"Why?" The director didn't understand. In his view, a rerun could never have higher ratings than the premiere.
The first broadcast was always when everyone's curiosity and interest were at their peak.
Whether it was plays, musicals, stage productions, or the emerging Magic Shadows and Demon Vision, this was the established pattern.
The only exceptions were productions that started with no promotion and slowly built up hype.
Or classic plays from years ago, reinterpreted by the most popular troupes of the day.
But *Tom and Jerry* was different. It was neither a reinterpretation of a classic nor was it unpromoted.
In fact, it was the most heavily promoted work to date. The Zog Group had utilized all of its channels.
They even shoved a Tom Cat into their auto-battler game. Its attack animation after winning a round was a takeoff and dive.
"This is unreasonable," the director said, trying to deny a phenomenon that was beyond his comprehension.
