# Weird non-commercials on Canadian broadcasts of US TV stations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-non-commercials-on-canadian-broadcasts-of-us-tv-stations/168831>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-non-commercials-on-canadian-broadcasts-of-us-tv-stations/168831 "2003-04-15T06:21:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-non-commercials-on-canadian-broadcasts-of-us-tv-stations/168831/21 "2003-04-17T07:39:58Z")

</div>

So tho Canadian TV has so many fewer `commercials,’ the show “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” is a _Canadian_ thing.

They just run PSAs. Which aren’t commercials at all. Nuh-unh.

Anyway, I used to watch the CBC with rabbit ears and I’ve never seen (or perhaps just never noticed) any of the odd hijinx mentioned in this thread. The only semi-odd thing the CBC would do is run Francophone detective shows. Is the CBC substantially different from other Canadian TV?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-non-commercials-on-canadian-broadcasts-of-us-tv-stations/168831/22 "2003-04-17T07:54:04Z")

</div>

I’ve never seen the nature breaks in this area, (Although I’d like to!)

We’re on **Shaw** too. They donate a set amount of time to church’s etc for free ads, so I sometimes get to see the one for mine, which is kinda cool. I’ve even seen it during decent shows on Primetime.

Our American TV seems to come with the original ads, as far as I can tell.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-non-commercials-on-canadian-broadcasts-of-us-tv-stations/168831/23 "2003-04-17T08:23:38Z")

</div>

**zoogirl** , how can Church’s, an American fried chicken company, get free ads on Canadian TV?

(Hint: Learn to form plurals. Apostrophes don’t cut it.)

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-non-commercials-on-canadian-broadcasts-of-us-tv-stations/168831.md?page=1)