All copies are a "death variety show" that is broadcast live in real time. The audience is an unknown "zero-dimensional signal" and the players are the anchors who are forced to go online. The channel will only shut down if its ratings fall below 0% - but no one knows if 0% even exists.
Intention: In the live broadcast cage of Channel Zero, heat has become the new currency and violence; when every survival is quantified into ratings, the only thing that people can keep without being digitized is the little warmth they give each other.