Hollywood starts with animation

I have to say that Zhuke's guess is correct.

The number of viewers ranked first yesterday, and it is still the fifth season of the classic old American drama "Friends".However, once "Prison Break" was broadcast, it was extremely strong.

According to the report given by a professional viewership statistics company, "Prison Break" received 15 million views on the first broadcast day, which is 1 million higher than the WB TV network statistics.The number of viewers is second only to 26 million in the 9th episode of the fifth season of Friends.

The difference between the two is 11 million viewers.

It looks like a big difference, but you have to know that "Prison Break" has just started broadcasting!

On the other hand, "Friends" has already aired its fifth season. It is a well-known and well-known ace drama, and it is broadcast on TV giant platforms such as NBC.The new WB TV network is naturally incomparable!

Therefore, when the number of viewers of "Prison Break" was reported by the media, it naturally attracted the attention of many viewers and the industry.

The entertainment version of the "New York Times" bears the brunt.

"A creepy TV show!"

This is the headline of the day in the entertainment section of the "New York Times", the title of the commentary on the "Prison Break" TV series given.

"The protagonist, Michael Schofield, entered the prison just to rescue his brother from prison, but why is he so convinced that his brother was wronged?"

"This is undoubtedly a TV series involving justice and family affection!"

"The various prison inmates who appeared in the first episode each have their own story."

"Although the film only broadcasts one episode, we might as well predict that the next content of the film will definitely contain a lot of political satire and expose a lot of social and judicial injustice."

"Who is in the hands of the law?"

"Is it axiom, fairness, fairness and justice?"

"Let us wait and see!"

.......

"The world of prisoners, should we ignore it?"

This is the headline article given by the "Boston Herald", which is also the headline position.

The article stated: "This is not the first film and TV series involving prisons and prisoners, but only one episode of "Prison Break" was broadcast, but it left us with an extremely deep impression.

"Why is that?"

"High-cost, high-quality boutique TV series, it is the most important leap in the history of American television!"

"The number of viewers of more than 15 million on the first broadcast day is enough to prove that high-cost TV series are the mainstream direction in the future. If not, it is also a direction that cannot be ignored."

"The performance of prisoners in prison after another in the film, especially those who have been sentenced to hundreds of years, or even life imprisonment, makes us wonder if they are really hopeless? Or are they really? Is it illegal?"

"The actor's gaze tells us that some of them must have been wronged!"

"This is definitely a loophole and unbearable judicial system, and even artificial manipulation of a law that should be fair and just!"

.......

"Los Angeles Entertainment", "California Morning Post", "TER Entertainment Weekly"...

That morning, as many as 45 media newspapers across the United States made professional reports on "Prison Break"; as many as 62 film critics also gave targeted positive or negative reviews.

At the bottom of the WB TV station’s official website, there were 78,000 comments about "Prison Break" in less than 12 hours.

Only one episode of "Prison Break" was broadcast, and its influence is already terrifying.

An executive of NBC TV station even directly called: "WB TV network is about to rise!"

A representative of ABC Television: "WB Television Network is a subsidiary of Golden Dawn Television Group. Golden Dawn TV Group and Wald Pictures are both subsidiaries of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group. As we all know, Wald Pictures Since its establishment, many hot-selling works have been launched. Therefore, we are not surprised that the WB TV network can launch a boutique TV series like "Prison Break". Of course, we are still very surprised."

CBS, TNT, FOX, HBO...

The main executives of the TV station also received interviews from a group of media reporters on the same day. The content mainly mentioned the views of "Prison Break".

There is no doubt that the influence of "Prison Break" is spreading.

However, this is only the beginning.

A few days later.

The second episode of "Prison Break Season 1" was broadcast.

The number of viewers hit a new high, reaching 17.5 million, an increase of 2.5 million viewers;

After episode 3 was broadcast, the number of viewers reached 21 million.

20 million person-times, but the American television field evaluates whether a film and television series is the most important indicator of the ace series.

Undoubtedly, "Prison Break" did it.

And it only took 3 episodes!

My colleagues in the American TV field have changed from surprise to shock!

The trump card series is not Xiaoyu Xiaoxia, it represents the comprehensive strength of a TV station, and represents profit and money.

In more than two weeks, the advertising revenue of the WB TV network increased by 330% month-on-month, and reported $8 million.

The market analysis department of ABC TV station gave a rough forecast.

"50000000!"

"Just by advertising revenue, "Prison Break" can generate 50 million in revenue for WB TV. If you add the revenue from the later video tape and DVD market, then it will generate 100 million US dollars in total revenue for WB TV.

"This is still the revenue from the broadcast on the WB TV network platform. If we change to a large platform like ours ABC, the annual revenue is conservatively estimated to be more than 150 million US dollars."

The major TV stations in the same industry in the TV field, while shocked, are more jealous and hateful.

The income of ace TV series is so profitable!

In the future, "A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones" produced and broadcast by HBO TV will generate US$3.58 billion in revenue for HBO TV in the first five seasons of the series.

The huge profits of TV dramas, with the development of the times, are not much worse than the income of Hollywood movies.

.......

December 27, 1998.

Just a few days after Christmas, Zhuke accepted an interview with the California Entertainment News.

Reporter Elena: "Mr. Wald, do you expect that "Prison Break" will be as popular as it is today?"

"of course!"

Zhuke sat on the sofa and said without hesitation: "I personally wrote the "Prison Break" script. After finishing the script, I have this judgment. After all, we have invested heavily in unprecedentedly. Looking at the history of American TV, it is definitely Very rare."

"You are welcome, Jin Shuguang is one of the pioneers of high-cost, high-quality boutique TV series!"

Zhu Ke shamelessly won this title!

This will play a key role in the future development of the TV Group.

At the end of the interview, Zhu Ke mysteriously said: "You might as well pay more attention to UPN TV network. After all, on January 1st, UPN TV will launch the excellent series "The Walking Dead"."

The walking dead?

"Huh?" The reporter Elena was stunned for a few seconds.

The second update of "" was sent, and the minister continued to open the code.