Viewers Complain About Ads on Lost and Desperate Housewives
Thursday October 13, 2005
Fans of top shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives say they're tired of seeing an increased number of ads during their favorite shows. But execs at ABC say they've not added ad time in any of their shows over the past three years.
Reports show prime-time TV ads and promos have taken your favorite programs from 44 minutes a few years ago down to 42 minutes. In the 80s, a typical program had 48 minutes of airtime.
USA Today timed last week's episode of Desperate Housewives at 40 minutes and 30 seconds, coming up with an average of one minute of commercials and show promos for every two minutes of programming.
Reports show prime-time TV ads and promos have taken your favorite programs from 44 minutes a few years ago down to 42 minutes. In the 80s, a typical program had 48 minutes of airtime.
USA Today timed last week's episode of Desperate Housewives at 40 minutes and 30 seconds, coming up with an average of one minute of commercials and show promos for every two minutes of programming.
Comments
I don’t see how they can say they have not increased the comercial time. I love the show Lost, but if this continues I don’t think I will be able to continue watching - because I feel like all I am watching are the comercials!!
I think that the directors of Desperate Housewives should stop putting re-runs on the air and start putting new episodes. This is a disappoint in the show, not only for me but to many of your fans. Fans, including myself, are angry with the regular programming schedule.