"Wednesday's ratings rankings are out, and "Sherlock" is the champion."

"Sherlock premiered and beat America's Got Talent."

"Sherlock" sparked a wave of discussion, and the ratings set a four-year record for new dramas."

Compared with the chaotic ratings statistics in China, Nielsen released the single-day ratings data on Thursday morning September 17 as scheduled, and with the enthusiastic reports of major media, all viewers who care about "Sherlock" know the ratings and situation of the show for the first time.

On Wednesday the week before, America's Got Talent won the spot with 11.64 million viewers, beating out the premiere Glee, the rerun of Criminal Minds and the new season of Prime: Crime Close-up, with 7.3 million, 7.08 million and 6.71 million viewers, respectively.

Based on this ratings situation, whether it is the industry, the media, or the fans and viewers, they all believe that this Wednesday's ratings champion will only be produced between "America's Got Talent" and "Sherlock", and there are more people who support "Sherlock".

CBS press spokesman Ted Brown. "It's not surprising, we're confident in the quality of Sherlock, and we knew it was going to be the most high-profile new show of the fall this year, and that proves to be true," Worth confidently said. ”

However, within CBS, the management has been smiling from ear to ear, and if it weren't for the image, they would have danced and jumped in the conference room, and they believe that "Sherlock" will certainly not be disappointed, but given the overall decline in ratings in the past two years. But they were also not confident in the super high ratings, and as a result, "Sherlock" gave them a huge surprise.

16.72 million, that's the number of viewers set by the first episode of "Sherlock". The last new drama with higher ratings for the premiere was traced back to "Lost" broadcast in the spring of 2004-2005, when "Lost" had 18.6 million viewers, and finally achieved an average rating of 15.69 million with excellent quality.

It must be known that the 2004-2005 American drama schedule can be called one of the heyday periods in history, "Crime Scene Investigation" got the highest average viewership of 26.42 million that year, and "Desperate Housewives" also came out of nowhere with an average viewership of 23.7 million. This was followed by 21.4 million in the closing season of "Friends" and 19.12 million in "CSI Investigation: Miami", in addition to the premiere ratings that were not as good as "Lost". but came later than "Grey's Anatomy".

In contrast, the TV environment in which the two are located can be described as very different, so although the absolute value is not as good as "Lost", it is no exaggeration to say that. The premiere of "Sherlock" was also a brilliant victory. According to the number of viewers of the series in the previous year, this result can be ranked fourth, behind "Crime Scene Investigation", "Naval Criminal Investigation Service", and "Super Sense Detective", which are also broadcast on CBS.

This is not the most exciting thing for CBS, what is even more amazing is that "Sherlock" has a rating of 9.2/16 in the 18-49 age group, beating the most outstanding performances of "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and a Half Heroes", naturally, far exceeding popular dramas such as "CSI" and "NCIS".

You know, although the media in various countries are reporting on the ratings of TV programs in the United States for a week. The focus is all on the total viewership, but within the United States. The ratings of the 18-48 age group are what TV stations and businesses care about the most, after all, this age group is the main consumer group of the market, and it is also the main target customer group of merchants.

How popular "Sherlock" is among young people, according to statistics, when its first episode aired, the number of tweets discussing the show reached 1.54 million, the number of tweets reached 357,600, and it was viewed more than 69 million times by 5.12 million people, and the peak time period appeared in the second advertising moment, with 98,462 tweets per minute, which is amazing, and no new drama has ever received so much attention.

For CBS, that means a steady stream of high advertising bills, and what could not be more important.

Speaking in detail, although CBS is the king of TV ratings today, it almost monopolizes the top 20 in the ratings list in terms of dramas, and no TV station can compete with it, but the ratings of the 18-49 age group have not been very ideal, not only have they gained the upper hand in the competition with major TV stations, but they are in a weak position all year round, not to mention reality shows or anything, FOX's "American Idol" is definitely a monster level, and just looking at the drama series, ABC is the well-deserved king, "Grey's Anatomy", " Lost and Desperate Housewives have firmly suppressed CBS's "Two and a Half Men" and the rapidly rising "The Big Bang Theory" in the past two years.

In addition, as an eight-o'clock drama, the high ratings of "Sherlock" will also directly promote the ratings growth of CBS's later nine-o'clock and ten-o'clock dramas.

