Why is it that TV Stations have lots of commercial?

Question

Is it worth it, getting paid by the company advertising or getting people to watch your station

Answer 1

The stations have no other source of income outside of commercials- the most popular stations and shows get the most commercials because more people watch them and so the advertisers want their product to be seen by the most people, so they run their ads on that station and show. It is very irritating but this is why the shows are free to us.

Answer 2

Money!!!Money!!!!Money!!  When people stop watching shows because of the excess of commercials, maybe they will show less.  But then where will the stars get all the money to buy drugs.

Answer 3

they can't make or play the tv show without commercials you dummy.

Answer 4

there is also a law that tells them how many commercials that they are allowed to play in a specific time frame.

seems like way to many to me, but they are regulated by law.

it's what gives us free t.v.