The well-made American drama can be said to be recognized worldwide, and when it comes to the well-made factors of American dramas, in addition to the extremely rigorous production process of American dramas and the large screenwriting team, there is always one topic that cannot be avoided, that is, money, the average production cost of 2 million US dollars per episode is undoubtedly the best in the world, no country can compare, and then look at those dramas that are at the top of the cost pyramid, it is even more staggering.

As the largest pay-TV channel in the United States, HBO has always been known worldwide for its large-scale productions and investments.

Steven. Spielberg and Tom. Hanks' second collaboration after "Band of Brothers" is "War in the Pacific", 10 episodes cost $223 million to produce, and a single episode per hour production cost is $22.3 million, which is definitely the most expensive TV series ever; Spielberg and Tom. Hanks's masterpiece and a classic representative of World War II TV series, with a production cost of $125 million for 10 episodes, has firmly stood tall in the ranks of dramas since its birth; "Roma", the most ambitious and expensive historical drama in HBO history, has no one, with the first season costing $110 million to make, with an average of $10 million per episode; "The Killing Generation", which cost $35 million to produce, with an average of $5 million per episode; "Dead Wood" cost $54 million to produce in the first season, with an average of $4.5 million per episode

And that's obviously not the end of it, as HBO is expected to produce a new big-budget series every year. Among them, "Atlantic Empire" and "A Song of Ice and Fire" have already attracted attention before production has begun.

In addition to HBO, the five major public television stations in the United States also have an endless stream of high-investment dramas, the most typical representatives are "ER: Stories", "Friends", and "Lost". Among them, "ER Story", which was the first medical drama, had a budget of $2 million per episode for the first three seasons, and at the peak of the fifth season, it was already as high as $13 million per episode, although it later dropped to $8 million per episode, it is obviously still incredibly expensive.

Like many sitcoms, Friends didn't start out with a lot of money to make. However, with the increase in actors' salaries, the production cost swelled rapidly, and it reached the final season in 2004. The six lead actors were paid a staggering $1 million per episode, and eventually burned $180 million for the season's 20 episodes.

The production cost of "Lost" is as high as its ratings, with the first season costing $100 million to make, averaging $4 million per episode. Its biggest deal was the premiere episode, which cost $14 million. Setting a record for ABC television to film the plane crash and wreckage.

Although in terms of absolute investment, the TV series produced by Shuguang Film are far from being comparable to these expensive American dramas, there is no doubt that among the domestic film and television companies, Shuguang Film is the most willing to spend money, and the "New Three Kingdoms" that is still in full swing is expected to rise to 190 million after two budget additions. The production cost of a single episode is as high as 2 million, and the production cost of "Step by Step" has reached 1.5 million per episode under the interference of Lin Yuquan.

So is the case with Dawning Films. Summit Entertainment is naturally the same, as the first TV series produced by Summit Entertainment, and it is a drama series from Lin Yuquan's idea, Summit Entertainment spared no effort in the production of "Sherlock", in which the premiere episode alone burned 12 million US dollars, went to London to shoot, and built Sherlock Holmes's apartment at 221B Baker Street, and the production cost of each subsequent episode was not less than 4 million US dollars. The actors' salaries only account for 30% of the production costs, and the funds are really used for production, polishing the plot and details with the most rigorous attitude.

It is precisely because of this that there is the excellent quality of the first episode of "Sherlock", with the first season reservation of CBS, with CBS's emphasis on dramas, and with 11 European countries, 10 radio and television organizations in the Pacific Rim, and 32 countries and regions vying to buy broadcast rights.

Under the months-long fierce momentum of CBS, "Sherlock" has not yet been broadcast, and it has been highly anticipated by audiences across the United States with its wonderful trailer, and there has been a lot of discussion on the Internet, on the one hand, around the actors and stills, on the other hand, it is also concerned by major TV stations and TV production companies, as the first TV series produced by Summit Entertainment, what kind of ratings will "Sherlock" achieve? Lin Yuquan's Dawning Film is already the most successful TV production company in Chinese mainland, so can he replicate the success of Dawning Films in the United States?

Not only in the United States, Lin Yuquan's fans all over the world are also looking forward to the broadcast of "Sherlock", especially in China, people naturally hope that Lin Yuquan can recreate magic and hold high the banner of Chinese glory, especially American drama fans are the most excited and looking forward to it.

In 1979, shortly after President Nixon's visit to China, the sci-fi drama series "The Man from the Bottom of the Atlantic" appeared on CCTV's TV screen, which immediately caused a lot of sensation, and then "Garrison's Expendables", "Uncle Martin Mars", "Growing Pains", "Detective Hunter", "Rich Grudge", "Heroic Lion", "Friends" and other dramas have landed in China and are loved by many young audiences.

