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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDoes anyone remember the days when TV shows would go to commercials,
the break lasted for one minute.....Seriously, only one minute....
Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)most of which you already saw during previous commercial breaks.
Sogo
(4,986 posts)It was a big deal when they started making shorter, 30 and 15 second commercials and thus cramming several commercials into the minute break.
Aristus
(66,388 posts)And back when they had one sponsor per show, the name of the sponsor was usually right in the show's title, obviating the need for endless commercial breaks.
The Texaco Star Hour, Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, etc.
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)cinematicdiversions
(1,969 posts)Are you referring to the little previews before the next show streams?
Sogo
(4,986 posts)were little bodies of flowing water....
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)This was all happening when it didn't cost $ millions to produce every frickin' TV show.
Archae
(46,337 posts)I swear, they have half-hour ad breaks.
LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)They will have a huge breaking news story...It will be on for several days and there will be no ads...Then, when the disaster is over, they cram all the commercials in.
targetpractice
(4,919 posts)...per hour episode. That's why hour long shows from back then, that can be streamed now are typically 50 minutes.
Nowadays, it's 17-18 minutes of commercial per hour long episode, and streams with no ads are 42 minutes long.
Orrex
(63,216 posts)Not in the past 40+ years, Id guess.
Sogo
(4,986 posts)so a while ago....
Maybe it continued for a while after color, I don't know specifically....But, for sure, when TV was still B&W.
Orrex
(63,216 posts)A half hour program was something like 25+ minutes. Compare that to a episode of Friends, which I think ran about 4.5 minutes including credits.
bluewater
(5,376 posts)wnylib
(21,495 posts)remote control meant mom or dad told the kid to get up and change the channel.