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When "Prison Break"'s 9.6 million premiere viewership and 2.1 premiere ratings appeared in front of the media, everyone was shocked, even Eden Hudson, who has always been calm, saw this Nielsen statistic At that time, there was also a strange look of inquiry on the iceberg's face. Ha 18m
With 9.6 million viewers and a 2.1 viewership rate, if this result is placed in the schedule of the autumn broadcast in three weeks, it is estimated that everyone will sneer, because this result can only be said to be mediocre. Looking back at the ratings of the premiere of "NCIS", even if the show is not impressive, the ratings are gradually rising, but the premiere results are far higher than this figure, not to mention the outstanding performance from the beginning. "Grey's Anatomy" and "Doctor House". However, putting this result on Monday, August 29th, it can be called astonishing.
In this period, more than 5 million ratings will make headlines. "Prison Break" has won the favor of 9.6 million viewers, and it has also broken through this period in the number of ratings that advertisers value most. The confinement, which hovered around 1:00 on average, successfully entered the second mark of the ratings. This result is the highest Monday ratings record in seven years of TV off-season. The launch of "Prison Break", followed by a series of records, and countless fans, started their own journey strongly.
Almost overnight, young men across the United States learned about a TV show called "Prison Break". Unlike "Desperate Housewives", a story told to housewives, "Prison Break" is entirely for men. 's episodes.
In the first episode of "Prison Break". As soon as it came up, it captured the hearts of male audiences with exciting stories. Architect Michael is well-earned and lives in high-end apartments. But he inexplicably robbed a bank and refused to defend himself in court with the sole purpose of going to jail. The motive for going to prison is to escape from prison, and to escape from prison with everyone who will be executed in a month. Like all drama series, the first season of "Prison Break" has the usual tension and excitement, arousing everyone's curiosity.
However, unlike "********", "Desperate Housewives", "Friends", "Grey's Anatomy" and other dramas with housewives as the main viewing group, "Prison Break" brings men who like to stimulate and kill Viewers are also included in the viewing map.
Although in the first episode, the female characters did not appear at all, all the plot unfolded in a prison composed of all men, but within the gray and white toned bars. There is always an air that makes people's heart beat faster - the body collision between the prisoner and the jailer, the intrigue between the prisoners, the perseverance and courage to break through the cage, the maze tattoo scissors broken toes, the plot has not yet started, it is enough to make people jump.
At present, Fox TV's male-themed TV series "Twenty-Four Hours" has also been well received. It is also full of masculinity, and it is also a suspenseful plot, but "Prison Break" is more tense than "Twenty-Four Hours", and the audience has a feeling that the heart is jumping out of the throat at any time. Especially in the special environment of prison, it also makes people feel endless curiosity.
in addition. Choosing the handsome and friendly Wentworth Miller as the male protagonist also attracted the attention of a large number of female audiences. In such a drama where male hormones are almost suffocating, the broadcast of the first episode actually attracted more than 52% of the female audience. It has to be said that the male protagonist is an important factor.
The second episode aired immediately after. Continuing the success of the premiere, 8.8 million viewers sat in front of the TV and waited for the second episode to air. And the ratings are still stable at 2.0. After the second episode was broadcast, it was praised by the media again, and the audience couldn't put it down. Although only two episodes have been broadcast so far, the dense suspense is closely intertwined, and the emotional brotherhood is very logical. At this time, the role of the government, the complex prison environment, the full and powerful characters, and the tight plot development, plus The subversion of the authority and the sympathy for the disadvantaged, which has become a breeding ground for excellent gatherings. Under extremely limited conditions, how to create one's own advantages and ultimately dominate the situation is a very attractive selling point.
How to escape from prison and whether it can be successfully escaped in the end is the biggest selling point of the first season; how to overcome every difficulty, how to overcome the huge resistance brought by every detail in front of you, this is the expectation left by each episode, so, "Prison Break" in the first season has all the conditions to become a classic.
For American audiences, "Prison Break" ushered in a whole new mode of episodes, refreshing for everyone.
