How many TV commercials are tolerable per hour or per half-hour?
Captioning TV commercials considerable option
In Dubai, the channel running Gossip Girl is Dubai One TV. This is without a doubt the most watched and popular local television channel. So, fans of Gossip Girl line up every Sunday evening at 9 pm in front of their TV devices, eagerly awaiting the next portion of the glamorous mix of a dream-of life situations and high-end fashion showcase right from Manhattan, New York.
Nevertheless, their pleasure is spoiled, and they end up bitterly disappointed. Why? Because every five minutes, the Gossip Girl episode is cut by a TV commercials breaks. Some of which run 14 different advertisements at the time and even few movie previews. Yes, you can count it yourself: Galaxy chocolate, Nina Fantasy, soft drinks and many more.
Surely, advertisers compete for a spot during the Gossip Girl episode and the chance of their products to be associated with it. The TV channel makes super profits running five commercial mixes between 9 pm and 10 pm. But how about the public? Do they like to be constantly interrupted while their imagination is provoked by the dimensions of a life they crave?
The viewership of television programming is often used as a metric for television advertisement placement, and consequently, for the rates charged to advertisers to air within a given network, television program, or time of day. Advertising revenue provides a significant portion of the funding for most privately owned television networks.
However, most people hate TV commercials. Viewers often reach for the remote to turn down or mute them. The TV simply oppresses us with many unwanted commercials. Content producers need to consider the ratio of TV commercials to content.
Nowadays, 20 or 22 minutes from one hour show or movie are dedicated to TV commercials. According to International statistics, 9 minutes of TV commercials is the average per half-hour show, while 17 minutes per hour-long show. Back in the 8os, viewers recall there were fewer commercials. An hour show lasted 48 to 50 minutes, while half hour show was in the range of 25.00-25.30 minutes.
