Thanks, Michael, for adding your insights. our dose of corporate vomit (adverts) has been slashed significantly. Before writing a major complaint , check your facts. After seeing all to the ads here, I now think we could do the same. That's despite years of. On two of those three networks, the start time for the show is like 3:06PM and ends at 3:36PM. Ill bet you every penny I have that Google has already copied and filed this post Im going to post and might even try to block me from getting it posted by not allowing my catpcha to work or simply error the page and clear the screen . How many years of the rest of your life do you want to devote to advertisers? These days, I find myself watching General Hospital less and less. NBC and ABC,. Mainly because of the time allotted for commercials. Love ABC news , but not pleased with the advertising. It was making me psychotic. Upon your return you should have a decent amount of news with the ability fast forward through all the adds and guff this news opperater wishes to chuck at you..Nuff said. How about a government run insurance that only takes premiums to cover claims, and administrative costs, and returns ALL extra monies on a pro rata basis back to the customers? 41. r/NoStupidQuestions. Or the top 10% should be helping. Why are we one of them? He then proceeded to gut every other agency that put citizens first and business second. On cable TV, the growth has been even more significant, the report notes. It seems the news interrupts a stream of hideous car ads etc. The commercials FINALLY ended! The ABC is set to be hit with a major staff strike after employees voted today for protected industrial action over a dispute concerning low pay from management. In 1995 the series premier of Star Trek Voyager cost over 23 million dollars to build all of the sets and then produce the very first episode. Those that think a 1 day boycott will affect the cable company is absolutely mindless and the thought itself makes no sense from the very start. The manufacturers of these product want to sell their wares, but to inundate us with all the hype and propaganda about these products, I am seriously considering selling my TV and start doing something else with my time. Such a irritating every time whenever watching tv or one thing every news chennel has a tie up with each other they take comercial break same time such a pain. On discovery for example I may have to try watch same aired episode 3-4 times to see entire program just due to seeing same medicare commercial every 4 minutes. You know, the ones youre paying for as part of your cable subscription? You'll have 30+ channels including AMC, A&E, CNN, TBS, ESPN, TNT, and many other channels. So I checked what was happening by turning the same show on through Comcast online through the computer, and could see the 10-30 seconds of the show that was missing as presented on the On Demand through the cable. Thats truly sad. opped.I use yo watch the View but commercials have overcome that show so I stopped.. Ever since the :betamax, technology has only gotten better. television shows. Thats the demographic watching the news. I have two collector cars I tinker with. Think about it. This fact sheet was compiled by Research Assistant Kirsten Worden and Research Analyst Mason Walker. The number came out to 25 minutes of commercials and just over 22 minutes of actual show. I named the Terracotta Army as a Tattoo choice because of its grand complexity. MANY TIMES, they simply show a complete hour of what they showed before many, many times.. No and now Frontier has added a fast forward rejection for commercials. Happily married for 40-plus years, three wonderful sons. AND SO DO THEY , fucx corporate CHINA now the usa suks ass big time, CORPORATE FUCKIN DAILY FUCK THESE GREED MONGERS kick their stupid ass to curb ,GOD will sort these FAGGOTS OUT and be judged,,,,,, COCKSUCKERS. They are useless annoyances. Thats the only thing they understand. Write and send your complaints to the FCC. 2 minutes later, at 6:51, the ad break ended. I just turn off the TV or change channels nothing is so good that you have to put up with that. There were only 2 1/2 minutes of commercials during the show and one minute between shows (station break). 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. Unless until the catch on and make the who show the same as the last 15 minutes 1 content time to 11 commercials content time. Dont they realize theyre alienating their customer base? The other two health-related commercials featured an ad from Merck encouraging adolescents to get an HPV vaccination, and an ad from the American Red Cross encouraging people to donate blood. 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. On top of that they show the same 3-4 commercials over and over again ON EVERY BREAK. But it is so not worth the huge fees. If that is still the case most of the channels are not following that. Good bye David .. Nick at Nite now up to 20+ minutes of commercials per hour !!!!!!! Soon my show is nearly over and I still have six commercials left to start supper! And we get more commercial ads then ever. Zero stories about how insurance companies increasingly refuse to cover things that might actually happen (black mold, hurricanes, etc.). Now you need a box so Comcast and like companies can not only control content but quality and up-charge for both. I think thats the network. Commercial creep was a factor in my decision to dump cable altogether in favor of ad-free streaming services. In this insanely capitalistic nation, meaningful legislation to ease this torture is highly unlikely. Watch live streaming events from ABC News Live. Based upon this research, it seems apparent to me that the news makes people sick. Liberty ads are really annoying too, with all that loud repetitive background music.. The sheer number of commercials is mind numbing. The amount of times I have to see the same car ads have driven me to madness. 