.2004-2005 TV fall period was surging. The old-fashioned sitcom king "Friends", HBO soap opera king "City" and other series disappeared one after another. One of the trump cards of CBS "Everyone loves Raymond", came to an end, and there are also "The Big Bang Them", "Desperate Housewife", "Grey's Anatomy", "Doctor House" and other dramas emerged and became the new darling of the screen audience...

The biggest winners are undoubtedly Flame Family Entertainment, as well as the beneficiaries NBC and ABC.

For NBC, this is a TV season with mixed sadness and joy. The high-than-hope "Joey" has a mess of ratings. The 24 episodes of the first season, the average audience of each episode was 10.7 million, with a rating of 4.2/12, ranking after the 30th place of the year! From the highest 18.55 million viewers in the first episode, they fell without looking back. The 16th episode fell by tens of millions of viewers, and the 18th episode started to be like this every week, with the lowest reaching 7.5 million! What’s even more heartbreaking is that it was still following the ace show, but the audience turned around, which means it was a bunch of shit.

"We are really disappointed." Kevin Rayley, president of NBC Entertainment Department, once told the TV magazine "TV Series". He believes that NBC has done everything for "Joy" in terms of publicity, schedule, etc. Now this achievement is somewhat unacceptable. He even said: "We don't understand where the problem lies. Multiple camera sitcoms are out of date? But "The Big Bang" tells us that the fact is not the case. Maybe "Joy"'s plan is too hasty, and we all have responsibilities."

According to statistics from Nelson and other institutions, both old and new viewers do not buy into this drama. Even the hardcore fans of "Friends" who have been many years also gave very low evaluations, thinking that this drama is boring and boring, so it is best to end as soon as possible.

NBC is not a fool. It has long announced that it will not book the full season of "Joy", but it will give the show half a season to make a last try. If it weren't for being reluctant to say 100% to "Friends", this poor relative should have been swept out directly. On the other hand, it has to do with several other new NBC dramas "Proud Dad", "Hawaii" and "Los Angeles International Airport" all running bleakly, and it is not unrelated to the end of the show. The senior executives of the entertainment department really need to thank "The Big Bang Theory" for saving their report card.

Perfectly took over the banner of the TV sitcom king! The first season of "The Big Bang Theory" has an average of 21.56 million viewers per episode, with a rating of 13/24, ranking 6th in the year! It started broadcasting 21.28 million, and none of them fell below 20 million. Episode 17 "Anime Conference" set a high of 30.16 million viewers!

Although some TV critics criticized it for "talking the same joke every week", this series fascinated global audiences with a mature and confident attitude as soon as it was broadcast. It is not only a cult drama with a large number of hardcores, but also a popular drama that is popular among the public. A popular saying is: "The only reason you don't watch "The Big Bang Them" is that you don't have TV." But there is also the Internet! "Tbbt" not only sets off a trend in North America, but also makes the world a "geeky trend". Hundreds of millions of Tbbt fans are already looking forward to the second season.

The success of "The Big Bang" is inseparable from the increasing role of electronic technology products in people's lives, the geekization of the global people, and the hard work of the main creative team and the strong publicity of NBC.

In any case, from this summer, NBC has been waiting for people to give up their praise and reliance on it without any concealing its praise and reliance. Kevin Rayley praised it: "Not every year there will be such an excellent program as "The Big Bang Theory". It is the kind of "time drama" that will belong to it for the next five and six years. NBC is very lucky to have it, and we must cherish this genius twice."

Fans don’t have to worry about not being able to see Sheldon, Leonard and others. They can discuss the plot of the second season with great confidence. How will Sheldon and his enemies develop? Will he have a girlfriend? Can Leonard and Penny maintain their relationship? Howard bid farewell to being single?...The promotional video of the second season is full of highlights, one of which is the "Celebrity Star Guest". The star-studded season first appeared, including Wang Yang, the "Honorary Academician of the Academy of Sciences". Now it is rumored that Se2 will have "The Firefly" plot", and then Shenqi Yang is very likely to appear again.

But in the new season, the crew hopes to implement the plan of not only film and television stars, but also the cartoonist Stan Lee, who loves guest appearances everywhere, has agreed to the invitation; physicist Stephen Hawking is very interested in replying, but whether to star in the role must be considered carefully; two founders of Google, Brin and Page, Apple founder Jobs, and other Silicon Valley legends also need time to consider... Of course, "The Big Bang Theory" has just begun, and the producers are very confident that these people can meet Sheldon and the others one by one.

The reason why not many people can hinder the weekly broadcast of "Tbbt" is that the ** stops. Seeing that the drama is popular all over the world, Fire collects money at a sky-high price of 4.8 million per episode. The main and leading actors are unwilling to continue to work with basic salary. And after an actor becomes a popular star, even if his life remains unlucky, his daily expenses will naturally increase greatly. For example, dresses attending events and ceremonies require money, and there are personal assistants, personal makeup artists and other personal teams; on the other hand, advertising endorsements, program announcements, login to magazines and other projects will also increase revenue.