However, in that era when the Internet was not developed enough, in comparison, American dramas were still relatively niche, mainly popular in China in the form of DVDs, relying on the word of mouth of the disc store owner and American drama fans, until the establishment of Shuguang.com and the introduction of a large number of American dramas, American dramas officially set sail in China's Internet era, and quickly heated up to form an American drama culture, and had a large number of drama fans on the Internet.

Although there are now more than 20 American dramas introduced by Shuguang every year, for American drama fans, such a number is obviously not enough to watch, after all, the length of American dramas is generally not long, and not every drama is in line with personal tastes, so American drama fans are not only looking forward to the excitement and fun of "Sherlock" itself, but also looking forward to the success of "Sherlock", Summit Entertainment can bring more high-quality American dramas in the future like Shuguang movies.

Time flies, September 16 arrived as scheduled, and when night fell, as in the past, countless office workers who had been busy all day and students who had been in school for a day returned home, and after a pleasant dinner, they sat on the sofa in the living room, turned on the TV with the remote control in hand, and waited with anticipation for the start of the series they liked or intended to watch.

There is no doubt that television is one of the most important forms of entertainment in all countries covered by television, and in the United States, most Americans spend a large part of their time at home outside of work, so television plays an extremely important role in American families.

As we all know, the autumn file in the United States is the prime time for American dramas, and a large number of high-profile return dramas and new dramas are chosen to land on the TV screen during this schedule, similar to the extraordinary significance of the summer file to movies, for the audience, they are now enjoying the annual TV feast.

In the two weeks leading up to September, "Survivor", "Gossip Queen", "Glamour Life", "The Vampire Diaries", "Mystic Force", "America's Top Model Contest", "Glee" and other series or TV shows have premiered one after another, among which FOX's blockbuster new drama "Glee" beat "Mystic Power", "Vampire Diaries" and other dramas, becoming the most successful new series of the year so far with an effective rating of 7.3 million people/3.5.

However, the scenery of "Glee" ends here, because as time comes to this week, American dramas will really enter a period of intensive return, just watching this week, there are old dramas such as "Tracing the Bones", "The Edge of Crisis", "Office", "Basketball Brothers", "Scrap League", "The Good Wife", "Sherlock", "Beautiful Life" and other new dramas have premiered one after another, among which "Basketball Brothers" is Monday, "The Good Wife" is Tuesday, "Sherlock", "Beautiful Life" is Wednesday, "Tracing the Bones", "Edge of Crisis" , "Office", and "Scrap Alliance" are concentrated on the best Thursday.

"Basketball Brothers" aside, as a new drama, "The Good Wife" has completed its premiere with 9.62 million viewers and excellent media reviews, and tonight, "Sherlock" and "Life is Beautiful" will premiere at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. EST, respectively, with their biggest competitors being "America's Got Talent" at 8 p.m. and "Jay's Talent" at 10 p.m. The Renault Show.

The waiting time is undoubtedly very long, especially for the executives of Summit Entertainment and the executives of CBS, as the first TV series produced by the company, the significance of "Sherlock" to Summit Entertainment is self-evident, for CBS, the greater significance of "Sherlock" is to complete the program layout, on the list of CBS's recent return dramas and new dramas, Monday is a comedy special, starting at eight o'clock, "The Romance of Mom and Dad", "Unexpected Disturbance", "Two and a Half Heroes", "The Big Bang Theory" one episode aired one after another, followed by the ace series "CSI: Miami" at 10 o'clock; Starting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, "Naval Criminal Investigation Division", "Naval Criminal Investigation Division: Los Angeles", and "The Good Wife" will air one episode after another; Starting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, "Sherlock," "Criminal Minds," and "CSI: New York" aired one episode after another; Starting at 8 p.m. on Thursday, "Survivor: Samoa", "Crime Scene Investigation", and "Super Sense Detective" have aired one episode after another; Starting at 8 o'clock on Friday night, "Ghost Whisperer", "Psychic Murderer", and "Digital Murder Chasing" have aired one episode after another

Obviously, with the broadcast of many returning dramas and new dramas in the fall file, CBS can occupy a more ideal position at many points from Monday to Thursday, among which on Wednesday night, the ratings of the two dramas "Criminal Minds" and "CSI Investigation: New York" do not have to worry, but in the position of the eight o'clock file, for a long time before that, CBS's results were not ideal, and this time CBS deliberately put the most important new drama "Sherlock" this year in this position, which is to hope that "Sherlock" It can open up the situation and promote the viewership growth of the two series "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: New York".

So what is the result?

The time soon came to 8 p.m., and the audience sitting on the sofa in the living room each pressed the remote control to select the TV channel. (To be continued.) )