It was not a dark and stormy night in Loudon, NH, for those NASCAR fans attending the Cup race on Sunday. It did rain (enough to cause an hour and a half delay); but it wasn’t truly a storm; and it was definitely not at night, as the powers-that-be sliced a few laps off of the race before the sun completely disappeared. For the fans watching at home, the rain interrupted, and so did the commercials. For those who would like to know precisely how many there were, and how much time they took during the broadcast, here is this week’s breakdown.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2021 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:00 PM
Stop for rain delay: 3:47 PM
Restart broadcast: 5:09 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 8:11 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 229
Minutes of race broadcast: 205
Minutes of traditional commercials: 24
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 8
Total number of commercials: 81
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 40
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 60
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 35
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 21
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 16
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 4
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Coca-Cola (4 times); Olympics (4 times); Sonic (4 times); T-Mobile (4 times); Xfinity (4 times); Amazon (4 times)
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