or because they file a claim. I give it 3-4 minutes and switch back. Movies same format. Not only do we pay for the privilege of watching all these commercials, the newscasters are now being forced to speak so fast to allow more space for advertising! 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. They said frickin at least 300 times That is absolutely outrageous and should never happen. I have kept it for my husband, who loves sports. Freedom from commercials was the carrot they offered to switch from broadcast tv cable tv . Every week I see a top rated comment in this subreddit where people complain about commercial time. What a shame that these greedy TV morons cant fix the aggravating problem. Same with corrupt Clinton Foundations & fat cat overpaid, underperforming execs. Everone should know how much their time is worth per hour. John. The next commercial is in four minutes and that gives me three minutes to run my sweeper and put it away. I hate commercials so much. As my title says, all 3 I rarely look at Then it goes to about every 9 or 10 and then during the last 30 minutes it is every 4 minutes. And many times, I wont bother to switch it back. In terms of golf on the golf channel I believe there are more commercials than golf which is rather disruptive and makes viewing totally unfavorable.I would prefer to tape and fast forward on all commercials and I believe more and more people are doing this. We were sucked into to the BIG LIE of pay TV under the notion that well now pay for the TV service but commercials would be gone. Better yet watch Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, or any of the other pay services. Yes, we have optionsshut the box off! Why cant you do like in Denmark where adds are placed between programs. Now my rooms are clean, my laundry is ready to fold or hang during the next set of commercials. The first commercial comes in just a couple of minutes. An entirely new business model is needed for TV. Thats the only way to force the cable company to modify their commercials policies. Its ridiculous that the amount of ads/commercials that continue to explode. They initially had one commercial every 15 minutes so 4 in an hour show. Since, almost everybody is paying for cable, dish, & satellite; it should be a class action lawsuit , if we are forced to watch more commercials, than the t.v. One thing that Ive noticed over the last couple of years is that more and more cable networks are offsetting the start times for many shows. Hey Im for that, I pay $177.00 a month to Spectrum for cable and internet, but Im getting to the end of my rope switching channels to avoid commercials. What adds insult to injury is that my cable company wants me to pay for television channels that are riddled with commercials. Last year, the average was 15 minutes and 38 seconds, up from 14 minutes and 27 seconds in 2009, according to the report. Price was getting out of hand and there was new under the sun. What gives. WebIn-programme advertising is allowed, but counted toward the 12-minute quota, means that if a 60-minute show has 2 minutes of in-programme advertising, the commercial breaks We are not getting the product, for which were paying for. Im just waiting until wireless internet gets up to speed and bye-bye Comcast altogether. I encourage all viewers to tell these heinous broadcasters we will boycott their programs if they dont significantly REDUCE the number and percentage of ads on their shows. 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. Maybe the liberty guy hopes to get those 2 woman to pull over so he can pork them and cut them up with his unshaven face. The practice continues because it works and again, it is a necessary component of the business model. This might be a good thing as we free ourselves from the idiot box and start taking in our surroundings. When Mika says coming up, I rapidly tap the 30 second jump botton 8 times (4 minutes and Im good. PULL THE PLUG!! Yes, I have to agree with you. And no I am not 13 I am 14. It was cheaper for CNN to just go back to Martin about every 7 minutes than it was to actually send a news crew out on a story to investigate facts. That is why I have gone to Netflix and antenna TV only I know other people will continue watching the cable and Dish and all the other ways out there. So each 1/2 The cable or sattlelite networks thinks that no one will ever do anything significant for them to worry. As a former radio production engineer, I cannot tolerate the current ratio of commercials to music and have abandoned listening to radio entirely. Tempted to actually TIME each and send in a complaint. Stop or sign up for some online service. If you need a super basic outline, heres one. I have timed these commercials, and the number of commercials per one half hour and one hour shows. You have to factor in all of the late night infomercials as well. 9 commercials in a row on KMGH channel 9 on Wednesday, 10/13/21, Why? Zimadude. I do stream Netflix and Hulu along with Amazon as I have a Prime membership. "In 2009, 30-second spots accounted for 62% of all ads on television; 15-second spots were just 35%. There are no actual reporters anymore WHO TRULY FIND THE NEWS AND DEVELOP IT What burns me up the most are the small viewer days like Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Watch only the first half then turn it off. Are you really that weak willed? I get so sick and tired of seeing nothing but commercials that I promised myself that I would not buy ANYTHING that was advertised by these stations. 