In the United States, the drama pursues the long-term, hoping to become a classic long drama that will be played for ten or fifteen years. Therefore, this leads to a special style of American TV dramas. No one can stay in front of the TV on time every week for ten years, and still have to try hard to recall what suspense the plot left us a week ago, and then continue to watch it happily. For Americans, watching TV is a rest and a pastime, not a task.
The popular "Friends", no matter how many episodes the audience has missed, as long as they have time to sit down and watch any episode at will, it is valid; "CSI", "NCIS" and other dramas are basically Each episode is a story, and the new episode is a brand new clue; "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy" are also representatives, each episode has a theme, and then runs through one or two main lines. The connection between seasons, episodes and episodes exists, but it is not directly highlighted, but the whole season can be seen from the beginning to the end and intertwined with each other. "********", "Everyone Loves Raymond", "Doctor House" and other series basically follow this pattern.
Even if it was "Lost" that attracted a large number of viewers after its broadcast last year, the connection between episodes is closer than other episodes, because the suspense needs to be revealed little by little, but it still continues this style, By and large, the first season was a huge suspense that ran throughout the season.
And "jailbreak" is not in this scope. Compared with these universal American TV series, the continuity of "Prison Break" is very strong, and the suspense is one after the other, which makes people feel like they can't breathe. Don't say that you missed an episode. Confused about the development of the plot. Basically, once you start watching the first episode, there is no way to stop it. This is something that other common American TV shows do not have.
Such an innovative series has achieved unprecedented success. In the United States, film critics and audiences have sung praises for "Prison Break". A date with "Michael" every Monday at 9 o'clock has become a regular program for many people. . Perhaps, after a thing has been lost for a long time, when she makes a comeback, people's enthusiasm will suddenly be very high. Popular, seems to have always been the case. In a period of time, something is accepted by most people, and then it starts to become popular. This is popular. However, when this period of time passes, the excessive flooding brings people aesthetic fatigue, so it is quietly replaced by other things. One day, a nostalgic thing appeared, people who had the same experience joined the ranks, and gradually expanded its influence to other groups. The so-called popular revival appeared.
Under the trend of American TV dramas pursuing longevity, "Prison Break" breaks the retro excitement brought by "popularity". This is the type of TV drama before the formation of norms in the American TV drama industry, which easily captures the excitement in people's hearts. So, the "jailbreak" was successful.
For the worldwide promotion of American TV dramas, the emergence of "Prison Break" is a milestone. After the major TV stations completed a major reshuffle in 2004, the "Prison Break" in 2005 ushered in the heyday of American TV dramas that attracted worldwide attention. period.
Perhaps the first American drama to appear in sight is "Garrison Expendables", "Growing Pains", "X-Files"; perhaps the most classic American drama in the minds of the audience is "Friends", "******" **", which is "crime scene investigation"; perhaps 10,000 viewers who don't like "Prison Break" are dissatisfied and have a stomach for complaints, but it is undeniable that it is the appearance of "Prison Break" that makes American TV dramas enter the market. It has captured the hearts of audiences in many countries around the world, including Europe, Asia, etc.
This fast-paced and suspenseful drama has created a whirlwind of American TV dramas that no one can match in Asia, especially China. In all corners of the country, the attention to "prison escape" has made the far side of the Pacific feel the enthusiasm from the ancient country of oriental etiquette. Starting from "Prison Break", it spread to the attention of "Lost", "Desperate Housewives", "Grey's Anatomy", "Doctor House" and other dramas, quietly happening among every American drama lover.
American TV dramas, with a completely different model from TV dramas in China, Taiwan and three places, and a completely different style from Japanese dramas and Korean dramas, captured the hearts of critical Chinese audiences with lightning speed and created the second American drama after "Friends". peak period.
"Prison Break" broke into the fall of the 2005 American drama with an unmatched posture, creating influence in the audience, in the media, and in the world as a beast. Although, the ratings of "Prison Break" still have not been able to beat the mighty "American Idol", even in the competition of drama series, "Desperate Housewives", "Grey's Anatomy", "Doctor House" and other dramas The status of the TV series is still unshakable - after all, the real main viewing group is still the housewives at home. But just like "Lost", which is regarded as a "magic drama" among loyal fans, "Prison Break" also surpassed "24 Hours" and became the number one drama most sought after by all male audiences!
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