So depressing! But the real problem is advertisements ,yes Its big money for someone So just what does the fbi saying mcrae suffered from mental health issues, noting they found a I had to switch to Lester Holt, lol (and theyve got a full medicine cabinet too of drug ads.) Only drawbacks are the learning curve and sometimes erratic streams which are likely caused by shitty Armstrong cable. MSNBC has a commercial break every thirty seconds now, and you are right, we are the mindless ones but I cant find an alternative. 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. I also doubt that the commencials happen every 6 minutes, that would mean 10 breaks but only 90 seconds of commercials at a break, way lower. I love how you broke all this down. I also noted that it seems the commercials are likely targeting people who have access to doctors and drugs, which I assume tends to skew a bit older. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); TVWeeks 2019 Media Buyer of the Year Philip McKeon, Former Child Actor, Dead at 55 Business Is Booming for One Veteran Media Exec and He Was Just Named Time Magazines Businessperson of the Year Three New Stars Join Cast. 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. So Im glad these commercials breaks are growing and seeming to drag on more and more, like pushers trying to force products down your throat. How do I block your stupid add programs??? The date and time was selected to impact news coverage . So now I stream ad-free movies and shows for far less money, and am much more satisfied for it. There are so many repeats within their 3 to 5 minute commercial that its very annoying. jim, your logs and stats are to be admired. And the best part is. 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). She also switches to another channel because she will have forgotten the show she was watching. 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 a good plan, Walter. Those 500 channels we supposedly get are duplicates and triplicates. Boycott everything to do with them Today and go with netflix, streaming, youtube or whatever. I remember when cable was just supposed to be for reception and commercial free channels! 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. EVERYONE UNITE! I only noticed it because some of the shows I was watching seemed to be going unusually ABRUPTLY from show to commercial. That seems outrageous for a drug to cost $10,000 per month; I hope it is bringing you relief. No thanks Im happy only paying $20.00 a month and actually seeing things I am interested in. SOMETHING IS GOING TO CHANGE VERY SOON. and your health tonight. I question the value of CNNs news reporting, which usually puts the same handful of toothless stories on endless cycle and frames them with blocks of advertising. Tell u folks Im a happy camper at 85!! 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. Posted Tue 15 Apr 2014 at 8:00am Tuesday 15 Apr 2014 at 8:00am Tue 15 Apr 2014 at 8:00am, updated Tue 22 Apr 2014 at 3:13am Tuesday 22 Apr 2014 at 3:13am Tue 22 Apr . Yep, I cant watch the Golf Channel live any more. They show a lot of old 80s and 90s sitcoms on Saturday and Sundays. I would love to cut cable entirely and watch over the air but because of where I live, even with best antenna, I cannot get a signal. 9 commercials in a row on KMGH channel 9 on Wednesday, 10/13/21, Why? I watch General Hospital at 2 PM EST. OK we all HATE commercials but what can we do about it? Maybe we both need an additional hobby to fill the hours? Thanks for listening. I have just finished reading all of the comments above and not a single person is wrong! Of course companies would target the products at the right market, that makes sense. the news is in high overdrive right now, and the clients are capitalizing on this. The average audience for the four newsmagazine shows aired by the networks ABCs 20/20, CBSs 60 Minutes and 48 Hours, and NBCs Dateline increased for each network about 10% in 2020, following a stable year for CBS and NBC in 2019 and a 21% increase for ABC in 2019. IM GONE. 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. What a shame that these greedy TV morons cant fix the aggravating problem. I also pay for YouTube premium to avoid commercials. It would, if Id actually believed any of it. You cannot watch more than 6 minutes of content before you get 5 min and 15 commercials. I cut the cord in August, 2009 and have never missed it. 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. May 13, 2014
So many of us dvr and replay in order to skip over these interruptions. And another thing: The ads to support runaways, starving children (in every country), children with deformed lips or limbs, St Judes cancer hospital, desks and education of children in Africa, and abandoned and/or abused animals all for just $12/month or $19/month or $29/month. I havent watched commercials in years, since TIVO came out. The practice continues because it works and again, it is a necessary component of the business model. Flo has some great commercials; I did not know that about Bigfoot! ABCs evening news will rush through their stories to give you the pharmaceutical commercials which are longer than any story segment. 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. they dont spend without knowing the demos and numbers. February 26, 2023, 6:15 AM. MY GOOD GOD so much time is wasted on non-programs, the very programs we PAY to watch. Flood the FTC with complaints about this issue. I muted, changed channels, recorded and skipped the commercials (which, according to one network dipstick exec, is copyright infringement) which helped somewhat . - Only last week ahead of the All-Star break did Klay Thompson even receive medical clearance to play on back-to-back nights, 13 months after his return from a more than 2 1/2-year absence . On the TV guide will be 5 or more channels sheerly for products being sold. It was never my intention to offend anyone other than news broadcasters that consider their viewers required 15 or 16 minutes of advertisements during their single hour of veiwing. It is not. 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. ..and its getting worse, the story says.
