NO MORE. people are trapped in their homes and worried about what is going on. That seems outrageous for a drug to cost $10,000 per month; I hope it is bringing you relief. 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. Love ABC news , but not pleased with the advertising. The cable or sattlelite networks thinks that no one will ever do anything significant for them to worry. As advertisements increase the Cable Companys are making a bundle so there comes a time when the Cable Companys should no longer charge the consumer. Denzel Lafayette, of North Adams, Mass., was 22 when he drove to Bennington to . ASPCA LIES. Love the analysis. Youre right, Eddie. No more dying children and sad dogs shivering in the cold. The price for this great deal was only $49.00 a month. I am guessing at some point well just be watching CNN all day . What gives. I had to switch to Lester Holt, lol (and theyve got a full medicine cabinet too of drug ads.) Uhh, they do. We were watching ABCs World News Tonight earlier this evening, and my wife and I were both struck with how many health care related commercials there were, particularly drug-related. I sure have not!) Vega, a veteran TV anchor . There are times when you get one news story followed by a set of commercials and then another single story followed by more commercials. But the thing that I cant understand is the fact that customers think that posting their complaints will actually have any impact on anything. ..and its getting worse, the story says. I hate commercials so much. He did this during his first days in office. I would think thats advertiser deception and probably prohibited by law. The next commercial is in four minutes and that gives me three minutes to run my sweeper and put it away. Pretty soon there will be more commercial and show.. NBCU sits at the bottom, with 11.1. Why? FYI my 2014-15 data indicates an average commercial load of 29.54% commercials*. Its past time to turn it off! 6:30 a.m. 100 vehicles stuck at Top of the World Lookout in . Im paying $148.00 each month for TV and Internet. Zero stories about how insurance companies increasingly refuse to cover things that might actually happen (black mold, hurricanes, etc.). pharmaceutical, insurance and automobile are the worst With pharmaceutical being number one. And we can still watch 10 minutes of Good Morning America at 7AM CST, and have the next TWENTY MINUTES of commercials to make our lunches for work. According to the data, A&E Group 17 minutes and . IM GONE. Its a classic pull strategy, and it seems like drug prices are always going up. But I am finished paying for commercials. If you watch a movie look up how long the movie is then look on the cable listing on how long its time slot is and youll see that up to 35% of the time is commercials not worth watching it really is getting bad. Advertising is the no 1 money making tool for every company, even though you dont see some companies ads, it doesnt mean they arent actively advertising. Is your bathroom closer to the TV? 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 . An aging, and not healthy, tribeTheres an opportunity for entrepreneurs here somewhere. I have a method to this madness, I watch these stations and flip during the commercials: ABC News, CNN News, and HLN News. Greed has no inhibitions. I watch up to 4 programs at a time to avoid all the commercials. It would, if Id actually believed any of it. I get Amazon Prime free because Im a member (and use Amazon to order a lot of stuff). And the best part is. How to really enjoy CNN as a male news junkie. Before he goes back to sleeping on the job waiting for the emu to wake him, THEY WONT LISTEN TO REASON!!! Dont they realize theyre alienating their customer base? Then the total commercial load is closer to 50%. , This insane amount of drug commercials can make you feel sick. My first time here. However, excessive commercials take away a lot from programs I enjoy. 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. See ya, I have to take a 20 minute commercial break! Even PBS has ads. 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. I agree. I mute all commercials, and if I do see an advertiser on way more than others, I never buy their product. Majority aimed at senior citizens cheaply produced forms of insurance. I too have never nor will I ever purchase any product that interrupts a show Im watching with their stupid advertising. It seems the ad companies and those pushing their products dont grasp the principal of diminishing returns. I hit the mute button every time Joe Namath shows up again for an advertisement for Medicare coverage. Same with ASPCA, UNICEF, CARE, wasteful charities. When i watch it i skip the commercials . I do not have a DVR, but I do have start-over with my cable box. they are totally stupid, they encourage people to think they can drive like idiots with there cell phones stuck in there ear and cars sliding all over the place. MANY TIMES, they simply show a complete hour of what they showed before many, many times.. For many cruise passengers, bars play a pretty large role in their . (Average audience is defined as the average number of TVs tuned to a program throughout a time period.). But I am glad you reminded me about the brick-counting Ive got to get back to that , Havevat it. If Im interested in watching something, I simply wait for it to come out on dvd, and watch it that way. That comes out to be 1 ad every minute of the show. My wife mutes ALL commercials. I am almost off my blood pressure meds. Lightfoot addressed supporters somberly, but not without pride. Thats when I wash any dishes in the sink. I truly believe that Yellowstone episodes have the least amount of actual programming. your lives will come back. He could be the next Bond This makes both sad and scary reading to me A sign of the times.. We have had a DVR for 10 years or so. 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. .more .more 3 years ago 79K views 5 years ago 2. Those companies are fools because millions of people are not watching their commercials. Best thing we ever did. 