60 second ASPCA ads (God I hate this commercial with a passion), Shriners hosital, and ads for various lawyers, government insurance programs, bottom shelf insurance companies, and life alert programs. Then Comcast will be forced once again to treat their customers with respect as they used to. The constant commercials are just plain annoying. Thats truly sad. 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 . Even the newscasters find ways to interject company names or products into their conversation- and during the actual news. Also, the programs would end at the actual time instead of on the hour. Nobody does it better. Just to show you how much advertising length and frequency has Changed The license to operate over the public airways comes with responsibilities-it was never meant to be Some ads can be as long as 2-3 minutes. The comments posted here, if they were put in written letter form (NOT emails), properly addressed to the FCC would certainly approach the desired effect of annoying the person responsible for reading and respondong to each of them. I too refuse to buy anything theyre selling CNN has a quality second to none in its content and news reporting There is no doubt about that. Still, I am paying good money for this bull-help is very much needed! CUT & PASTE THIS MESSAGE AND KEEP PASSING IT ON!! Power in numbers- organise and pull away from TV. When (if) they get a few thousand complaints every day about the length and frequency of television commercials, only then will they have a reason to involve themselves and do something about it. Perhaps there are also in-house commercials for the network pushing itself constantly. I suppose it depends on what kind of sandwich youre making. Ha! I turn off the sound and get up and do something around the house during the times (at the end of the hour) when there are the most commercials between shows. shows 15 mins of ads 10 mins of shpws and the ads are getting longer..stop with the ads we allneed to stand together and cut cable and t.v. I was watching a 1951 episode of the Adventures of Superman..guess how long the actual run time was..28.50 minutes exactly. The commercials FINALLY ended! 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! The FCC? If you arent watching their every move they takes advantage of you. Could not bear it any longer. Advertising is EVERYWHERE, blighting the landscape and the media. The only commercial breaks are at the half time, and they go on for about half of the fifteen half-time interval on the upper end (7.5 minutes). games are 60 The. 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. Post A Comment. MUCH more productive. Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram back after outage. I mute all commercials, and if I do see an advertiser on way more than others, I never buy their product. Is your bathroom closer to the TV? May they get the payback they so richly deserve. 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 !!! I looked this up and wrote this while waiting for some actual news on CNN. Look it up. I am getting rid of the cable contract. Now, if theyd just get rid of Cara Banks, Id be a happy guy! I, agree with all these other vewers about commercials being out of control. Yes it is pathetic how many commercials that are on TV especially when they repeat the same commercial over and over during the break of the same thing. Why is it that when the program Cheaters comes on at 4am each morning, they may limit their commercials to around 2 and then its back to the show. 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. 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?. They show more and more commercials, I watch less and less TV. Funny because I have recently noticed that the commercials are growing there too. 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. Totally sick of TV, I do not watch commercials WHAT SO EVER anymore. Plus DVRing all TV shows is the way to do it. Netflix and streaming services are a good option. My biggest gripe now is after all the ads are done and they finally go back to the show, they are pasting ads while Im trying to watch. The most aggravating offender was when I had Hulu, which produces their own really stupid ads and then charges you if you want an ad-free subscription add-on (which only eliminates their ads). I not only stopped paying for tv because of endless commercials but they all found a new way to rip people off and profiting showing blocks of same shows endlessly repeated day after day. Many times the broadcasters are presenting it in a way that helps them to persuade viewers. Its past time to turn it off! Doesnt seem that way anymore!!! Most hour-long television series episodes will consist of a Teaser scene, followed by Act One, Act Two, Act Three, Act pharmaceutical, insurance and automobile are the worst With pharmaceutical being number one. A single episode of a one-hour network TV show typically lasts about 45 minutes, leaving roughly 15 minutes of air time for commercials. I can make that switch in less then a second if the commercials continue. Instead of about 20 total names, now everyone who did anything during the production gets credit for it, but their names are zapped so fast and small you wont know anyway. opped.I use yo watch the View but commercials have overcome that show so I stopped.. EVERYONE UNITE! 