how much time is a TV show really "on" not counting the commercials?
this has been bugging me since forever and I need the answer!!!!
2007-10-15 14:19:28 · 11 answers · asked by ? 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television ➔ Other - Television
most hour shows go from 40 to 42 minutes
2007-10-15 14:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by quiksilver23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean like the running time of a show without commercials, a half hour show tends to be around 22 minutes, while an hour long show is about 45 minutes.
2007-10-15 21:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by The Walrus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for a sitcom like Friends, Theres about 8 minutes all together of commerical breaks. The show comes down to about 22 minutes. So about 3-4 is about the length of a commerial break.
2007-10-15 21:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Missy338 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the length of the program. But, do you remember Chuck Woolery on 'Love Connection'? He'd alway say, "Be back in 2 (minutes) and 2 (seconds)." Now all you have to do is find out how many commercials in the however long show. Hope this helps. Ciao!!!
2007-10-15 21:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by "Johns" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well exactly one third of television is commercials
so if you watch a half hour show, there are ten minutes of commercials, you'll notice an episode of friends, or boy meets world, or full house on DVD is about 20 minutes.
in a one hour show like "24" there are twenty minutes of commercials and forty minutes of the show, meaning a full 24 hour season of "24" s actually about 16 hours long
2007-10-15 21:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Average TV show is about 22 minutes.
2007-10-15 21:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most 30 minute shows have only 22 minutes of content. commerical blocks are put in to cover the 8 minutes.
2007-10-15 21:25:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually about 45-50 mins in a hour long show and 20-25 mins in a half hour show.
2007-10-15 21:23:47 · answer #8 · answered by DaneKat6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It starts at a longer period and then, when you are hooked, and they know that you will finish watching, they make the commercials more and more frequent.
2007-10-15 21:22:16 · answer #9 · answered by mel s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 20 minutes. some commericials breaks last 3 minutes.
2007-10-15 21:30:35 · answer #10 · answered by shellnpepe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