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Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV by driverdan on Thursday December 26, 2019 @08:51PM (#21888470)
> I stopped watching sitcoms a few years ago when they switched to 21 minute shows. A third of primetime content is now ads.

That is not a new thing. 21 min has been the norm for decades.

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Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV by ggggtez on Friday December 27, 2019 @01:19AM (#21889583)
I'm getting the feeling people in this thread have actually forgotten what video content was like before the internet.

21-23 minute shows is the standard run time for a half hour block.

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