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. A lawyer friend told us same lunch, that those drug companies had help put his children through college, med school and law school. Your imagination comes back you may even start to question things which is a long lost art. The End Is Near for Free TV. A commercial every 3 to 4 minutes. I do maintain a subscription to Sling for sports, but now find it hard to watch even a high profile football game, due to the sheer number of commercials being pushed out. I am sorry if I have caused any offence. Can forget HGTV and a number of other stations. the programs are so cut up one cannot stay with the rhythm of the show or the plot is totally lost and or forgotten. They are useless annoyances. As soon as a commercial comes on, most of which are about side effects from prescription medicine, I mute it and catch up on my reading or do small chores. CNN has gone totally political now, with the anchors boasting their ideas-not the publics. We all shop for these products, so why hit us with all the same ads? There are thousands of complaints about the excessive commercials the TV networks are running. Boycott Cable, even CNN, there is no other way they will learn. To many commercials.across the board no matter what channel you are watching. I have been keeping track of the commercial minutes and programming minutes on DISH, it averages 5 minutes of commercials and 9 minutes of programming. Medicare Advantage, Sling TV are you ready now?, a marketing resource.. I spend my spare time with YouTube now. David Muirs nightly news at 6:30 is absolutely THE WORST when it comes to commercials. WebYou begin and end them as you would a sitcom, however there are no scene breaks. Its time for them to stop being so greedy, and provide a better version of the entertainment they claim to be providing. So for a 60-minute show, there would (on average) be a little over 15 minutes of commercials. Either lower the amount of COMMERCIALS to no more than 25% or have them send your TV Bill to the Networks. I have 30 second jump on my remote. You will learn to appreciate our Gift of Life, and have your brain enhanced as well. FYI my 2014-15 data indicates an average commercial load of 29.54% commercials*. The advertisers dont realize that people dont switch from their favoriite brand. Just shut the box off. 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. Yes, there is way too many commercials on regular tv! Theres a far better world in Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. With a new one featured every hour! For shorter TV show episodes like Cobra Kai and Naruto, there were three ad breaks: one 30-second spot before the show started and two in the middle that lasted for 60 seconds. You show you have no respect for your customers. WebStep 2. Even sports broadcasts are unwatchable due to the sheer volume of ads shoved at the viewer. The broadcast lasted three hours and 15 minutes, but it included 18 separate commercial breaks that in total lasted 43 minutes not including the halftime break. Morning 1/2 hr. I always mute them, I will come back into the room just to mute them. The price for this great deal was only $49.00 a month. Even PBS has ads. Anyway, viewers are beginning to revolt by not watching! The answer, according to a 2016 report from Bloomberg, is somewhere between 60 and 70. Frankly, Im tired of the Ford, Dodge, Chevy, Nissan, Toyota and Subaru commercials, as well as the Budweiser with its loud obnoxious screaming music. Ive cut the cord and now pay much less for far superior, ad-free content than I used to pay for 200+ channels of absolute crap punctuated by mind-numbing commercial messages. Happens to me all the time, I have not paid nor watched any cable or satellite in a decade and im only 29, i will not ever pay for it unless the commmercials are removed or Drastically altered, i just will not do it. Why dont they take the billions of $$$ blown on frivolous advertising, lower their rates accordingly and maybe save their customers some real money ? Each of us only have a certain amount of time that we will get to live and be here on this earth. We were happier without the darn crap on TV anyhow. 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. These days, cheap is in. In fact the entire ad biz irks me greatly. Same as the Toll Bridge myth. Boy, I cant wait for track and field, Just comment on Comcast cable TV- Be not a sheep. It costs for good internet, but Im done with cable TV. Sick. If youre in the mood to write a lengthy diatribe anyway, you should ALL address your concerns to the only people who have the authority to do something about it: The FCC. According to Nielsen, advertisers spent $78 billion on TV commercials in 2013, compared to $64 billion in 2009. Have been watching over the air channels for a year because cable is a rip off. 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. I muted, changed channels, recorded and skipped the commercials (which, according to one network dipstick exec, is copyright infringement) which helped somewhat . There must be a better solution if they want to keep any viewers. When they offer a discount, tell them you do want the discount and you want it to be retroactive and be applied to your service that you have already paid for up to this point. 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