succeeded, we're amazing, we're much better than all of them!" What Law & Order? Go to hell! We are the new order, we are the new law! ”

Clark's declaration was exchanged for a piece of harmony: whether it is the actors or the crew, they all know what the significance of the second best ratings in the United States is: in the story of the emergency room, those protagonists are all highly paid, and the most handsome among them, George Clooney, was even pulled away to make a movie, and there are even rumors that he is going to play Batman in the movie because of his handsome chin line - the actor of a big-budget movie with an investment of hundreds of millions? Such an opportunity is a dream for everyone here!

"Our TV series is the most popular crime drama, the best crime drama in the United States and the world!"

Alexander and his partners hugged one by one: to be honest, the 12 million ratings of Law & Order conceded defeat, which used to seem to him an impossible dream number, but now, 12 million? For CSI, it's a failure!

"We should have asked CBS to adjust for us to go to Thursday, and if it was Thursday, our ratings would be higher. Maybe it's even higher than the story of the emergency room. Wednesday didn't have as many viewers as Thursday, we suffered a loss, we suffered a big loss. ”

Alexander was still muttering, and at this time, Levy had already walked over, and when he heard his words, he laughed directly, "Do you still need to say it?" Now even CBS itself is probably thinking about adjusting the broadcast time for us. ”

"So I'm going to rush them? They wouldn't say no to me, would they? ”

"Don't worry, I haven't heard that it will be changed in less than half a season." Levy shook his head, "And let's wait and see, 17.5 million is a lot, but not enough to be satisfied." ”

"It's already the second in the United States, and you're still not satisfied?" Alexander's eyes widened, "Do you want the number one ratings in the United States?" The story of the accident and emergency room has 21 million viewers! "How much is 21 million?" Levi shook his head, "Look, our TV series won't be worse than them." ”

Levy is confident enough that his TV series can gain more favor: CSI represents a crime drama with a new concept, and such a crime drama with 20 million viewers is not a problem.

In terms of competing for ratings, crime dramas have too many innate advantages, a wider range of adaptable people, it is easier to create attractive suspense and plots, more thrilling and exciting, making this type of drama inherently easier to attract audiences than comedies and other genres. Now that CSI has been a great success as soon as it is broadcast, it can be said that it has been determined that this TV series has basically locked in the top five ratings this year.

And if in the long run, this show has the potential to become the No. 1 TV series in the ratings, if according to the series, with this level of popularity, as long as you don't die yourself, you will definitely be able to shoot more than five seasons. The TV series has been produced to this extent, and it is definitely quite successful.

Medical dramas and crime dramas are always the most popular dramas. Friends is known as the best sitcom in American dramas, but in fact, it has only won the ratings championship for one year, and dramas like CSI, CM, and Anatomy Gray are always used to compete for the first place.

Now, CSI has to compete with the story of the emergency room — a TV series that has reached 50 percent of its market share several times and has become a hit with George Clooney.

This time, both NBC and CBS are ready to fight this battle.

CBS announced early that it had adjusted CSI to Thursday for the sake of airing a new show - a blatant challenge to the NBC. And the NBC was not to be outdone, they immediately began to build momentum for the story of the emergency room, on the one hand, there were immediately rumors that there were big stars who wanted to make a cameo appearance in the TV series, on the other hand, they also let George Clooney and others, all jump out to accept various interviews, of course, they did not forget to advertise the story of the emergency room under other programs - for them, the number one in the ratings can no longer be lost, and also, by the way, on their own TV station, Announced the production of a forensic TV show, hoping to use it to boost the TV series' ratings.

At this time, CSI also began to release the trailer of their third episode of the TV series directly on TV - the trailer is very simple, it just tells people that the third episode is a whole episode, and it will revolve around a case called the Buffalo Case. However, even if it is a simple trailer, involving the theme of destroying doors and violating children, some people will pay attention to it, not to mention, the little girl named Lindsay Rohan who starred in this case is very popular in just a few dozen seconds of trailer.

This time, these two works are going to collide.

When the third week came, the people in the crew came much earlier than before, and they were all racing against time to finish the afternoon's work during the morning rehearsal. They knew that at noon, Alexander would bring a third-week ratings report -- the news that was of their utmost concern.

And this time, Alexander didn't come on his own - he was accompanied by CBS's entertainment president Leslie Muvis.

"Today, guys, let's witness a great moment together." Seeing that everyone else was looking at him, Leslie Mulvis immediately knew what people were thinking, and he jumped directly on the table and opened his mouth loudly, "This is a moment to celebrate with cheers, and this moment will be remembered by everyone who is lucky enough to participate: our CSI, with 24 million viewers, 13.7/24 - our audience is more than the story of the emergency room, and our TV series is the number one TV series in the United States!" His voice was raised, "Each and every one of you is our rising star!" ”

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PS: The Buffalo Case in CSI is the seventh episode, and this episode has generated a very enthusiastic response, so the third episode is mentioned in the book. The young actor used in the original play was Fanning, but Fanning was only 2 years old in 96, so the book was changed to Lindsay Lohan, who was more suitable for age. In addition, please collect, ask for recommendation, thank you for your support.