From 8.1 (263 users) down to 7.8 (309 users), it took about 14 one‑star ratings to drag it down. Then from 7.8 back up to 7.9 (355 users), the next 46 ratings averaged around 8.57 to lift it back up. You’d need another 178 ratings at 8.5 to move the average from 7.9 up to 8.1. That's why they drop the one-stars so early. Early one‑stars have maximum destructive power
Obviously, it’s a Song Dynasty romance‑revenge drama, but the director uses a dash of Hitchcock‑style suspense — instead of loud drama, it builds this quiet, eerie tension where every conversation in an enclosed room feels like a psychological trap.”
I wonder Maoyan only climbing 50M a day so far and not 100M.
well, it's averaging 60M (daily) now, so it's still going up, but I was expecting it to be 100M (daily). It will def. get to over 2B to 3B, maybe more a year from now, like Legend of Zang Hai took a year to get to 2.5B. But I thought this one might hit 1.5B by its finale with 31 ep. but it's currently tracking to 1B, a bit lighter than I would expect for a blockbuster. I really don't understand Maoyan because only few dramas truly exceed 2B by its finale.
Li Meng should play an empress, a queen, a beauty. She has that kind of aura. I was surprised, she's only 32, younger than the leads, yet I thought she was older. I think it's her performance. I'd love to see her act in a more youthful act.
SOTB Yunhe premiered at a 9.6% market share. for perspective, that’s higher than ATC’s premiere at 4.9%, although ATC has exploded since then and is now at 26.5%. https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5344529747543862.html
You're right, It was 8.1.If the show maintains its momentum, the rating will go up.
when the drop comes from 1‑stars, you need about three times as many 10‑stars to undo it. And it won’t stop after the first hit; more 1‑stars usually come in at least two more waves.
Eight Hundred showed the pattern clearly. They hid the 1‑stars under “drop rating,” — otherwise you’d never know where the hit came from.
With an 8.1 average from 263 users yesterday, you need only 13 one‑star ratings out of today’s 46 new ratings (with the rest around 8.1) to pull it close to 7.8. (8.1×263 + 1×13 + 8.1×33) / 309 ≈ 7.8
However, to raise it back to 8.1, you’d need about 49 ten‑star ratings. (2410.2 + 10×49) / (309 + 49) ≈ 8.1
Footnote 7.8×309 = 2410.2
A 1‑star drags harder because it’s way below the average, while a 10‑star is only slightly above. It only takes about 14 one‑star ratings to drop 7.8 → 7.5. But you need about 44 ten‑star ratings to climb from 7.5 back to 7.8
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That's why they drop the one-stars so early. Early one‑stars have maximum destructive power
I really don't understand Maoyan because only few dramas truly exceed 2B by its finale.
https://www.sina.cn/news/detail/5344529747543862.html
Eight Hundred showed the pattern clearly. They hid the 1‑stars under “drop rating,” — otherwise you’d never know where the hit came from.
(8.1×263 + 1×13 + 8.1×33) / 309 ≈ 7.8
However, to raise it back to 8.1, you’d need about 49 ten‑star ratings.
(2410.2 + 10×49) / (309 + 49) ≈ 8.1
Footnote
7.8×309 = 2410.2
A 1‑star drags harder because it’s way below the average, while a 10‑star is only slightly above.
It only takes about 14 one‑star ratings to drop 7.8 → 7.5.
But you need about 44 ten‑star ratings to climb from 7.5 back to 7.8