After reading through 80% of these posts I have concluded that I myself am very surprised that cable was still available and people were actually paying for it? I am almost off my blood pressure meds. Thats why I have a dozen old remotes with worn out mute buttons. They dont see people they see $ sign, Online streaming services surpassed television. Especially with a Republican majority in Congress, the party that would eliminate all regulation. Good bye David .. Nick at Nite now up to 20+ minutes of commercials per hour !!!!!!! Have a great one looks like a good day for a ride. Can sound incoherent. It just made me pity the people who hung on its every word. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. I usually go to the kitchen to make my sandwiches. Thanks, Beth. I was trying to find out about tv shows back in the 60s & 70s & cant seem to find an answer. 13 commercials in a row on cbs channel 4 on Wednesday 10/13/21. Movies same format. Progressive Insurance now with Jon Hamm, the fucking Emu of Liberty Insurance, anti-smoking ads, don,t drink and drive OK WE GET IT!, Usually these commercials will show up more than a hundred times if not on one network then on different networks combined. I copy the shows I like on my VCR ..then zip through all the commercials later on.I never waste my time watching any shows anymore..Zchannel 7with david Muir..A complete waste of time seems likes hundred commercials on his news show. But now I always have my remote in my hand. If you would like to see American capitalism at its very, very worst just watch The Evening News, and observe the difference in how much less news you get to watch during the last fifteen minutes as compared to the first fifteen minutes due to the immense amount of advertising thrown in (on the average somewhere around four to five minutes of news, the rest advertisements!) Commercial creep was a factor in my decision to dump cable altogether in favor of ad-free streaming services. I have never ,and I mean never have bought one thing that Ive seen on a commercial. Using the autopsy feature on anything is a sure way to leave the door open to your loss. It helps to see like-minded people as fed up with the frequency and excessive amount of stupid, inane ads as I. yes, the repeating of the same headlines is quite annoying. Hit them in their bank account. We were happier without the darn crap on TV anyhow. A sugar replacement used in many stevia, monk-fruit, keto and other reduced-sugar products marketed for weight loss and diabetes has been linked to stroke, heart attack and early death, a new . Its time for them to stop being so greedy, and provide a better version of the entertainment they claim to be providing. It is a sad indictment on our health and our health care system. Why are we one of them? I saw the curvature of the Earth when I was in an airplane flying over the ocean. The frequent interruptions also add to our anger and frustration. 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. 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. people are trapped in their homes and worried about what is going on. Have you ever tried to figure out how much time Americans waste of time on a yearly bases with your stupid adds?? 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. Just stopped watching MSNBC. Explore the patterns and longitudinal data about network TV news below. At least they play some music just before the breaks to warn me theyre coming. Some of the crew had their name and job listed. It didn`t take any time at all for greed to step into that game. An aging, and not healthy, tribeTheres an opportunity for entrepreneurs here somewhere. Thanks, Michael, for adding your insights. According to the data, A&E Group 17 minutes and . They use that as an open invitation to raise rated without ever telling you. This was the case with the 1970-71 series The Immortal, of which all episodes are about 51-52 minutes. I would like to see another channel like abc or nbc challenge cbs by running less ads and see what kind of viewing public they get. I think well have a casserole, so I can watch Dr. Phil at 4PM. Fog late tonight, but a warm Sunday afternoon near 80 degrees. The only way to send a clear message without wasting your time compossing an on line post that they will never see or care about, is to cancel your cable and when they ask why, tell them it costs too much to watch crap mixed with more comer isls than content. And, despite what you might think, there is most definitely a Law of Synchronized Commercials! Im sure its much, much higher, as in up in the thousands. When I was a kiddo news-junkie in the 60s, networks did not saturate their news programs with commercials. Recognize that