How do tv shows run exactly 30 min? Do the writers know to write the script to last that long??

Answer 1

Actually the show last 22 minutes, the rest of the time is for Commercials and ABSOLUTELY, they know to the second how long a script will run.

Answer 2

Actually most shows that are 30 minutes run about 20 min and 30 seconds and the rest are commercials.

Answer 3

The TV shows are really roughly around 23 minutes. 30 minutes include come commercials in between. the writers really only write for a 23 minute show. They just know how and what to write.

Answer 4

No, the actual show runs 22 sometimes 23 minutes. For special episodes such as season enders or series enders they may add another 2 or 3 minutes to make it 25 minutes in length with about 10 minutes for commercials depending on what they are doing for those special episodes.

I read about what goes on behind the scenes of many shows in a book designed for kids when they went behind the scenes of a show done for kids called Ramona that had aired on PBS for about 3 years back in the early 90s.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

usually a 30 min show is 20 min long and a 1 hour long show is 45 min

Answer 7

They don't actually run for 30 minutes, they are usually 22-23 minutes long. They have to air commercials to make money.

Answer 8

The wtiers do have a lot of experience, but it's the editors who trim the shows down to size. By the way, accounting for commercials I believe the typical sitcom episode is actually 22 minutes.



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Answer 9

They don't run that long, it's just that they put the ads in between to fill the timeslot. most shows are only about 20 mins. And hour shows really are only 4o-45 mins.

Answer 10

there supposed to be 22-23 minutes
each show is that long w/o the commercials
writers write around that area
but a bunch is cut out