ElectricPeterTork t1_iue9p7q wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Reply to comment by General-Law-7338 in when did commercial breaks get so long?! by bruceleroy99

PBS, a non-commercial network, uses edited versions of British shows that cut around 8-10 minutes of content instead of just airing the 58 minute shows.

Explain that.

General-Law-7338 t1_iueankm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:57 PM

Don’t know about PBS - I don’t watch the channel.

All I know is that CW cut scenes from it acquired programming for commercial breaks.

Jkid t1_iujyx1y wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:15 PM

And they have the gall to do pledge specials every 3 months lasting for a month consisting of health infomercials disgusted as lectures, so they can keep broadcasting edited versions.

listyraesder t1_iugc2q8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:38 AM

Not so. PBS even re-edited Downton Abbey to turn the 50-minute originals into 58 minute episodes.