And Im curious how much ABC news charges for a one-minute commercial maybe something for me to do today! Considering the first commercial did not come on until about 17 and a half minutes into the 29 minute show, that meant that 72% of the last 11 and a half minutes of the news were commercials. So now LETS ALL SPREAD THE WORD AND SHOW OUR UNITED POWER BY BEGINNING THE BOYCOTT OF CABLE TV THIS COMING THURSDAY OF JULY 1ST TO HELP SHOW THOSE JUST HOW SERIOUS AND DISSATISFIED WE THE PAYING PUBLIC HAVE BECOME AND HOW FIRM WE STAND AND PLAN TO MAKE OURSELVES HEARD ON THIS NEXT UPCOMING INDEPENDENCE DAY!!! I actually watched a Friends episode specifically for the purpose of timing the commercials. Virtually all of the commercials were in good taste, the one. What a shame that these greedy TV morons cant fix the aggravating problem. in contrast, just look at the printed news, a shadow of its former self, all due to loss of ad revenue having moved to an online format, and lack of volume of people who read a real paper anymore, other than a demo of mostly oldies like myself. Everone should know how much their time is worth per hour. 2 minutes later, at 6:51, the ad break ended. I guess its my fault since I am about eight months away from enrolling. the average 1 hour show has 17-18 minutes of advertisements. Last year, the average was 15 minutes and 38 seconds, up from 14 minutes and 27 seconds in 2009, according to the report. I need ur help..what bis the standard rate of 2 minutes advertisement on TV and RADIO TNX.. Fight the good fight, tell the Networks and Madison Ave. to piss off! These days, cheap is in. For profit, pro-corporate news will never deliver anything approaching the truth. When i reminder her that it was live TV she went to bed. I find that I can usually watch all 3 of the major news channels at once and not miss much of the programming on any of them. Then proceed to the bathroom and complete the three Ss, ending with a shower. No thanks Im happy only paying $20.00 a month and actually seeing things I am interested in. And the best part is. Its time for them to stop being so greedy, and provide a better version of the entertainment they claim to be providing. On the TV guide will be 5 or more channels sheerly for products being sold. a marketing resource.. How about socializing insurance instead of socializing health care? I still have time to pour myself a cup of coffee. First half of the show isnt bad but the second half, my God..one report, a commercial, another report, a commercial, another report, a commercial..you see about 5 or 6 commercials in the span of about 10 minutes, its annoying. For unscripted programs such as reality shows, commercials use more than 13 minutes of that hour. These greedy bastards better wake up, streaming subscriptions are surpassing cable satillite. Start up your car and wait until the ice melts off of all wind shields. Really!! They are spending billions on ads, money that they take from customers, for in many cases REQUIRED BY LAW that people purchase. Anyway, all these ads are expensive. Ive noticed that people present their beliefs, get attacked, and then the attackers get offended when someone says anything like What are you 13 years old?. This might be a good thing as we free ourselves from the idiot box and start taking in our surroundings. Meanwhile, on broadcast, Fox has reduced commercial minutes. Thats not good enough. I looked this up and wrote this while waiting for some actual news on CNN. 60 minute program, without the ads equals to 42-44 minutes, going but TV box sets such as 24 one hour show but each episode on the DVD is around 42-44 minutes long. the second half is tough to watch; it must be 70% commercials. Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World, Broad agreement in U.S. even among partisans on which news outlets are part of the mainstream media, How Americans Navigated the News in 2020: A Tumultuous Year in Review, Many Americans are unsure whether sources of news do their own reporting, Americans Paid Close Attention as Election Returns Came In, Coronavirus-Driven Downturn Hits Newspapers Hard as TV News Thrives, Americans main sources for political news vary by party and age, U.S. Media Polarization and the 2020 Election: A Nation Divided. Stop or sign up for some online service. here is one of several. In one hour, 33-40% of the time is devoted to commercials. I hit the mute button every time Joe Namath shows up again for an advertisement for Medicare coverage. NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOURSELVES HEARD AS ONE UNITED VOICE! Still, I am paying good money for this bull-help is very much needed! yes, the repeating of the same headlines is quite annoying. Do they think their veiwers are morons with large wallets? Ever since the :betamax, technology has only gotten better. I have been muting ALL TV commercials (and radio) for over 30 years and as far as I know, the ONLY advertised item I have ever bought was over twenty years ago when I purchased a tele-zapper which was a device that when installed on the incoming phone line sent out a signal to telemarketers that indicated the phone was disconnected which would start the process of eliminating unwanted phone calls. Love ABC news , but not pleased with the advertising. I watch PBS for the majority of my shows. Im sorry if you thought that, but that was not my intention. Commercials there but not