In addition, the main and creative actors who are fanning the flames and working happily with the flames know that the kindness of acquaintance and business should be separated. After all, who doesn’t want a better living standard? And no one knows whether there will be the current glory in the past few years. Let’s take a look at "Joey"!

Flame Family Entertainment is probably the boss of Hollywood's biggest party. In the summer, I just smelled the crew's request for a salary increase, so I took the initiative to have a detailed discussion with several starring actors. In fact, Jim Parsons and others did not have the tough thinking of "no salary increase". They understood that they were indeed popular because of "tbbt". Where can I go after leaving this drama? They also like this drama. The first season's salary of 60,000 US dollars per episode is already the best price for newcomers and new dramas. Flame treats them well.

To be reasonable, Jim Parsons and others didn't want to get stammered with Fire. Karee Choku even told Fire that it would not be too late to negotiate the contract again in the third season. Fire Family Entertainment still offered a salary increase contract for the six starring actors of 80,000 yuan per episode and 100,000 yuan per episode in the third season. This is a very reasonable and generous contract. Naturally, they signed their names without giving up and participated in the filming of Se2 with a happy mood. There was no conflict between the labor and capital.

However, Flame Family Entertainment is not a sucker. If you do good things, you must let others know. At least from the perspective of moral reputation, Flame will still be in the upper hand when talking about salary increase next time.

"I'm glad this kind of thing has a good ending." "You can't find a second company like this."... Both the media and the audience and fans agree that Flame is very kind and cannot see Warner's meanness to the crew of "Friends". The starring actors should be satisfied first, and don't ruin "The Big Bang Theory".

Prison Break was also the starring actors of "Prison Break" in the summer. Last season, "Prison Break" Se2 was not gratifying, and it firmly attracted the audience with its rigorous plot and a tense and exciting atmosphere. Although the ratings in the middle section declined, the entire season still had a gratifying performance after 24 episodes, with 23.5 million aired, and the highest 24th episode attracted 28.54 million, with an average viewership of 23.04 million, with a rating of 12/26 points. It continued to firmly sit in the throne of the fifth place of the year and maintained the title of popular dramas.

"Prison Break" entered the third season but suffered the main creator. No matter how NBC keeps it, Wang Yang no longer serves as the producer and screenwriter. His position has become a consultant-style planning. Firstly, because he has no skills in his clones, he hopes to focus more on accompanying his family and film production affairs; secondly, he has lost his enthusiasm for "Prison Break", the story of "Prison Break" itself has ended, and put Michael Schofield in prison is just a soap opera, continuing to die, more opponents, and bigger conspiracies... These are all for prolonging the series. If there is no need to consider the contract, the livelihood of the crew, the credibility of the flame family entertainment, the emotions of the audience, etc., he will end the series where it should end, Season 1.

However, the crew team can continue to maintain the suspense and tension of "Prison Break". Some TV channels are willing to play and some viewers like to watch. Why not? I believe that as Michael Schofield and others set off again, "Prison Break" Se3, which has been booked for the entire season of NBC, is still a big monster on the screen.

"Desperate Housewives" is definitely the biggest surprise of last TV season. Suddenly it took over the title of "Urban" soap opera king, and suddenly the unknown Mark Chelly became the gold-medal TV producer. Suddenly, several star stars became angry. The term "desperate-housewives" has become a cultural phenomenon and has appeared in various talk shows. In particular, Oprah Winfrey declared himself a fan on the show. On April 30 this year, First Lady Laura Bush humorously said in a speech at the White House Press Association dinner: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife."

The "wisteria Lane" trend has begun in the United States and even the world, and it is a super dark horse! It has aired its first episode on the ABC channel for 21.3 million, the highest final episode 23,30 million, and the average SE1 audience is 23.7 million, with a rating of 10.66/26. It is very popular among critics and audiences, and it dominates Sunday with its fourth place in the year!

The first is "American Idol" with 27.3 million viewers on the Fox channel; the second is "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" with 26.6 million CBS channel; the third is changed to "American Idol" aired on Wednesday night; the fourth is, fifth is, and sixth is... The three TV series under Fire Family Entertainment are occupied by each of them, and it also has "Are you smarter than a fifth-grade elementary school student?", which ranks 19th with an average of 15.1 million viewers, which is undoubtedly the big winner.

This fierce momentum continues from ratings to award nominations. The nomination list for the 57th Emmy Awards this year can be seen everywhere. The three series have won a total of 15 major nominations!

