# 30.4% of Scifi Channel content is advertisement. . . **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 5, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-4-of-scifi-channel-content-is-advertisement/382897 "2006-12-05T02:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-4-of-scifi-channel-content-is-advertisement/382897/41 "2006-12-09T19:18:39Z")
So, have you written to them to say that there’s too much advertising? Did you say that you were going to take it off your cable subscription? Because that’s the only way they’ll listen. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-4-of-scifi-channel-content-is-advertisement/382897/42 "2006-12-11T19:23:34Z")
Yes, but 90% of that advertises its own programming. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-4-of-scifi-channel-content-is-advertisement/382897/43 "2006-12-11T20:16:11Z")
FYI, this Pit thread has already spawned [three](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399414) [CS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399438) [threads.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399656) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-4-of-scifi-channel-content-is-advertisement/382897.md?page=2)