09-12-2007, 08:57 PM
We are in the middle of the series Heroes on BBCTV here in the UK and I'm really enjoying it. Number two daughter suggested I watched as she has already seen it twice on a satellite channel. Something I noticed is that each episode runs for about 41 minutes but I'm guessing that over with you it fills a one hour slot. How do you cope with all those adverts interrupting the flow? How many breaks would there be in a one hour show?
On the BBC there are no ads during a programme and just 2 or 3 minutes in between where they advertise other programmes. Even on the commercial channels (ITV, Channel 4, 5) the ads including other programme ads won't go over 10 minutes in an hour. I also noticed the last 'opening' credits were running over 12 minutes in so would there have been at least one commercial break before that?
On the BBC there are no ads during a programme and just 2 or 3 minutes in between where they advertise other programmes. Even on the commercial channels (ITV, Channel 4, 5) the ads including other programme ads won't go over 10 minutes in an hour. I also noticed the last 'opening' credits were running over 12 minutes in so would there have been at least one commercial break before that?