this is a deductible business expense. So, tax dollars help pay for advertising! Jury deliberates on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial; Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 antiviral pill; Floods displace hundreds of families in Washington state. . An hour of United States prime-time television loses 8 minutes to commercials. Back in 2005 I saw my cable bill sneak up in price each month starting at the moment I went paperless! What do you use now? You have validated many of my own suspicions. Watch any Nova or Nature on wednesday night. Senators/Representatives?. ABC News, anchored by Peter Jennings, regularly presented viewers with both news briefs and in-depth coverage of top events, ranging from human intere. Great observations, Jim. 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. So far, its coming along great ! Now that Dish has taken it to a new level (automatically skipping commercials) I suppose our lazy fingers can still manually figure how to Fast Forward as weve been doing for 30+ years. I am losing my freaking mind over the repetition of commercials constantly being unloaded on us. Our local SF Bay Area news programs are horrid. (+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax If you think tv is that bad and dont like it that much then why dont you just stop watching it? They make more money from advertisers than from customers, so the customer gets fucked with the commercials. Thats the only way to force the cable company to modify their commercials policies. And Im curious how much ABC news charges for a one-minute commercial maybe something for me to do today! So why pay the extraordinary high price of cable or satellite to watch commercials, I would understand if tv was free but with the price we pay, there shouldnt be any commercials at all!! Competition for ABC includes NBC, CBS, FOX, Nickelodeon, Univision and the other brands in the Life & Entertainment: TV Networks industry. I guess its my fault since I am about eight months away from enrolling. I DVR EVERYTHING! I get Amazon Prime free because Im a member (and use Amazon to order a lot of stuff). Hell, just a few years ago FX ran LOTR Two Towers, a special 2 night airing: 2 nights in a row, 4hrs each night, EIGHT HOURS to air a 3hr movie. PBS there ok until they start asking for money, We the people own the airwaves, and we have every right to specify how many minutes per hour the stations we allow to use our airwaves may devote to commercials What does that say? However, excessive commercials take away a lot from programs I enjoy. Allow me to reply to myself. Last year, the average was 15 minutes and 38 seconds, up from 14 minutes and 27 seconds in 2009, according to the report. Ill copy and save it and try again if it does. Thank God for Netflix and channels like HBO because paying to not have to see any commercials is more then worth it. How long before Hulu add increase to equal cable or ota tv? The irony is that consumer based propaganda (ads) helps sell the political propaganda that frequently masquerades as news. 2- When we watch annoying commercials I will go out of my way to avoid buying the product or services. The sort of funny thing is the people being targeted have no ability to prescribe drugs. at one scene Marcus Lattrell said Frick You. opped.I use yo watch the View but commercials have overcome that show so I stopped.. However, CBS This Morning has so many commercials, I have to hold the remote in my hand! I think some stories get mention four times before its actually shown. He then proceeded to gut every other agency that put citizens first and business second. To many commercials.across the board no matter what channel you are watching. You need to have the dislike of commercials force you to stop watching? I cut the cord a year ago, in part because of the commercial load. Other platforms are simply waiting for their popularity to gain momentum before they make big changes. Ready to go back to broadcast TV. 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. Do many of the drug names sound the same? Its all a matter of scheduling your day!!! But the mere frequency and length of the advert breaks makes the channel unwatchable. Watch the latest news videos and the top news video clips online at ABC News. MUCH more productive. Third, I dont know when, we as a society, decided that we would replace lifestyle choices to find better living through chemistry. I realize that someone has to pay for the freight so why not charge more for commercial time and have fewer of them? It is amazing how many drug commercials are on TV says something about our health and our health care system. 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