On Sep 13, 11:41 am, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > http://consumerist.com/2010/09/spike-tv-home-of-the-10-minute-commerc... > > Excerpt: > > How long can a cable channel run commercials before viewers forget > what they were watching and -- literally -- tune out? That's the > question that the folks at Spike TV appear to be tacitly asking their > audience, as it stretches the length of some of its commercial breaks > well past existing standards -- some to as long as 10 minutes.
Does this explain a lot of Spike's schedule starting off the hour or half-hour (I notice a lot of shows starting at :12 or :41 or :23, which is a lot wackier than when the nets are honest about their starting times and showing that the shows are actually starting at :01 or :02). And one of these days, I should check Showtime's schedules, even though they're commercial-free--ever since CBS and Les Moonves took over, if two original series episodes run back-to-back and the first ends before the top of the hour (even if it's at :52), SHO goes seamless into the next show instead of waiting for the top-or-bottom- of-the-hour like HBO. Needless to say, SHO's also doing split-screen generic credits--including on VOD, which really bugs the hell out of me because no one else does it on VOD. And if you're asking, yes, it's the "scenes from next week's episode" they're running at the top of the screen, which means the season finale credits at least get full- screen on VOD. At least Les isn't starting the next movie over the credits of the previous show, which Bravo and TNT do a lot to my annoyance. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