Some people are happy and some are worried, under the light of "Sherlock", the TV show broadcast at the same time last night on Wednesday is undoubtedly extremely dim, the biggest loser is "America's Got Talent" and "Beautiful Life", the former has 12.47 million viewers, which seems to have increased compared to the same period last week, but you must know that this Wednesday's "America's Got Talent" came to the top 10 results of the schedule is extremely critical, but the slight increase in ratings is obviously unqualified, "Beautiful Life" is even worse, this Ashton. Kutcher served as executive producer, and Misha Murphy served as executive producer. Barton plays the heroine, telling the bizarre work and life of New York models, CW's new fall show premiered with only 1.17 million viewers, and it is widely believed to be the first new show to be cut this fall.

However, this will not affect the mood of CBS and Summit Entertainment in the slightest.

"Guys, there's no doubt that Sherlock was a success, and at the current trend, Sherlock is expected to soon be our highest-priced TV show, and I think it's time to find Summit Entertainment to renew a few episodes." CBS President Steve Brown. Walsh stopped clapping his hands as the high-ups watched, laughing.

"That's right, that's exactly how it should be." "I think the second season should also be talked about as soon as possible." "I don't think Sherlock has anything to worry about." The atmosphere in the conference room became more and more enthusiastic for a while, and everyone smiled easily.

As soon as one episode aired, he was called "the best new drama fan this fall", and was regarded as a divine drama in the mouths of countless drama fans, while being happy for the results of "Sherlock", Summit Entertainment was very calm inside, not getting carried away by the so-called fame, all focusing on what kind of results "Sherlock" can achieve in the end, and what kind of position can it occupy on the entire TV screen?

In terms of the ratings of the first episode, "Sherlock" undoubtedly brought a big surprise, according to the past situation, as long as "Sherlock" maintains its level, the average rating of a single season is at least 13.5 million, which is enough to rank among the top ten in last year's drama ratings, which can be said to be a success anyway, but this is naturally not everyone's biggest goal.

Also as a new CBS drama and a crime suspense genre, "Super Sense Detective" had 15.67 million viewers for its premiere last year, benefiting from a wonderful and interesting plot, and then the ratings went all the way up, and finally got a rating of 17.51 million, second only to the two old dramas "Crime Scene Investigation" and "Naval Criminal Investigation Division".

In fact, it is not uncommon for dramas with ratings rising all the way after the premiere, when "Grey's Anatomy" was in the first season, its premiere viewership was more than 13 million, and by the end of the season, the average viewership of the show had risen to more than 18 million, and the number of viewers of "Desperate Housewives" rose to more than 23 million at the end of the season on the basis of more than 21 million.

Naturally, everyone hopes that "Sherlock" will also get better and better and create better results.

In addition to its own performance, what kind of position "Sherlock" can occupy in the cloud of dramas depends on the performance of other episodes in the future, looking at the return schedule of this year's autumn file, there is no doubt that next week is the most important week, if the return of new and old dramas begins to become dense this week, then next week is the most important week, which is clear at a glance just by looking at the weight of the drama part.

Monday, September 21: Old drama "Dr. House", "The Big Bang Theory", "Two and a Half Heroes", "The Romance of Mom and Dad", "Detective Spirit", "CSI: Miami", new drama "Unexpected Disturbance".

Tuesday, September 22: Old drama "NCIS" and "Hero", spin-off new drama "NCIS: Los Angeles".

Wednesday, September 23: Old dramas "Criminal Minds", "CSI: New York", new dramas "Modern Family", "Witches of East Town", "Mature Woman Town".

Thursday, September 24: Old dramas: "Grey's Anatomy", "CSI", "Super Detective", new drama "Future Flash".

Friday, September 25: The old drama "The Ghost Whisperer", "The Soul Medium", "Digital Pursuit", "The Prequel to Superman", and the new drama "Brothers".

Saturday, September 26: None.

Sunday, September 27: Old dramas "Desperate Housewives", "The Simpsons", "Hard Evidence", "Double Forensics".

Obviously, such a week is too extraordinary, and from next week, the ratings war for the fall season in the United States will really start.

For Sherlock, this week's premiere is just the beginning, and the coming weeks will be the key to its final results and position.

As Lin Yuquan said: It's just the beginning, happy is happy, and what should be done must be continued. (To be continued.) )