標題: [介紹] Now Airing New Version of Hawaii Five-O [打印本頁] 作者: nod32 時間: 2011-3-24 21:23 標題: Now Airing New Version of Hawaii Five-O
Now Airing New Version of Hawaii Five-O(新版的「檀島警騎」開播嘍！) Baby boomers will never forget the TV show, Hawaii Five-O,with the high-pitched trumpetblasting out themesong music,in their childhood and teen years. People glued to the TV and excitedlyanticipatingwhatthe new TV episodewouldshow that evening. Now, the new version of this popular policeclassic"HawaiiFive-O" isairing on US TV and drawing an average of 40.9 million overall viewers in the 18-49 demographicwith 14.12 ratingin primetime.
It is not too bad for a re-born again TV action classic. Giving it another life, CBSis betting that there are still plenty of people left who still love this show. This means plenty of audience and a nice package to sell to advertisers.
Some criticsbelieve CBS has less maneuveringroom to mountseries that might work only if the right audience tunes in. Unlike NBC, ABCand Fox, which are owned by larger media conglomerates, the CBS television network is the showpieceof its owner, CBS Corp. As such, CBS's revenueis more heavily relianton traditional advertisingthancompetitorsandlessinsulatedfromthevicissitudesofthe advertising market.
That means the network has less tolerancefor oddballfare that takes time to find its audience, focusing more heavily on launching broad crowd-pleasers that draw solid ratings - thereby creating a demand for the programs on DVD, overseas and for re-airings on cable and in syndication. In years past, CBS would test more questionable fare, such as "Jericho," a drama set in a post-nuclearera, or "Swingtown," a drama set in the spouse-swapping 1970s. While these shows garnered cult audiencesor critical applause, their ratings weren't necessarily of the level needed to mount a thrivingbusiness.
CBS has experimentedin this re-born direction for a while. Its freshman drama, "NCIS: LA," a spinoffof the original "NCIS," has been one of the biggest hits of the 2009-10 season.
"Hawaii Five-O" certainly wouldn't be hard to introduce to the public. The original version of the drama ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980. CBS then re -ran episodes of this cop show in previous season in late night under the title "McGarrett picture," based on the name of the series' central handsome sheriffcharacter.
