Shang Yechu, with sleepy eyes, waited anxiously.
The moment the pointer skipped to "12", Shang Yechu immediately started refreshing the page!
CTVB's official website updated the previous day's television ratings on time.
Green Leaf hasn't released its ratings yet, but Shang Yechu browsed through them and got the general impression that "Yun Qing Ji" has received pretty good reviews. However, viewership ratings are the most important criterion for measuring the commercial value of a TV series.
The moment Shang Yechu saw that "Yun Qing Ji" ranked below "Qing Yun Zhuan" in the ratings, her heart sank.
Although I had anticipated that the first day of the premiere wouldn't be entirely satisfactory, the emptiness and disappointment I felt when I actually saw "Yun Qing Ji" fall behind "Qing Yun Zhuan" was still indescribable.
Could it be that Sheng Wenzhi's jinx really came true? But Shang Yechu didn't think that "Yun Qing Ji" was highbrow or unpopular. Judging from the online feedback, the audience really got the jokes.
Suppressing her disappointment, Shang Yechu clicked into the detailed viewership records of "Qingyun Biography" and "Yunqing Chronicle" to view them.
As she watched, Shang Yechu's breathing became increasingly rapid. With trembling hands, she clicked the final button, then abruptly sat bolt upright in bed!
The highest-rated part of "The Legend of Qingyun" was the first half of the first episode. At the beginning of its broadcast, "The Legend of Qingyun" achieved an astonishing viewership rating of 2.49%! Its market share accounted for a full 6.2%!
In recent years, a viewership rating exceeding 2 has become extremely rare. And a premiere episode achieving a viewership rating exceeding 2 is undoubtedly something only the top-rated drama of the year can achieve.
The stellar cast and extensive pre-release marketing campaign have proven worthwhile; the first episode of "The Legend of Qingyun" achieved ratings that few other dramas can match. Given the pattern that dramas tend to have higher ratings as they reach their climax, "The Legend of Qingyun's" best days are likely yet to come.
In contrast, "Yun Qing Ji" had a pitiful 0.9% viewership rating upon its premiere, with a market share of just 2%, ranking fourth overall. Its popularity was even lower than the self-produced movies broadcast on the movie channel and the rural family drama on another channel.
Such an opening is indeed disheartening. However, viewership ratings are never a straight line; they are constantly changing!
About ten minutes after the two dramas started airing, the ratings for "Qingyun Biography" dropped from 2.49% to 2.2%, while the ratings for "Yun Qing Ji" rose from 0.9% to 1.1%!
Don't underestimate these changes of a fraction of a percent; they are a bellwether.
After that, the ratings for the first episode of "The Legend of Qingyun" fluctuated, but the overall trend was downward. Even in the last few minutes, when the ratings usually reach a small peak, the ratings dropped to only 1.91%.
The viewership ratings for "The Legend of Yun Qing" also fluctuated, but steadily climbed! By the end, it reached 1.5%, an increase of two-thirds!
By the end of the first episode, although there was still a ratings gap between "Yun Qing Ji" and "Qing Yun Zhuan", they were no longer far behind, but rather on par with each other.
By the second episode, this gap had narrowed even further. The initial viewership rating for the second episode of "Qingyun Biography" was only 1.75%, while the initial viewership rating for the second episode of "Yun Qing Ji" had already reached 1.66%!
After that, "The Legend of Yun Qing" continued to rise in popularity, with its ratings climbing steadily, finally reaching its peak at the end of the second episode!
1.96%! Ranked number one overall!
Meanwhile, the ratings for the second episode of "The Legend of Qingyun" saw a slight increase, but only reached 1.88%.
In other words, in fact, during the final stage of yesterday's broadcast, "Yun Qing Ji" had already surpassed "Qing Yun Zhuan"!
On the first day of broadcast!
She wasn't wrong about Zheng Bohan! On its first day of broadcast, "Yun Qing Ji" actually surpassed "Qing Yun Zhuan". However, the ranking on the CTVB official website was based on the highest viewership, which is why "Yun Qing Ji" fell behind "Qing Yun Zhuan"!
Shang Yechu's heart began to pound uncontrollably. This was only the first day. What about tomorrow? What would tomorrow bring?
Will it break 2? Or will it be a flash in the pan, followed by a complete collapse?
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