I remember why cable tv started.. I believe he also told me that they were limited on how long the commercial breaks could be. It is now July 13, 2022. There are times when you get one news story followed by a set of commercials and then another single story followed by more commercials. I think thats the network. Fox news is just as bad, as in MSNBC. 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). Ever since the :betamax, technology has only gotten better. 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. The average audiences for the evening newscasts of ABC, CBS and NBC grew across all three networks, according to Comscore TV Essentials data. However, excessive commercials take away a lot from programs I enjoy. The IRS doesnt have commercials. FoxNews is one of the worse. I cut the cord a year ago, in part because of the commercial load. Years ago when HBO first came out there were no commercials. and your health tonight. As I recall almost of the commercials in the 1960s were one minute long. I actually watched a Friends episode specifically for the purpose of timing the commercials. That way I can select what to watch,or, delete the programs entirely. at one scene Marcus Lattrell said Frick You. Its a shame what it has come to..Pathetic A.F. More than 1/3 of early voters were aged 65 and older. Also, the rare time that I watch any prime time series on a major network, There is what amounts to probably 15 minutes of total ad time, compared to thirteen minutes total of the actual TV show. Had to quit watching. I also pay for YouTube premium to avoid commercials. Movies same format. I doubt if anyone will read this.. We were happier without the darn crap on TV anyhow. MANY TIMES, they simply show a complete hour of what they showed before many, many times.. Especially with a Republican majority in Congress, the party that would eliminate all regulation. The commercial breaks are like every 5 minutes! They have like 25 minutes of commercials and 5 minutes of programming. 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. ABC David Muir News last 16 minutes 75% commercials Keep fast forward handy !!! On Location: February 24, 2023. EVERYONE UNITE! The sort of funny thing is the people being targeted have no ability to prescribe drugs. Too many channels, too many commercials is killing tv. You can watch ABC live without cable with one of the following options: fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV with an HD antenna, YouTube TV, and DirecTV Stream. . Sure you only had a few premium channels, but the whole idea was to just watch movies. ABC World News Tonight provides viewers the latest news and analysis of major events from around the . PrettyWell. HLN will give tidbits of whats to come, and by the time the commercials are done, youve forgotten what you were waiting for. Funny because I have recently noticed that the commercials are growing there too. What adds insult to injury is that my cable company wants me to pay for television channels that are riddled with commercials. It seems the ad companies and those pushing their products dont grasp the principal of diminishing returns. They create ads and then asks you to pay not to watch them. local news. And I watched it for a while, just to see that it was STILL cut all to hell to add yet more commercials. For 1 hour shows same format. I have two collector cars I tinker with. Just watched E channel. I get much better information from online news sources, apps like The Guardian, and from international streaming sources, all of which are free and are much lighter on the commercial load. 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. Disgusting! Last year I started to watch football games with the remote nearby or in my hand so I could mute all the commercials. Can sound incoherent. Do they think the cable providers care if you are watching? I will mute the TV & go do something else or program the flashback button to TCM, where Im not subjected to mindless insurance, prescription drug and acne ads. Not the bottom 90%. Abc world news commercials. I have worn out the mute button on my remote, so now I use the off button. (60 minutes of commercials per 3 hours allotted for a movie). World News Tonight averaged 9.6 million total viewers, a drop of 2% from 9.8 million in the first quarter a year earlier, a period marked by the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and a. The 16 to 18 commercials that followed were 15 to 75 seconds long and most of them were for health-care products and services. Senators/Representatives? opped.I use yo watch the View but commercials have overcome that show so I stopped.. Its getting even more annoying this year. And yes, I dont like to think I am in the demographic that the advertisers are targeting during ABC news, but I guess I mist be. IM GONE. Pretty soon there will be more commercial and show.. ABC World News Tonight (titled ABC World News Tonight with David Muir for its weeknight broadcasts since September 2014) is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network in the United States. However, CBS This Morning has so many commercials, I have to hold the remote in my hand! The amount of commercial time on cable TV keeps increasing as networks try to make up for shrinking audiences by stuffing more ads into every hour of television. 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. Stan. with no gadgets. I guess Fox News is stuffed with ads for Trump and the Klan? In this article, we'll help you decide which option is best for you. Thanks, Beth. And the redundant teasing of a six word News headline, as another reader mentioned-is so darn annoying. Yes. Cheers to all posters on this thread. Im jealous of your time spent in advertising, its always seemed like a fascinating field. Even sports broadcasts have become painful to me Id rather follow the score in an app and catch the highlights later. They show a lot of old 80s and 90s sitcoms on Saturday and Sundays. I cut the cord in August, 2009 and have never missed it. Its simply not worth the aggravation. One minute of news then cut to 5 of adverts. Im just waiting until wireless internet gets up to speed and bye-bye Comcast altogether. Its because Disney owns all the channels. 