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. You would think that with age comes wisdom and the fact that these people post here is a good tool for companies to get a feel of who they are dealing with and can make adjustments at different levels in an effort to keep these customers no matter what it takes. You really do like numbers and that is good that there are people like you! 2 minutes of swimming, then 6 minutes of commercials, 45 second of an interview, 5 minutes of commercials-Same thing with gymnastics You know, the ones youre paying for as part of your cable subscription? Even pbs is loaded with advertisements. Theyre the ones who make the rules for both TV stations AND advertisers. 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. I wonder if the PBS newshour is any different. I to, have never bought a prodect that has been adderverised. m. The real concern for American citizens is the lack of FCC and State Commerce agency oversight . Last thought, although I continue to be heterosexual, if I ever decided to change teams, it would be because of David Muir. Other platforms are simply waiting for their popularity to gain momentum before they make big changes. It is amazing how many drug commercials are on TV says something about our health and our health care system. I have 30 second jump on my remote. But Ive had too much of advertising on TV. They are just using their collected info to do smarter targeted ads. Plus no one is going to produce a quality TV show if the TV stations dont have any money. I feel impressed with your thorough research. It helps to see like-minded people as fed up with the frequency and excessive amount of stupid, inane ads as I. MUCH more productive. On a different note, the channels with ads bunched them together at the 15 minute mark, so you could plan your day better. 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. Cheers to all posters on this thread. I remember why cable tv started.. 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. Dear sirs, I m assuming by your beautifully scripted reply that I do not understand, I may have caused great offence. To think what the advertisers can create and pull-off in one minute has always impressed me. When respectable visit your local tattooist. 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. 4- This pretty much reduces cable requirements for computer use only. Not only is commercials outrageous but the volume goes up during the commercials. We are paying a lot of money for our TV viewing, and feel that customer satisfaction in the most important. 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. Best solution. Rather this boycott will only be effective and send a clear message to all those responsible for the low and poor quality of Television today if we stand united. I was trying to find out about tv shows back in the 60s & 70s & cant seem to find an answer. 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. Plus DVRing all TV shows is the way to do it. i remember those great days when commercials were regulated by law. Never will you hear of someone getting something extra from a service but I can find millions of overcharges made using that billing! theyve tracked their demographic, clearly a more mature audience, who suffer from a list of ailments/issues, that could potentially be dealt with by these products. How can any cable station, network or advertiser think that this approach will result in more sales? Could not bear it any longer. NBC and ABC,. Price was getting out of hand and there was new under the sun. Stream ABC World News Tonight Episodes on Sling TV Sling TV Orange is $20/month. These greedy bastards better wake up, streaming subscriptions are surpassing cable satillite. Disney/ABCs THE VIEW is 34 minutes (not hourlong as proported); then they have 6 minutes inside the program (a la QVC or HSN) dedicated to View Your Deal peddling more products. And many times, I wont bother to switch it back. Dish is adamant (rightly so I hope) that the BETAMAX case that went to the Supreme Court years ago settled the time-shifting of recorded material for the sole purpose of non commercial (not for hire or re-braodcast) use by the consumer was not an infringement on the copyright of the broadcasters nor their TV ad subsidized commercials. When it comes to commercial advertisements, I simply fast forward them. But the real problem is advertisements ,yes Its big money for someone So just what does What can be done to set new regulations on advertising interruption time of network programs. I counted 14 commercial at one time. Its ridiculous that the amount of ads/commercials that continue to explode. The number of commercials has increased to the point where its no longer possible to follow, no less watch Explore the patterns and longitudinal data about network TV news below. Its time we start getting a life instead of being addicted to a Box on the wall. 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. Stop or sign up for some online service. Her accent is as grating as the commercial breaks. local news. Morning Joe is the worse. For 1 hour shows same format. And at ABC World News Tonight, it's been 81 minutes for Trump and less The commercials FINALLY ended! How about socializing insurance instead of socializing health care? Our cable bill is out of sight, we are cutting the cable and going over the air or even tossing out our tVs. I can on occasion listen to radio shows and hear the news. Then proceed to the bathroom and complete the three Ss, ending with a shower. 1- Many commercials are dumb as a stump at best. ASPCA LIES & grossly misleads in its ads. ), Advertiser expenditures for the evening broadcast news programs ABCs World News Tonight, CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News each rose in 2020, according to estimates from Kantar. Or the top 10% should be helping. TvLand is the worst. Thats the other reason that it will continue. 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. I DVR a lot of what I watch. Thats the good old american way. For the first time since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Pence will sit down for his first network interview to discuss his role on that day, his family and his faith, as well as what he reveals in his new autobiography, "So Help Me God." Yes. Manipulative political porn. If only we could return to those halcyon days before big pharma was allowed TV ads. 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. 