quite as so annoying -yet. I hate commercials so much. Early on 30-minute tv shows were brought to you by one sponsor. And no I am not 13 I am 14. Not to mention the newscaster is CUT OFF IN MID SENTENCE. I too use comm breaks for household tasks. I promise you that over 15 minutes of the half hour show was ad time. The only shows that should stick to the way they are now are anything live like award shows, sports, live talent shoes where the comercials are to by the performers time to get ready, ect. In a significant move, ABC News chief White House correspondent Cecilia Vega is departing the network to join CBS News, where she will be a correspondent on 60 Minutes. and your health tonight. In addition to that I do watch international programming on a free site that does have some commercials, but I do quick chores when the ads come on. They tease every single story at the top and some 3 or more times during the show. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts. And at ABC World News Tonight, it's been 81 minutes for Trump and less 41. r/NoStupidQuestions. You show you have no respect for your customers. Ridiculous!! You truly expect me to believe that, as 3 commercial breaks have occurred while I have been searching for the comment button, and typing all this, GMA and other shows are guilty of pouring over 10 minutes of commercials continuously! Many of them require additional paid subscriptions. I counted 14 commercial at one time. No more dying children and sad dogs shivering in the cold. When watching something On Demand, they will insert their own commercials JUST BEFORE a regular commercial will present, such that if you just wait though the whole commercial set, you will be MISSING some of the actual program without even knowing it! They create ads and then asks you to pay not to watch them. As I recall almost of the commercials in the 1960s were one minute long. A lawyer friend told us same lunch, that those drug companies had help put his children through college, med school and law school. To think what the advertisers can create and pull-off in one minute has always impressed me. This was the case with the 1970-71 series The Immortal, of which all episodes are about 51-52 minutes. Could you imagine a Navy Seal say Frickin??? Really? They have done a very good job at alienating viewers now by LOADING the broadcast with commercial interruptions. You need to have the dislike of commercials force you to stop watching? Or at least a large percentage of the equity. The opening comment is bull shit Whats cool about YouTubeTV is that you can record any program you like and just skip through the commercials as if you were using your old DVR that Comcast up-charged you for. Ill record and speed thru commercials BUT!!! Now look at you tube, talk about commercial driven they are the example for others to mimick, but of course people put up with it and that sends the message that its OK to do whatever companies want and make gazillions off you. Hey..I could either pay for watching a show with my time (and AGGRAVATION) by putting up with all those annoying commercials, or simply pay directly for the dvds themselves, and enjoy them later, completely commercial free !!! Discovery Channel is worst over 20 mins of commercials per hour I want to quit watching, Look guys this stupid asshole states he enjoys comedy commercials. Remember when a cable subscription meant no commercials? I watch CNN frequently and as often as not when I turn it on what comes on is a COMMERCIAL. In Duncan B.C. Ive been irritated by the ratio of commercials to actual news for quite some time now & happy to see Im not the only one. 90% of funds go into execs pockets, almost NOTHING goes to benefit the cause the charity was created to help. I say that tv channels should air the comercials the same way radio station do it. commercials were not supposed to be on cable when it came to our area, thats why you are paying for cable thats what we were told, now we pay high rates and the commercials have never stopped increasing in the amount of time they have taken up per hour. In some cases they play the same commercials several times in one spot. An hour of United States prime-time television loses 8 minutes to commercials. What their next move? Senators/Representatives?. Thanks, Melanie. Well some of them at least. Soon my show is nearly over and I still have six commercials left to start supper! Shit ads for a shit show they ruined TV, No black actors except all blacks all gay ads WTF a campaign for WHO ? Im tired of being brainwashed with all the stupidity of the ads being shown. 2:22. 9 commercials in a row on KMGH channel 9 on Wednesday, 10/13/21, Why? Could not bear it any longer. Cut the cable, put up an antenna, and add a streaming service. Choose to have the Teracota Army stencilled on your back and wait for it to heel. How to really enjoy CNN as a male news junkie. What do you use now? MY GOOD GOD so much time is wasted on non-programs, the very programs we PAY to watch. The Media Research Center's Baker told Fox News that "GMA" is "a celebrity-centric entertainment show with a few minutes of news thrown in at the start," so it "certainly seems a better fit. Love the podcast when released on the same day however, usually this newscast is late and by a few days so it becomes somewhat irrelevant. or because they file a claim. 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