TVLAND AITF start/end times

[searadiofreak]

I know this was mentioned in another thread. But just for giggles, I noted the start times of "All In The Family" on TVLAND this evening. The first episode started at :49, the second episode at :24, and ended at :51. Most sitcoms have about 22 minutes of programming. So in this 71 minute period, (with the assumption the following show starts at top of the hour, which it does) there was about 44 minutes of AITF, and thus 27 minutes of commercials/promos. Not sure, but this might be the smallest ratio of programming to commercials ever. (Yes, I probably have too much time on my hands, but actually, was tired of all the Japan coverage, and thought I would time it out). Bottom line, I will still watch AITF despite this. I would assume TVLAND predicts there are many like me.

 

[EddieTheRapFan]

How can people stand so many commercials? it's a complete abuse of TV stations against us. I even prefer to watch The Science Channel (the Latin American version lacks commercials) to avoid the ads, even if their shows are a decade old. :

 

[DToTheJ]

The only station that should ever be allowed to air "All In The Family" at an odd start time is WVIA in Scranton during a pledge drive period.

 

[oldiesfan6479]

TV Land is a (bleep)ing joke. Every time you tune in, they're in a stopset.

 

[Mark Giardina]

Personally I've got the point that I don't bother to watch AITF reruns anymore because of this BS TVLand is pulling.

 

[johnnyu]

I didn't watch them when they were new and I will not watch them now.

 

[sandiegoinexile]

Short Attention Span Lifestyle

How can people stand so many commercials?

It's called a DVR (or VCR for those clinging to the past). Actually, though, I suspect most folks click around to other channels and pop back. My nieces and nephews are all in their mid-teens. They do not watch any television channel/program for more than 4-5 minutes at a time. Often its 30 seconds here and 2 minutes there and 30 seconds watching something else. It's partly how YouTube became so popular, catering to that 2-minute attention span.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

Perhaps that's why TV Land Canada is now Comedy Gold.
( http://www.falltvpreview.com/channel.php?id=125 )

Not sure about the States, but in Canada it is ILLEGAL to air more than 12 minutes of anything that is not the actual program in any given 60 minute length of time.

Therefore, it would be illegal for TV land to continue to exist in Canada under their current format.

The only exception is during election times. That's when they are granted two extra minutes.
That's still a Max. of 14 minutes per hour for ads, promos, election messages etc.

Either TV Land is doing something illegal, or the FCC does not regulate this kind of thing the way the CRTC has done.

 

[sandiegoinexile]

Not sure about the States, but in Canada it is ILLEGAL to air more than 12 minutes of anything that is not the actual program in any given 60 minute length of time.

So many US broadcast network shows now clock in at anywhere between 39 and 44 minutes. How do Canadian stations handle those? For example, Days of Our Lives is only between 38-39 minutes when you pull it up on nbc.com or hulu.com to watch it. I know that program airs on Global in Canada. Where do they get 6-8 minutes of additional content? From online viewing, most primetime shows are 42-44 minutes. That leaves a gap as well. I know nearly every broadcast program in the US is also broadcast in Canada, usually at the same time it airs stateside.

 

[EddieTheRapFan]

Not sure about the States, but in Canada it is ILLEGAL to air more than 12 minutes of anything that is not the actual program in any given 60 minute length of time.
Therefore, it would be illegal for TV land to continue to exist in Canada under their current format.

The same thing happens here in Argentina and other Latin countries like Venezuela. In the rare occasion where an American program in shown on OTA TV, it barely fits on its original slot. A 60 minute drama lasts 45-50 minutes because they show less ads. Cable channels, ironically, show lots of advertising. And this is true for all Latin America. Channels like FOX, Warner Channel, Universal Channel, etc. which show programs from the American network for the Latin audience show as many ads as whatever channel showed it in United States, in a clear violation of Argentina's media law.

It's called a DVR (or VCR for those clinging to the past).

That's curious, I got one of those just yesterday. Pretty useful thing.

 

[azumanga]

Either TV Land is doing something illegal, or the FCC does not regulate this kind of thing the way the CRTC has done.

First of all, commercial caps on American television has been lifted in the 1980s. Secondly, most FCC regulations do not vapply to cable channels.

Days of Our Lives is only between 38-39 minutes when you pull it up on nbc.com or hulu.com to watch it. I know that program airs on Global in Canada. Where do they get 6-8 minutes of additional content?

I believe networks like Global add unpaid content such as promos, news updates, brief interstitials and PSAs -- one time I watched an American prime-time program in Global (don't know which, though it was a drama), and in order to pad out the time, they included a celebrity news feature.

 

[Yeziknoradio]

I believe networks like Global add unpaid content such as promos, news updates, brief interstitials and PSAs -- one time I watched an American prime-time program in Global (don't know which, though it was a drama), and in order to pad out the time, they included a celebrity news feature.

That's correct. News updates are not counted in the 12 minute restriction.