1995 Dollars. Have a great one looks like a good day for a ride. Majority aimed at senior citizens cheaply produced forms of insurance. I now have an antenna set up to receive local programming on approx 25 to 40 stations. They show more and more commercials, I watch less and less TV. (Because no one would watch it of their own choice proving were not interested in them)! i agree this commercial break every 6 min is annoying and dumb, this is ANNOYING i went to go watch my favourite show but there was ads so i went to 10 new channels and ALL HAD ADDS F*&#K DIS IM DONE. In the past 30 days, ABC has had 12,460 airings and earned an airing rank of #30 with a spend ranking of #146 as compared to all other advertisers. I cannot tolerate one 5 second news story then 6-7 commercials; especially in the last half of a 28 minute news program. What does that say? Not long ago I used a stopwatch to time the actual show time for Everybody Loves Raymond .. the episode airs for 36 minutes, but only NINE MINUTES were the show, the other TWENTY SEVEN MINUTES were commercials. Once the gurus get their hands on your money the grip never loosens. They make more money from advertisers than from customers, so the customer gets fucked with the commercials. 25 states from colorado to maine on alert. The three networks advertiser expenditures for the morning news programs each remained steady in 2020, though CBS and NBC saw increases in 2019 (12% and 7%, respectively). I tuned into my local ABC affiliate at around 6:45 PM this evening to catch the remainder of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir. Free TV has at least six minutes less time airing commercials than pay TV! As a Canadian I can say that whenever we traveled to the US and watched TV there, my hub and I were gobsmacked at the amount medical, insurance, and funeral home commercials you guys have. If you need news then use the internet, everyone has phones nowadays and most news channels will live stream free or you can catch the individual clips or read for a change. May 13, 2014 I hit the mute first, then click back to blue blank off air channeltheyre right though, tooooo many commercials and Ive noticed within the last 60 days, its getting worsegrowl!!! It's because either the networks or cable companies (or both) are so greedy. What will it accomplish? This forum has no authority over TV stations, nor their advertisers. When they begin showing Commercials during these broadcasts.I will just laugh and laugh! Thirteen minutes per hour? WTF! And many times, I wont bother to switch it back. We record everything so we dont have to watch commercials. It is merely a place for the broadcasters to offer an opinion or guests who push them or the show SO THAT THEY GET PAID. Its time for them to stop being so greedy, and provide a better version of the entertainment they claim to be providing. In fact, I used to wait for the end of each season, and buy each one individually, but now wait for the SERIES to conclude, wait for the inevitable Complete Series release, and watch it then. "Another night of consequential news," said ABC's "World News Tonight" anchor, during his litany of the latest pandemic headlines that opened his broadcast Wednesday evening: "The. Candidate for the Colorado Republican Party chair position Tina Peters speaks during a debate sponsored by the Republican Women of Weld, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, UNTIL, we Boycott TV all together. We the public get it. The number of commercials has increased to the point where its no longer possible to follow, no less watch my dad told me that there was an FCC regulation on how many commercials could be shown at one time. Anyway, all these ads are expensive. The FCC? For kicks I sampled a number of popular channels* to see what the percentage of commercials to programming averaged. But the mere frequency and length of the advert breaks makes the channel unwatchable. Because of all the commercials I cut my cable subscription to just basic and purchased a roku stick. Here in the UK ,sat least we have some half dozen channels from the BBC with no commercials ,worth the 200 dollars yearly mandatory fee, all the hundreds of channels here are full of commercials,ads as we call them here,drive you mad . Additionally, I find that very often, time is cut from the movie or program to make space for even more commercials! The total time spent on previewing the story ends up being just as long as the story itself. i stopped watching tv for over two years now and havent missed it at all !!!!!!!!! So, sponsors became alternate week sponsors and now participating sponsor (an ad here an ad there). Not to mention that they are now speeding up the regular programming ever so slightly so they can squeeze in another mindless ad. And more commercials are being jammed into that growing ad hole, with. They would be very surprised to see these being young viewers since they have known those people where never part of the cable users base. That is why they advertise. Why cant all advertising be put on a special advertising channel and not on regular tv? Cut the cable, put up an antenna, and add a streaming service. I close my eyes during the estimated commercial times. For 1 hour shows same format. 