The Hayat Bugün (Life Today) series, which Show TV is broadcasting on Wednesday evenings, unfortunately did not reach the expected high number of viewers. Even if the ratings of the first two episodes were good, the decrease in the series in the following episodes shows that the interest in the story is decreasing.
However, the series has a positive story and there is a social benefit in highlighting the efforts of doctors to save human lives. In the series in which Ulaş Tuna Astepe takes the lead role with Barış Güvener’s character; Important actors such as Hazar Ergüçlü, Tansel Öngel and Hande Doğandemir also play the leading roles.
“Hayat Bugün”, the international first adaptation of the popular American TV series called “New Amsterdam”, came to the screen with its fourth episode. The department, which was declared an emergency day at Hisarönü Hospital, witnessed exciting moments.
Hearing from Suzan that the cancer has not spread yet, Barış experienced great happiness with Gizem’s surprise at the end of the hard day. Learning that they will have a daughter, Barış decided to name her Bilge. Could Bilge’s heartbeat, heard in the final scene, be the hope of Barış? Along with these scenes, the screenwriters also included the excitement of a baby’s step-by-step progress towards birth into the story.
In Hayat Bugün, there is a need for events that will increase the emotions of the audience and increase their interest in the series. And this increases the importance of Bilge baby in the story. However, the fact that the rating results are below expectations breaks the morale.
With its exciting episode, ‘Hayat Bugün’ also managed to be on the agenda in social media, and the series was on the TT list for 2 hours and 30 minutes on Twitter Turkey with the hashtag #HayatBugün. This shows that there is social media support, but it should be said that it is necessary to increase the ratings for the continuation of Hayat Bugün.