They are the best drama series in "Prison Break", Best Actor (Wentworth Miller), Best Screenwriter (ep04, Nick Santola); the best comedy series in "The Big Bang Theory", Best Actor (Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki), Best Supporting Actor (Simon Herberg), Best Screenwriter (ep17, Wang Yang, Bill Prady, Graham Reinhan), Best Camera Actress (Natalie Portman, Rachel McAdams); the best comedy series in "The Desperate Housewife", Best Actress (Macia Cross, Terry Heicher, Flitty Huffman), Best Screenwriter (ep01, Mark Cheley).

The biggest suspense of this Emmy Awards is the trophy for the best comedy series. Is it the classic comedy "Everyone Loves Redmond" that has come to an end in nine seasons? Or is the dark horse "Desperate Housewife", or the same aggressive "Big Bang Theatre in Life"? The award ceremony will be held at the Sherlock Theater in Los Angeles on September 18.

"I decided not to go. Yes, I will start filming on Monday. I don't want to fly around... You know I have flight phobia now. Haha, if I win the prize, I'll say I'm very happy. It's more handsome than winning the Nobel Prize. More than 10 million people are watching... Haha!"

Palo Alto was very quiet under the night. On the sofa in the living room, Wang Yang and Bill Prady on the other side of his phone laughed at the upcoming TV event. He did not attend the Toronto International Film Festival, which opened on September 10. Although Flame Movie purchased many independent films this year, they all bought them to expand the film and television library and directly did a DVD business. There was no plan to release it. The night after tomorrow, the Emmy Awards ceremony, and he was also preparing to absent.

It was not because of the disaster shadow caused by Hurricane Katrina. There would be fundraising activities at the ceremony. The main reason was that Wang Yang was very dissatisfied with the nomination list of "Best Comedy Camera Actress". Jessica's guest appearance in that episode was obviously not inferior to Natalie and Rachel, but there was no nomination.

"Why not go?" Seeing him bowing, he threw down his cell phone, and Jessica, who was sitting next to him, patting his thighs, with confusion on his pretty face. Wang Yang glanced at her curiously: "Why should I go? I said I wouldn't go two months ago, but I didn't forget." Jessica became anxious: "You should go. You have several nominations, and I want to see you receive the award! Moreover, the results of both series of dramas are so good. If you attend, everyone will be happier." Wang Yang seemed to close his eyes very tiredly and leaned against the back of the sofa weakly: "Yes, but I'm too tired..."

Jessica looked at his face, and understood that the heart was full of warmth. She asked, "Hey, because of me?" He had a round of arguments when the nomination was announced in early July. She tied her hair in her ears and smiled indifferently, "What are you angry about? I did act just like that."

"No!" Wang Yang opened his eyes, sat up straight, and said seriously: "In that episode, you were all close to full marks, which had nothing to do with the performance! You were not nominated because of the judges' prejudice." This is a solidified image at work. Many judges did not even watch all the participating episodes eps when making voting choices, or took a quick look. The usual impression scores will affect the results. The Lao, who played "Anime Conference", which has received great guest appearances, naturally fell on Natalie and Rachel.

"Dear, there are so many people who have performed well in the guest performance, and there are only 5 nominations per session." Jessica softly relieved him. Although she was a little disappointed and frustrated at the time, she really didn't care about it now, saying: "I also think you should be the best guest actor."

"Yes! There is another reason to not go, it's great!" Wang Yang snapped his fingers and lay comfortably on the sofa, with his hands on his face, regardless of her screams: "I'm not satisfied with the list of guest appearances this year, it's normal not to go! And I'm injured, work... Needless to say, I really don't want to go." Jessica took him back to the back of the sofa without doing anything, and tilted her shoulders and neck: "Okay, if you don't go, don't go, we'll watch TV at home." Wang Yang murmured as if he was about to fall asleep: "I don't even watch TV."

Jessica looked at the TV screen in front of her, and she gently shook and pushed his body, revealing her heart with a smile: "Really, I really don't mind. The nomination for the award is just a reward, your support is a reward, and my own feeling is also a reward. I know that I played well that time! It's very presence, not like a beautiful vase that is irrelevant, and it's not like a beautiful vase that is not important, and it's not like standing there and completing the performance... Young, I know my abilities and problems, it's hard for me to get into the role. Maybe I can only play a role that is similar to my own situation." She shrugged: "But at least it means that at some times, I'm not worse than anyone else. This is the key!"

"Um..." Wang Yang had already looked at her with a close eye, and suddenly felt that she had matured a lot recently. Could it be because she was about to become a mother? He nodded and smiled: "You are right, then let's watch TV." Jessica cheered happily, reached out to pick up the remote control and turned the table. She suddenly remembered something and turned her eyes: "Today is Friday, and the ceremony is Sunday!" Wang Yang asked in confusion: "Isn't this Sunday?" Maybe it's just an illusion.

September 18th arrived soon, and the red carpet outside the Selangor Theater in Los Angeles was shining with stars, and gradually became deserted from bustle. The Selangor Theater was packed. Under the award ceremony of Allen DeGeneres, the guests and audiences heard bursts of applause and laughter and thanks.
Chapter completed!