42 minutes ago. Yes. I have noticed a great increase in commercialson TNT morning shows and they are all the same old ones. Of course companies would target the products at the right market, that makes sense. Once they get your money they could give a fuck if you even exist (until the next bill is due)! I often wonder if, because of the unending stream of side effects, if this is actually a bit of disclaimers as well as promoting drug seeking activity. By 3 p.m. Tuesday, a total of 390,455 votes had been cast, with the largest . Shit ads for a shit show they ruined TV, No black actors except all blacks all gay ads WTF a campaign for WHO ? I too have never nor will I ever purchase any product that interrupts a show Im watching with their stupid advertising. Youd have to be an idiot to buy something they have to advertise every 10 minutes i buy the stuff they dont advertise because it speaks for itself, We are developing an APP that allows you to prerecord any program less the commercials. The FCC? "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir will have an exclusive interview with former Vice President Mike Pence. I think well have a casserole, so I can watch Dr. Phil at 4PM. I am a senior who is furious with the many. Im just waiting until wireless internet gets up to speed and bye-bye Comcast altogether. Better quality with clearer reception and sound. My very biggest gripe is what FEW channels I did have, ABC, CBS, NBC, and especially heartbreaking, as it was my favorite channel, TNT,. I either watch DVDs or stream commercial free from Netflix or Hulu. I counted 14 commercial at one time. Set your DVR and check local listings so you don't miss them," the show tweeted. Like all other TV distributors RCN also interrupt their shows every 3-4 minutes with the most stupid unintelligent add programs. they dont spend without knowing the demos and numbers. The Sundance Channel allows me to do start-over and fast forward through the commercials. Yes, there is way too many commercials on regular tv! The license to operate over the public airways comes with responsibilities-it was never meant to be It costs for good internet, but Im done with cable TV. One more thing I noticed was the posts tend to be written by older people, mostly women. Thanks for PBS and thanks for recordings. 2- When we watch annoying commercials I will go out of my way to avoid buying the product or services. For many cruise passengers, bars play a pretty large role in their . Im paying $148.00 each month for TV and Internet. Here in UK we get 3 minute add break every 12-15 minutes and on BBC, there are no adverts. The average time actually spent viewing the show was 6-7 minutes between commercials. I use my TVs blue blanker and lightning fast reflexes to blank out commercials and they are fast to switch from the show right to the commercial. Im fed up with interruptions in flow of programs with sooo many commercials, soIm recording and watching 1hour later fast fwd thru commercials or the next day. Fox news is just as bad, as in MSNBC. Oh dear. And, despite what you might think, there is most definitely a Law of Synchronized Commercials! It makes me not want to watch TV. the new study on olive oil and alzheimer's and olive oil and your heart. News 40-60 seconds news then cut to 4 minutes of ads. I have a method to this madness, I watch these stations and flip during the commercials: ABC News, CNN News, and HLN News. I have worn out the mute button on my remote, so now I use the off button. This patient driven demand for drugs is one of the primary reasons aggregate spending on prescription drugs rises so fast and insureds bear more of the drug costs every year as health plans are shifting more of the cost to consumers. I watched Lone Survivor on demand on comcast Absolutely! S12 E308 Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Theyll ride that horse until it drops dead on them. Only then will they experience 1/100 of the misery the rest of us go through. Then tell them to just mail the refund check to you and they can find that info on the page showing your cancellation as of today. Great piece, Jim. Thank goodness for tv remote mute button! Why should Brother printers bother with TV ads when they know Epson has already ruined the printer market for anything but business use, so they buy ads in tech oriented fields and minimize costs and by doing so, they are not hated by the general public for running nonstop ads elsewhere that wont increase sales anyway. How much does it pay? Oh, I dont get any money. Better yet watch Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, or any of the other pay services. Either something almost happened but was averted, or the event amounted to local . I say that tv channels should air the comercials the same way radio station do it. I am 69 years old and handicapped, my only entertainment is television..well, I can only hope the greedy corporate heads will have nothing but commercials run thru their heads as they try to sleep plus end up with television as their only source of entertainment because of the same health issues I have. Seems these idiots still dont get it. (+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries. Nobody does it better. Last year, the average was 15 minutes and 38 seconds, up from 14 minutes and 27 seconds in 2009, according to the report. There must be a better solution if they want to keep any viewers. Even PBS has ads. He could be the next Bond next here, the major storm on the move tonight. More time spent on ads than on the story itself. I watched Big Sky TV show last week and timed the number of minutes. I am getting rid of the cable contract. 5 mins of news 10 mins of commercials, they obviously need to pay for those big salaries, BS, BS, BS, a bunch of sell outs!!! Before writing a major complaint , check your facts. I remember watching Blade and it took forever, completely ruined the film. I also use the mute button but, Im tired of that as well. First, I watch ABC World News each evening and noticed there seemed to be a disparity to the timing of the commercials compared to regular broadcast TV, but had never put the effort into to researching my theory. 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