This statistic presents the advertising time per primetime hour on national TV networks in the United States in the first quarter of 2017 and 2018. According to the findings, in the first quarter of 2018, ABC had an average advertising time of 17 minutes and 40 seconds (1,060 seconds) per primetime hour.
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MarketingCharts. (June 21, 2018). Advertising time per primetime hour on national TV networks in the United States in 1st quarter 2017 and 2018 (in seconds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882692/advertising-time-per-primetime-hour-national-tv-networks/
MarketingCharts. "Advertising time per primetime hour on national TV networks in the United States in 1st quarter 2017 and 2018 (in seconds)." Chart. June 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882692/advertising-time-per-primetime-hour-national-tv-networks/
MarketingCharts. (2018). Advertising time per primetime hour on national TV networks in the United States in 1st quarter 2017 and 2018 (in seconds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882692/advertising-time-per-primetime-hour-national-tv-networks/
MarketingCharts. "Advertising Time per Primetime Hour on National Tv Networks in The United States in 1st Quarter 2017 and 2018 (in Seconds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882692/advertising-time-per-primetime-hour-national-tv-networks/
MarketingCharts, Advertising time per primetime hour on national TV networks in the United States in 1st quarter 2017 and 2018 (in seconds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882692/advertising-time-per-primetime-hour-national-tv-networks/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Advertising time per primetime hour on national TV networks in the United States in 1st quarter 2017 and 2018 (in seconds) [Graph], MarketingCharts, June 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882692/advertising-time-per-primetime-hour-national-tv-networks/