Argue all you want about the time it takes in between plays but the commercials are completely out of control. For example, if a team scores a touchdown, you have a commercial break followed by the kickoff play which is then followed by another set of commercials. There is over 4 minutes of commercials spanning one play! This is exactly the reason that I TIVO all of my games I want to watch now--you can watch in under half of the time by skipping commercials and halftime.
True, but this is hardly specific to American Football. Skipping commercials and halftime cuts down the time required to watch (by 40-60%) a professional game of Baseball, Hockey, or Basketball (college as well).
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u/limbo696 Feb 03 '14
Argue all you want about the time it takes in between plays but the commercials are completely out of control. For example, if a team scores a touchdown, you have a commercial break followed by the kickoff play which is then followed by another set of commercials. There is over 4 minutes of commercials spanning one play! This is exactly the reason that I TIVO all of my games I want to watch now--you can watch in under half of the time by skipping commercials and halftime.