Have you noticed most of the ads on MSNBC and CNN are for medications?

[oberliner]

Or at least it seems that way to me sometimes. Any thoughts?

[nolabear]

1. Fox has them all beat. But yes, they figure old folks are watching.

And anxious folks. And they’re right. 😃

[oberliner]

2. That makes sense

The audience does skew old, I guess.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I've noticed that, too.

I don't know whether it means that the viewers are almost as old as Fox viewers, or maybe it's just that the drug companies have wads of money for advertising. There are a lot of ads for bipolar disorder drugs, which is an affliction of younger people.

Maybe I'll start keeping track, just out of curiosity.

[PaulX2]

4. Bribing MSM To Not Expose Their Gouging

I thought everyone knew this.

[Siwsan]

5. It seems to me that most ads, on every network, are for medications

Why is why medications cost so much.

[DeminPennswoods]

7. or beer or pop/soda or cars or insurance

or personal injury lawyers plus the mea culpa ads from facebook, uber and wells fargo.

[Siwsan]

8. I automatically hit the mute button for all ads

I am the consumer of the ad industry's nightmares.

[Raine]

6. It's that way on ALL networks

big pharma has big bucks and spends it on ads so they can reap in more and more big bucks!

[kimbutgar]

9. The side effects of these drugs sound ghastlier then what they are trying to cure

Any drug advertised on tv is not one I would ever take. No wonder prescription drugs are so expensive, they have to pay for these ads on TV.

Ironically with the twitler administration cutting back on controlling these drug prices and less people being able to afford healthcare in a couple of years these companies are going to run into financial problems.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Seriously

After listening to all the possible side effects, no thanks!

[CottonBear]

15. One of one advertised drug's many side effects was ... DEATH!

[a kennedy]

10. Ha ha, yah.....old people watch these shows.....guess who needs these pills.

[Blue_true]

11. I don't care as long as the ads are not for ED MEDs.

Those absolutely drive me nuts, if you pardon the pun.

[malaise]

12. Money by any means

They take money from the lawyers who sue big pharma as well.
It's sickening.

[Calista241]

14. It's like that on nearly all the news shows.

The Sunday shows on broadcast channels are nearly always have the commercials of medications.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. OK, so far this evening I've seen ads on MSNBC for medications

for heartburn, psoriasis and diabetes, plus ads for a memory-aid product, a pill-sorting product, multivitamins, a colon cancer test, and an Alzheimers charity. I guess the target demographic is a bit on the old side.

[oberliner]

17. A lot of "Otezla" on CNN

[Grammy23]

18. And when they aren't hawking the latest miracle drug,

They are running ads for the lawyers who will help you sue the drug company for your “bad outcome” using that miracle of modern medicine.

Some of the side effects are far worse than the ailment you are treating. 🤭😲😵