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Not a Children
Oct 9, 2012

Don't need a holster if you never stop shooting.

I was going to say that it was because they speed up programs to cram more in (some stations actually do this, like TBS with their endless reruns), but, in fact, some channels have been making the actual per-show timeslots longer. I think on Comedy Central they add about 2-3 minutes to the slot of each midday show so they can show a few more commercials. At the end of 8-12 hours, they've shown 1 or 2 fewer episodes and around a half hour of extra ad time.

So, in short, to make money. Your attention is the product, being sold to advertisers for $$$$

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