Too many commercials
I watch this on the TV Guide channel in the U.S. and I enjoy the show...except for the constant commercial breaks. They seem to be much more frequent than other TV shows.
I want it now, give me your heart and soul.
Just watched it here in Australia. There were only 3 ad breaks, each one for less than 3 minutes. This is far less than last season, where each ad break was nearly 5 minutes long.
shareMisterZed, how long is the show in Australia? If you have less commercial breaks than we see in the U.S., we must be missing a lot of the show.
I want it now, give me your heart and soul.
It's an hour here (including ads).
shareIt's also an hour here so we are definitely not seeing everything. Boo!
I want it now, give me your heart and soul.
How many ad breaks were there this week in the USA? I kept a more detailed count here in Australia, and this is what I found.
While there are quite a number of ads per break, the breaks themselves are very short in duration. No break exceeded 3 minutes - the longest break was 2:55. The total duration of all breaks was only 10:25, which is way below the average of 16 minutes for a 60 minute TV program. The show itself runs for 59 minutes, so once the ad breaks are taken out, it is 49 minutes in length.
Ad break 1 (9 minutes into show):
Ad 1: Hart of Dixie (FOX8 TV show promo) - 0:30
Ad 2: Taubman's Endure paint - 0:30
Ad 3: Colgate Total toothpaste - 0:15
Ad 4: Huggies nappies - 0:30
Ad 5: Twinings Assam Bold tea - 0:15
Ad 6: Stayfree Ultra Thins (feminine hygiene) - 0:30
Ad 7: 666 Park Avenue (FOX8 TV show promo) - 0:15
Total length: 2:45
Ad break 2 (21 minutes into show):
Ad 1: U by kotex (feminine hygiene) - 0:30
Ad 2: That's My Boy (FOXTEL on-demand movie preview) - 0:30
Ad 3: The Walking Dead Season 3 (FX TV show preview) - 0:30
Ad 4: Ford Ranger - 0:30
Ad 5: Revolution (FOX8 TV show promo) - 0:15
Total length: 2:15
Ad break 3 (37 minutes into show):
Ad 1: Gossip Girl final season (FOX8 TV show promo) - 0:30
Ad 2: Hungry Jack's bacon deluxe burger - 0:30
Ad 3: Libra Invisible (feminine hygiene) - 0:15
Ad 4: Kmart - 0:15
Ad 5: Honda Civic hatchback - 0:15
Ad 6: Kleenex Viva shower & kitchen wipes - 0:15
Ad 7: Allianz insurance - 0:30
Ad 8: Family Guy double episode & Revolution (FOX8 TV show promos) - 0:15
Ad 9: ROVE LA brought to you by Hungry Jack's - 0:10
Total length: 2:55
Ad break 4 (50 minutes into show):
Ad 1: 666 Park Avenue (FOX8 TV show promo) - 0:15
Ad 2: Raid bug spray - 0:30
Ad 3: KFC Golden Gaytime crusher - 0:15
Ad 4: Target essentials - 0:15
Ad 5: Tic Tac Green Apple flavour - 0:15
Ad 6: Vodafone - 0:15
Ad 7: Holden (car) employee discount - 0:30
Ad 8: Grimm (FOX8 TV show promo) - 0:15
Total length: 2:30