Chapter 241

I have to say that Zucker's guess is right.

"This is not the first film and TV series involving prison and prisoners, but prison break, which only shows one episode, has left us a very deep impression," said the article in yesterday's ratings

"Why is that?"

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

"The audience of more than 15 million people on the day of the premiere is enough to prove that high-cost TV plays are the mainstream direction in the future, and even if not, it is also a direction that can not be ignored."

"The performance of one prisoner after another in prison shown in the film, especially those who are sentenced to hundreds of years or even life imprisonment, makes us wonder if they are really hopeless? Or are they really breaking the law? "

"The hero's vision tells us that some of them must have been wronged!"

"This is absolutely the loophole and unbearable of justice, and even the artificial manipulation of the law which should be fair and just!"

.......

Los Angeles entertainment, California morning post, ter Entertainment Weekly

Early that morning, as many as 45 media and newspapers across the United States made professional reports on prison break; As many as 62 film critics gave positive or negative comments.

Below the official website of WB TV station, there were messages about prison break. In less than 12 hours, there were as many as 78000 messages.

Just one episode of prison break has a terrible influence.

NBC television, a senior executive, is calling: "WB TV network is about to rise!"

A representative of ABC TV station said: "WB TV network is a subsidiary of Golden Dawn TV group, which is also a subsidiary of Golden Dawn entertainment group together with Wald pictures. As we all know, since the founding of Wald pictures, it has launched a number of hot works. Therefore, we are not surprised that WB TV network can launch such a high-quality TV series as prison break. Of course, we were very surprised. "

CBS、TNT、FOX、HBO.......

And so on, the main executives of the TV station also received an interview from a number of media reporters on the same day, whose main content was to mention 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.

Prison Break Season 1 Episode 2 is on air.

The number of viewers reached 17.5 million, an increase of 2.5 million;

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

20 million person times, but the most important indicator of whether a film and television play is a trump in the field of American television.

No doubt prison break did.

And it only took three episodes!

American counterparts in the field of television, from surprise to shock!

Trump series, is not a small fish, it represents a TV station's comprehensive strength, and represents profit and money.

In more than two weeks, the advertising revenue of WB TV network increased by 330% month on month to close at US $8 million.

ABC TV's market analysis department gives a rough forecast.

"50 million!"

"Just the advertising revenue, prison break can generate 50 million yuan for WB TV station. If we add in the later video and DVD market revenue, then it will generate 100 million dollars for WB TV station."

"This is still the revenue from broadcasting on WB TV network platform. If we change to a big platform like 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 are more envious than shocked.

The income of trump TV series is such a huge profit!

In the future, HBO's "song of ice and fire: the game of power" produced and broadcasted by HBO TV station will generate US $3.58 billion in revenue for the first five seasons alone.

With the development of the times, the huge profits of TV series are no less than the income of Hollywood movies.

.......

27 December 1998.

Just a few days after Christmas, Zucker was interviewed by the California entertainment.

Reporter Elena: Mr. Wald, did you expect prison break to be as popular as it is today

"Of course!"

Zucker sat on the sofa and said without hesitation: "I wrote the script of prison break myself. After finishing the script, I made such a judgment. After all, we have invested heavily in the history of American television, which is absolutely rare."

"To put it bluntly, Jin Shuguang is one of the founders of high-cost and high-quality TV series."

Zhu Ketian won the title without shame!

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

At the end of the interview, Zhuke said mysteriously, "you might as well pay more attention to UPN TV network. After all, on January 1, UPN TV station will launch the excellent drama" walking dead. "

a dead-alive person?

"Eh?" Reporter Elena was stunned for a few seconds.

The second watch was sent, and the minister continued to open the code.