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Are commercial breaks getting longer? ›

For each hour in a broadcast day, advertisem*nts take up a fairly large portion of the time. Commercial breaks have become longer over the decades.

On average, a standard TV commercial break is around 2 to 3 minutes long. During this time, several advertisem*nts are shown to viewers. It's important to note that the length of TV commercial breaks has been evolving over the years.

A television timeout (alternately TV timeout or media timeout) is a break in a televised live event for the purpose of television broadcasting. This allows commercial broadcasters to take an advertising break, or issue their required hourly station identification, without causing viewers to miss part of the action.

These shows are not only known for their entertainment value but also for the commercials that accompany them. Typically, a half-hour program includes about 7-8 minutes of commercials.

One-hour scripted shows usually have 42–44 minutes of content, which means 16–18 minutes of commercials. Half-hour scripted shows usually have around 22 minutes of content, which means 8 minutes of commercials.

Length of ads

The standard length of a TV ad is 30 seconds long. However, ads can also be 10, 20, 40, 50, 60 seconds or longer. As most ad breaks are either 2½, 3 or 3½ minutes long, your ad must be a multiple of 10 to fit the break.

What is the average length of commercial breaks in a 1-hour TV show? According to data made available by Statista, the average time for commercials made available by the main TV channels in the US ranges from 12 to 17 minutes per hour.

Most TV half-hour show are roughly 22 minutes. So, 8 minutes are devoted to commercials, in bumps, out bumps and other short teasers. What that leaves is about 6–7 minutes of 15, 30 and (rarely) 60 second commercials.

Average Super Bowl Game Length

In contrast, the average length of a regular-season NFL game is three hours and 12 minutes. Therefore, the average time correlates. When considering the halftime show and extended commercial breaks, an extra 30 minutes or so is to be expected.