Chapter 441 Three Waves
The average number of viewers is 6.3 million, and the highest instant number of viewers is 7 million.
The average viewership rating is 5.7, and the highest instant viewership rating is 6.6.
The above data is astonishing when applied to any late-night program on any TV station; it is equally astonishing even if it is not limited to the late-night period. It can easily rank among the top three in all-day programs. , undoubtedly dropped a depth charge on the North American continent -
Submarines appeared one after another.
And all of this is just the ratings for the second half of "The Tonight Show".
It may be a bit ridiculous, but if you add in the ratings data of Natalie and Ivan’s interview in the first half, the average score in the end dropped significantly.
Although this is still enough for "The Tonight Show" to easily crush all its competitors, easily create the best ratings in the first half of 2002, and continue to consolidate its position as the king of talk shows; but when did it start? , "Star Wars", the well-deserved king of traffic in North America, has actually become a hindrance?
Absurd!
However, this is indeed happening.
The ratings figures are the most intuitive and appropriate evidence. Even the "Tonight Show" program team themselves did not expect to perform so well.
Of course, they had a hunch that the show should perform well, but to this extent?
Incredible.
Perhaps, Jay Leno is the only exception.
No wonder Jay Leno was so confident that he immediately approached NBC executives to make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, with twenty years of experience in Hollywood, how could Jay Leno be so unmoved over trivial matters? What about appealing to the top?
It seems that, as Jay Leno himself said:
This is his program, and he knows the effect better than anyone else. If the quality of the program is not satisfactory, why should he use his own brand to please one? What about indie bands?
After waiting for the ratings results to be released, the reason for Jay Leno's series of actions was found.
What is even more surprising and definitely worth mentioning is that the highest rated moment is not from the opening and closing musical performances, but from the middle of the interview.
The moment Anson stood up and left the studio.
To be precise, it was the moment Anson switched from band to actor, and it was also the rare moment when Jay Leno was caught off guard when he was killed.
This scene, this moment, has aroused heated discussion in thousands of families. Through the TV screen, one can also imagine the spectacular scene of dislocated jaws.
This is the pinnacle.
In other words, what Adam Scott was worried about did not appear. Not only did it not appear, but on the contrary, Anson's eloquence, performance and reaction became the biggest highlight of the show, even surpassing the band's amazing skills. The performance became the highlight of the entire evening.
Things just happened.
Moreover, the ratings frenzy is only one aspect. The media, led by the "Los Angeles Times", is the real climax of the show.
“From the streets of Manhattan to the ‘Tonight Show’ soundstage, independent bands travel across mountains and rivers to chase the dawn of their dreams.”
“Jay Leno’s bold attempt: an unknown band shines on ‘The Tonight Show’.”
“No name, no record, a counterattack journey of a grass-roots team.”
“So, this is...an eight-hand combo?”
"From 'Wake Me Up' to 'Heroes,' the unknown band set off the midnight frenzy in North America."
"Brilliant, graceful, incredible, a breath of fresh air - however, unreleased."
>"In one second, a brand new band is born."
Focus, sensation, and hot discussion.
Media, large and small, immediately focused their attention on the "Tonight Show".
The "Tonight Show" has always been the focus of media attention, and NBC doesn't even need to be dispatched. After each episode of the program is broadcast, a group of media will definitely release the news. This is also the reason why major film crews are willing to go to the program to promote it. flow. At the same time, this program has attracted much attention. The promotion of "Star Wars Prequels" has been prepared, and a large number of official press releases are ready to be released. Countless media reporters also need to watch the program to avoid missing the news of the next day. Hotspot.
The result?
The frenzy is coming and detonating in full force.
The first thing to bear the brunt is still the reports related to "Star Wars Prequels". It pours down like a mountain torrent, and it is worthy of being the king of traffic.
Among them, there are scattered reports about some bands.
However, slowly, reports with the band as the core and focus began to surface, occupying the field of vision with a sweeping attitude.
Reporting "Star Wars Prequels" is a habit. No matter how effective the show is, the reporting still needs to keep up. No reporter will stupidly miss it.
Reporting on an unknown band is a kind of passion. As Jay Leno said, such a band full of interesting things and igniting topics is actually a loose band. Not to mention recording songs, it can’t even be considered a band. A band, this is absolutely incredible and magical scene.
Band, no name.
Performance repertoire, no song titles.
This, what kind of ridiculous scene is this?
After the show is broadcast, if the audience is interested in the band or the song, the audience is at a loss. There is no way to buy the album, no way to request the song on the radio, or even no way to listen to it again.
This is not imagination, this is reality.
It was so absurd that I couldn’t help but laugh, and the well-informed media also said:
I have never experienced this scene before.
So.
Media, large and small, do not need to be mobilized or greeted, they focus spontaneously, and the discussion around the band cannot stop at all -
The discussion is sincere and sincere.
The heat wave completed the overtake bit by bit and submerged the "Star Wars Prequels".
Later, a scene that made people laugh or cry did indeed happen on the North American continent.
In 2002, the development of the Internet was limited. If you accidentally heard a song that you liked very much but could not find it, calling the radio station to request the song was the easiest way. The radio's on-demand rate was also among the top of the list Important reference indicators.
After the broadcast of this episode of "The Tonight Show", a phenomenon occurred in different cities and regions of the North American continent, which was more or less the same.
Listeners called the radio station to request songs, but they couldn't tell the name of the song or the singer. They just hummed a melody, or gave a strange name they guessed, hoping that the radio host could help.
What "let me go", what "youth and ignorance", what "perceiving the road", what "lost yourself", what "masquerade", what "walk with me".
Bizarre.
The song title is completely unheard of, and the emergence of various "empty ear masters" has added jokes to radio programs and has become a hot topic of conversation.
But without exception, no radio host could help.
There is no way -
Even if the listener accurately named the "Tonight Show" band or hummed a melody, the radio station still couldn't help because the band had no releases Any record.
Ironically, the "Tonight Show Band" left a legend. Everyone knew the band, but no one knew the name of the band, so they all used "The Tonight Show Band" instead, which became a nickname.
Unintentional planting of willows creates shade.
If this is a plan, the mysterious band carefully planned by the record company may often be difficult to succeed because it is too deliberate and destroys the sense of nature; but now, it happened like this and became a phenomenon.
And that’s still not all.
So far, there are only two heat waves, and the third wave has just arrived.
(End of this chapter)