But they faced a myriad of entertainment competitors, and the use of Mandarin alienated much of the traditional (mainly Taiwanese) audience for budaixi. Ratings hovered down around 30-40 %, and there was no repeat of the astounding impact of the early 70s when the streets virtually cleared at broadcast time.
然而面對聲光娛樂選擇眾多的競爭，加上以國語發音的演出無法滿足布袋戲的班底觀眾，因此收視率只能維持在三、四十左右，無法再創當年史豔文萬人空巷的傳奇。