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ladyVet

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45. Me, too. I seldom watch anything live anymore.

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:46 AM

Feb 2015

The TV's on in the background, but the shows I watch, I record and play back to skip the commercials. Just a couple of weeks ago, I was counting how many commercials, and there were usually around five. Now there are seven to twelve, every commercial break. Add in the breaks between shows, when they scrunch everything to one side to either get in another commercial or two, or start the next show, and it's getting crazy. Cable or regular network channels, makes no difference.

I have to turn the TV up up really loud for some shows, and then the commercials blast through so loud the neighbors can hear them. Sleepy Hollow is really bad. I can barely hear either actor on that one. Good thing Tom Mison is so drool-worthy just to look at.

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Cable Channels Speed Up TV Shows To Cram In More Ads [View all] dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 OP

Just figures. Plus the ads are so clear and loud compared to the muffled hard to hear shows. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #1

Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #3

Me, too. I seldom watch anything live anymore. ladyVet Feb 2015 #45

all too true olddots Feb 2015 #2

Well said!!! >>> "there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?" n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #4

They need to get the programs down to a minute jberryhill Feb 2015 #5

haha! good one! bbgrunt Feb 2015 #24

Sheesh. As if there aren't too many already. yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #6

Not surprising, but it's certainly wasted on a viewer like me. MANative Feb 2015 #7

When we had tv, I did the same thing with the mute. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #38

Why I'm building up a movie and select TV library aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #8

did (still do?) same to music. spanone Feb 2015 #9

And they blast through the credits, the same credits that are so very important to working randys1 Feb 2015 #10

They run the closing credits at least four times faster lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #43

I don't recall what I was watching the other day, but in a single block of ads, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #11

the joke's on them, heh shanti Feb 2015 #12

I wondered why the voices sounded different AwakeAtLast Feb 2015 #13

And here I thought the Munchkins were finally getting more work. Quasimodem Feb 2015 #33

Is that why most of my recorded programs start/end times are slightly off? nt procon Feb 2015 #14

Full disclousure: I've always speeded up my posts to cram in more FSogol Feb 2015 #15

Lol....I noticed! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #39

Local news now starts with a commercial. GreatCaesarsGhost Feb 2015 #16

I do like my DVR. ohnoyoudidnt Feb 2015 #17

We saved about 150.00 a month dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #46

IIRC, CBS got caught doing this in the 80's with its late night programming. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2015 #18

I haven't had cable since the 1980's- then, pay tv meant pay money so you didn't have commercials NBachers Feb 2015 #19

No cable channels. No problem. nt onehandle Feb 2015 #20

Apply market forces mindwalker_i Feb 2015 #21

"Okay everyone. Act faster." n/t jtuck004 Feb 2015 #22

I don't have cable or a dish. SheilaT Feb 2015 #23

I found a bug on Dish Net that may drop some content after a commercial break... cascadiance Feb 2015 #25

You know what's next, right? Little pop-up ads are so 1990's arcane1 Feb 2015 #26

Next: Compulsory viewing Newsjock Feb 2015 #27

... pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #30

Took me a second to place that. zappaman Feb 2015 #34

I have noticed that tv screens have station ids, and moving announcements of shows coming up dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #40

Me too. I even saw them Squish the picture to make room for ads!! arcane1 Feb 2015 #42

I killed cable TV years ago. Ramses Feb 2015 #28

Nothing new about this. mwooldri Feb 2015 #29

Geez,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #32

Years ago there was a local channel that was so blatent about it HeiressofBickworth Feb 2015 #31

This ticks me off fadedrose Feb 2015 #35

Back in the day, it was illegal to have more than x number of minutes for commercials. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2015 #41

Just another reason to go with Netflix. L0oniX Feb 2015 #36

ugh Liberal_in_LA Feb 2015 #37

They have been doing this for years and it is not just cable CBGLuthier Feb 2015 #44

10 minutes of TV show, 20 minutes of commercials? meow2u3 Feb 2015 #47