For NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Saturday’s race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 7:22 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10:33 PM (all times are EST). TNT was the broadcast team for this event.
Total number of commercials: 133
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 57
Number of times TNT utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 0
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 48
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 4 min. 50 sec.
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:22 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:33 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 191
Minutes of race broadcast: 132
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 59
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Total race brdcst time 132 Total comm. brdcst time 59
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