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. 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. Its not like there isnt PLENTY of other things to watch in the meantime! You show you have no respect for your customers. The irony is that consumer based propaganda (ads) helps sell the political propaganda that frequently masquerades as news. 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. I have a method to this madness, I watch these stations and flip during the commercials: ABC News, CNN News, and HLN News. Heres a perfect example: one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, MASH, is re-run on three different cable networks throughout any weekday. Same with ASPCA, UNICEF, CARE, wasteful charities. Great observations, Jim. Seems these idiots still dont get it. Its past time to turn it off! Better quality with clearer reception and sound. I am getting rid of the cable contract. Those companies are fools because millions of people are not watching their commercials. I agree with you on the number of commercials but you are insinuating that RA is an old folk disease. 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. Theres a far better world in Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. End credits of tv shows were not interrupted by future shows. You will learn to appreciate our Gift of Life, and have your brain enhanced as well. That man is beyond handsome and bordering pretty. I can understand if it was free. In a site I was at before coming here, Comcast, NBC, and MSNBC are suing Dish Network for use of the auto skip ad function their newest DVRs. Google has shown us that everything they touch will cost you in some way, if not directly in cash you will give up privacy and bombarding you with add is their coup de grace. I was watching the season finale of agents of shield, for an hour long show the actual show only showed in 5 minute intervals, the commercials lasted 10-12 minutes. Join. Now you have made it so obvious. 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. As soon as I find another internet provider I will be done with DISH. And this: In 2016, the U.S. spent $3,337 billion, or 17.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). The Boomers are an aging tribe. There is no escape. Stop the ads ..we are sick of them where are the t.v.shows with out sooo many ads. a win-win for the tv news business. I assume its a matter of financial survival or rather profit-growing to keep investors interested in supporting the model. Zero stories about how insurance companies increasingly refuse to cover things that might actually happen (black mold, hurricanes, etc.). Additionally, I find that very often, time is cut from the movie or program to make space for even more commercials! Its funny that it is that obvious to an outsider. Just shut the box off. Denzel Lafayette, of North Adams, Mass., was 22 when he drove to Bennington to . 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. I have 30 second jump on my remote. It would, if Id actually believed any of it. A sampling viewer should watch for 10 telltale tricks. I cant recommend it highly enough. On top of that they show the same 3-4 commercials over and over again ON EVERY BREAK. I was watching a show the other night and decided to count the commercials.. *Includes, but not limited to AMC, Chiller, This, IFC, SyFi, TNT, and FX. the programs are so cut up one cannot stay with the rhythm of the show or the plot is totally lost and or forgotten. "In 2009, 30-second spots accounted for 62% of all ads on television; 15-second spots were just 35%. These ads were about 90 seconds of the 8 minutes 15 seconds of total commercials. In fact the entire ad biz irks me greatly. Back in the day when I was a kid (a long time ago!) The content lasting 15 seconds followed by 2.3 to 3.1 minutes of commercials. I have not watched TV for several years now. Copyright 2018 Dexter Canfield Media Inc. Fox News Shuffles Its Lineup as Anchor Takes Time Off, ABC Revamps Prime Time, Takes Wraps Off 2014-15 Schedule Featuring 12 New Shows. CNN has a quality second to none in its content and news reporting There is no doubt about that. 2 minutes of swimming, then 6 minutes of commercials, 45 second of an interview, 5 minutes of commercials-Same thing with gymnastics An aging, and not healthy, tribeTheres an opportunity for entrepreneurs here somewhere. and no way to delete it. I wondering how much of the show Im really seeing. Allow me to reply to myself. 90% of funds go into execs pockets, almost NOTHING goes to benefit the cause the charity was created to help. I no longer watch them unless desperate. Find news videos and watch full episodes of World News Tonight With David Muir at ABCNews.com. I was trying to find out about tv shows back in the 60s & 70s & cant seem to find an answer. That's despite years of. i stopped watching tv for over two years now and havent missed it at all !!!!!!!!! S12 E308 Tuesday, November 16, 2021. They have become like mini-films, It does say something about our health, and our health care system, Your audit of commercials ranks up there with my counting bricks. it`s funny. I have a personal relationship with my doctor (who is himself robbed by malpractice insurance). More time spent on ads than on the story itself. They make more money from advertisers than from customers, so the customer gets fucked with the commercials. I think well have a casserole, so I can watch Dr. Phil at 4PM. With a new one featured every hour! Between HBO, Netflix and the DVR, people are done with commercial breaks. 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