Herman by Jim Unger for March 02, 2015

Details after it is too late to matter. Just like our local news.

Apparently I’ve missed something. Today’s strip makes no sense to me at all.

Time for one of those late night commercials about you know what

OK we made a mistake it was tator diggers

Three things in your kitchen that can kill you now. Tune in for news at eleven.

Sort of relates to Cyril M. Kornbluth’s “The Silly Season.”

They’ve taken over; now it’s Their Own Private Idaho

I cut the cord years ago. It IS called “commercial TV” , after all. Mine rarely gets turned on.

Tornado about to touchdown in your city, we will tell you where after the commercial break.

Back in the 1960’s, commercials took up about 10% of the programming (3 minutes in a 30 minute program). Last I checked it was 25% (15 minutes of an hour program). It may be higher now. But in answer to your question, 60 minutes out of 60 minutes.

We have a local station that runs old TV programs. They take 45 minutes to show what used to be shown in 30.

This is one reason I am at the computer when I watch TV. I get a lot of work done during commercials.

Grover’s Mill, Idaho. You’re watching a presentation by the Mercury Theater on the Air.

don’t worry. It wasn’t an important landing. That news will be shown at 2:37 am for exactly 12 seconds. and will not be repeated.