Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it is already the end of April.
The preliminary selections for "America's Got Talent" held across the United States have officially come to an end after 35 days, with the participation of as many as 600 staff members and tens of thousands of contestants.
In the end, only 200 outstanding contestants entered the preliminary round!
The contestants who have advanced to the preliminary round are naturally very excited, because the preliminary round is not the audition stage, it will be officially broadcast on the TV platform; the contestants who were eliminated in the audition stage are of course very disappointed. Whether it is the million-dollar grand prize that has passed them by or the fact that they cannot let the American audience see their performance, they are extremely upset.
Of course, there are also surprises!
During the audition phase, those relatively outstanding performances, or those extremely bad but hilarious programs, were selected as the pilot of "Got Talent" and broadcast on UPN TV.
To be honest, the hastily edited audition clips were a bit rough.
The stage setting is also simple.
However, this almost "three-nothing" audition clip, when broadcast on UPN TV, actually attracted a large number of viewers.
They said they enjoyed watching it!
There are a total of five pilot episodes, and the average number of viewers for each episode reached 16 million!
Especially the last pilot episode, at its peak, the number of viewers in North America exceeded 20 million.
Boom!
This data instantly caused a sensation in North America!
Countless viewers, whether they have watched the pilot or not, have expressed great anticipation for the main competition of "America's Got Talent"!
It's getting worse!
The fire is boiling!
There is no doubt that America's Got Talent has become a hit even before the main competition begins. And it is still unstoppable!
"This month has almost exhausted me to death!"
"I'm a billionaire, and I'm so fucking tired."
"In the next season, I will have a taste of what it's like to rule without any hesitation!"
Kyle has indeed been exhausted recently.
Kyle could just be a hands-off boss.
He handed over the entire project of "America's Got Talent" to his subordinates, but to make the show a success, Kyle had to keep an eye on its progress. After all, he had seen a lot of it in his previous life.
I have experience!
Kyle, who worked hard and thoughtfully, was very pleased when he saw that everything went smoothly in the preparations for the program, especially when he saw sponsors coming one after another.
Why?
Because sponsors are rushing to give money!
The people from Coca-Cola said: "We are not short of money! We have invested in the title sponsorship of "Got Talent"!"
The people from Pepsi were very disdainful: "Are you the only ones who have money? We will follow whatever you offer, and we will always be just one price higher than yours!"
Automobile giant Ford said it was not convinced: "Comparing money? We are not bad either."
Mobil Oil: "As long as you give us the title sponsorship position, I will give you free use of all the taxi advertising space in the United States for one week."
Microsoft: "Mr. Wald, both of us are shareholders of ICQ. Even if we cannot be the title sponsor, please give us the main sponsorship."
Amazon's Bezos also came: "Kyle and I are old friends. Amazon Mall be a sponsor."
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Happy troubles!
Happy troubles!
Seeing well-known American companies coming to visit one after another, Kyle pretended to be calm on the surface, but he was very happy in his heart!
Grandma,
They are all green US dollars!
Finally, after several rounds of bidding, the title sponsor of "America's Got Talent", 5 spoken ad spots, 3 video patch ad spots, including other miscellaneous prop ad spots, prize guessing ad spots, etc., were all sold.
120 million US dollars!
Yes, that's how much advertising cost for the first season of America's Got Talent.
Don't complain about it being too much!
You should know that after 2010, the advertising fees for America's flagship variety shows, with just one title sponsor costing more than 100 million U.S. dollars; the fees for video websites and so on, were even more appalling!
Therefore, the advertising budget of "America's Got Talent" Season 1, $120 million, is not that much.
This is mainly because the UPN TV Network is a relatively small broadcasting platform. If it were replaced by American giant TV companies such as NBC, ABC, FOX, etc., the advertising costs would have to be increased by another 50 million US dollars, and this is still the lowest.
Of course, $120 million in advertising fees is not so easy to get.
The agreements signed with several sponsors all require minimum ratings.
If the program's average ratings fall below 2.2%, Kyle will have to pay back money to these sponsors; however, when the average ratings are higher than 2.8%, sponsors will also increase their advertising fees in proportion.
The program team of UPN TV Network expressed great pressure regarding the ratings.
But.
Kyle said it was very relaxing.
"Haha, in the original time and space, the lowest-rated fourth season of America's Got Talent was broadcast, but the average ratings were 2.4%. Now it's the most attractive first season, how bad can the ratings be?"
Kyle is extremely confident.
Moreover, Kyle is very confident that he can achieve the 2.8% viewership ratings standard that requires extra money.
No!
To be precise, the ratings target that Kyle set for the talent show at the beginning was 3%!
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The news that America's Got Talent's advertising budget reached $120 million once again caused a sensation across the United States.
FOX, NBC and other peers in the television network industry are all envious.
A senior TV industry insider said: "Judging from the current popularity of America's Got Talent, the show's success is not far away!"
While colleagues are envious, the audience is looking forward to the "America's Got Talent" show more and more.
"Play it now!"
"That's right."
"Today is April 30th, and there are still more than ten days until the show airs!"
"Almost there~!"
Many viewers from all over the United States couldn't wait and called the program team to urge them to finish their show. On the official website of "Our Got Talent," the number of messages left exceeded 100,000 in just a few days!
All signs indicate that the popularity of talent shows may exceed many experts' expectations!
At the same time.
The 200 contestants who have successfully advanced to the preliminary round are also anxiously and busily preparing.
Rapper Eminem: "I've locked myself in my room for three days and haven't come out yet. My new song will rock the house!"
Beyonce, member of Destiny's Child: "The champion must be us sisters."
Of course, there is also Michael Pena, a 28-year-old unknown Hollywood actor (the best friend of the male protagonist in the movie "Ant-Man", the funny chatterbox);
28-year-old Hollywood grassroots Zach Galifianakis (the fat guy who starred in the movie "The Hangover");
Jennifer Lawrence, her older cousin who is only 7 years old;
Wait, the 200 contestants are busy preparing for the show!