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. When i reminder her that it was live TV she went to bed. I video taped most of the TV movies; sports and news. What does that say? Early TV credits had me scratching my head. Your imagination comes back you may even start to question things which is a long lost art. Want to know why you get maybe 20 minutes of news and tons of advertising? REMEMBER THIS IS THE UNITED MESSAGE THEY DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM US OR SEE ON ANY OF THESE COMPLAINT BLOGS. 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. Can forget HGTV and a number of other stations. Its no secret. Years ago when HBO first came out there were no commercials. I can no longer pay for TV and have more minutes of advertising than a program I am canceling my Direct TV. I do not have a DVR or any way of recording..just a normal size t.v. Just shut the box off. The. Thanks for putting in the hard work! Here's how to get the most out of Royal Caribbean's Deluxe Beverage Package (or Prime Casino Royale free drinks in the casino). It is getting to the point where we watch a lot less tv about ready to drop cable. I suppose whomever dies with the most money wins. GROSS !!!!!!! I graduated college in 1993 with Communications major radio and television all of the instructors told us commercials who would be gone and the not too distant future boy were they full of BS. Average audiences for the network TV Sunday morning political talk shows on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC This Week, Face the Nation, Fox News Sunday and Meet the Press, respectively benefited from the election season, each increasing by about 20% in 2020. ABCs evening news will rush through their stories to give you the pharmaceutical commercials which are longer than any story segment. I timed a recent episode of Walking Dead with there being a 4 minute commercial break for every 6 minutes of episode, making a total of 24 minutes of commercial in one hour. Yes I remember all this BS so clearly when they wanted to get cable introduced into our small town. Yes, I have to agree with you. 1995 Dollars. 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 dont pay much attention to commercials but if it wasnt for Progressives Flo, I wouldnt know that Bigfoots name is Darryl. EVERYONE UNITE! Tune in to CNN and imeadiatly set the pause button. During that time period, there were 13 commercials, totaling about 8 minutes and 15 seconds. Its terrible. The cable operators employ a large staff of highly paid lobbyists to twist the arms of these So sick of the same stupid commercials on the comedy network Yes, we have optionsshut the box off! If you think tv is that bad and dont like it that much then why dont you just stop watching it? HLN will give tidbits of whats to come, and by the time the commercials are done, youve forgotten what you were waiting for. So in addition to the parts of the program that were originally chopped out to accommodate more ads, now the program start times have been offset to accommodate even MORE ads! The actual program is about 7 minutes the rest is commercials and Well be right back, In our next segment, See what happens when, Dont go away, you have to see why (so-n-so), Blah-blah and Yada-yada. Sure you only had a few premium channels, but the whole idea was to just watch movies. I cant watch commercial tv anymore. Ahead of Election Day, a record 244,000 early vote were cast. It got to the point and was so frustrating by when they actually showed what the preview was it was basically the exact same thing as the preview was, with just a few seconds extra. Really, is that too much to ask? In some cases they play the same commercials several times in one spot. I find traditional cable simply unwatchable bad shows loaded with ads and it offends me that cable companies charge a premium for access to this garbage. next here, the major storm on the move tonight. I noticed on one channel they have commercials about every 12 to 15 minutes for the first 45 minutes. Based upon this research, it seems apparent to me that the news makes people sick. how the pilot navigated power lines and buildings. I do stream Netflix and Hulu along with Amazon as I have a Prime membership. Back in the day when I was a kid (a long time ago!) I never watched it in the first place other than the occasional impossible repair job I was facing and I quickly learned that if I couldnt figure out how to get something apart without breaking it, my chances of finding any help would either be non existent or a waste of my time sesrching. I need ur help..what bis the standard rate of 2 minutes advertisement on TV and RADIO TNX.. Three letters P B S !!! Too many channels, too many commercials is killing tv. Start up your car and wait until the ice melts off of all wind shields. Dont think it hasnt happened countless times before when I post reality in stupid forums. Earlier in the month, the show, which has previously stated it . Soon I transfer my washer load into the dryer while I sweep the kitchen and dining room. I dont watch any commercials if I had to I would not be able to have TV. My guess is that there are more and more shorter commercials because the advertisers are less likely to pay for them. Im sorry if you thought that, but that was not my intention. I dont watch regular television any more, not one damn show. I recently got a flyer from a cable company offering some big deal special and when I looked at the channels offered there were only 3 that I would have even considered watching. I promise you that over 15 minutes of the half hour show was ad time. Seems these idiots still dont get it. Its surprising that they actually find time for any news amongst all those ads! Im tired of being brainwashed with all the stupidity of the ads being shown. 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. Bastards, TV commercials are what the mute button is for. Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot. by Alexander Pope. Zero stories about how insurance companies rob citizens, then penalize them because their credit scores go down (huh?) David Muirs nightly news at 6:30 is absolutely THE WORST when it comes to commercials. It sure does. They show a lot of old 80s and 90s sitcoms on Saturday and Sundays. The 16 to 18 commercials that followed were 15 to 75 seconds long and most of them were for health-care products and services. Are you really that weak willed? NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOURSELVES HEARD AS ONE UNITED VOICE! 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