| A&E |
2 min/hr @ between :10-:20 & :40-:50 (Except: 5-7am ET breaks @ :29 & :59 |
| ABC FAMILY |
2 min/hr @ approximately :15 & :45 (Day & Prime ) and approximately :28 & :58 (Overnight) |
| ADULT SWIM |
2 min/hr**; 1-min @ :25 & 1-min @ :55 |
| THE AFRICA CHANNEL |
3 min/hr; times vary |
| AMC |
2 min/hr; (2) 1-min floating breaks per hour, in program |
| ANIMAL PLANET |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min breaks float within hour |
| AZN TELEVISION |
2 min/hr; 1-min @ :29 past the half-hour & 1-min @ :05 past the hour |
| BBC AMERICA |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min breaks floating within the hour |
| BET |
(2 ) :60s/hr; between :13 :23 :40 :50 (:29 &:59 during Inspirational block);no tone 4:59am ET |
| BET JAZZ |
(2) :90s/hr @ :28 & :58 |
| THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL |
2 min/hr @ between :10-:20 & :40-:50 (Except: 5-7am breaks @:29 & :59 |
| BLACK FAMILY CHANNEL |
2 min/hr: 1-min @ top of hour; 1-min @ bottom of hour |
| BLOOMBERG TELEVISION |
2 min/hr; @ :29 & :59 past the hour |
| BRAVO |
2 min/hr; @ :29 & :59 after the hour. Windows-:10-:20 & :35-:50 |
| CARTOON NETWORK |
2 min/hr**; 1-min @ :25 & 1-min @ :55 |
| CASA CLUB TV |
2min/hr**; times vary beginning 11am ET |
| CMT: COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION |
2 min/hr; Floating 1-min @ :04-:22 & 1-minute@:34-:52 |
| CNBC |
3 min/hr between :03-:17, :24-:34 & :41-51 (except :sponsored programming 90 hard break @ :28:30 & :58:30 |
| CNN |
2 min/hr @ :48 (1 additional min @ :19, if system carries HLN & TBS) |
| CNN EN ESPANOL |
2 min/hr; 1-min @ :29 & 1-min @ :59 |
| CNN HEADLINE NEWS |
2 min/hr @ :29 & :59 (additional :30 at each break around 4-1/2 minlocal news insert creating 6 min window each half-hour @ :24 & :54) |
| CNN INTERNATIONAL |
2 min/hr; 1-min @ :29 & 1-min @ :59 |
| COLOURS TELEVISION |
2 min/hr; times vary |
| COMEDY CENTRAL |
3 min/hr @ :18, :40 & :55 (+/-5 min) M-F 8am-4am, S/S 7am-4am; 1 min/hr @ :28 & 2 min/hr @:58 (+/-5 min) M-F 4am-8am, S/S 4am-7am |
| COURT TV |
3 min/hr: 1-min @ :28; 2 min @ :53 (times are approximate) |
| DISCOVERY CHANNEL |
2min/hr**; (2) 1-min breaks floating within the hour (10am-3am ET/PT M-F & 9am-3am S/S ET/PT) & (9am-10am Summer Months Only) |
| DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL |
3 min/hr; 1-min breaks float within hour |
| DISCOVERY HOME |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min breaks floating within the hour |
| DISCOVERY KIDS |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min breaks floating within the hour |
| DISCOVERY TIMES |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min breaks floating within the hour |
| DIY |
2 min/hr**; between :11-:23 & :39-:52 (7am-3am ET) |
| E! ENTERTAINMENT TV |
2 min/hr** @ :15 & :45 (M-F 8am-4am; M-Su, 7am-4am) |
| ESPN |
2.5 min/hr on average; times vary; :60 positions (except ESPN Monday Night Football with :90 positions) |
| ESPN2 |
2 min/hr on average; times vary; :60 positions in all dayparts |
| ESPN CLASSIC |
2 min/hr on average; times vary; :60 positions/hr in all dayparts |
| ESPNEWS |
2 min/hr on average; times vary; :60 positions/hr in all dayparts |
| FINE LIVING |
2 min/hr** between :08-:23 & :38-:53 (7am-5am ET) |
| FIT TV |
2min/hr; (2) 1-min floating within the hour |
| FOOD NETWORK |
2 min/hr between :18-:19 & :48-:49 |
| FOX NET |
2-3 min/hr; vary; 2-min/hr @ :15 & :45 in network programming; 3 min/hr in non-network programming |
| FOX NEWS CHANNEL |
3 min/hr @ :18 (60 sec.) & :45 (120 sec.) |
| FOX REALITY |
2 min/hr**; (2) 1-min breaks within the hour (M-Su 7am-5am) |
| FOX SOCCER CHANNEL |
2 min/hr; the top of the hour & at the half-hour |
| FOX SPORTS EN ESPAÑOL |
2 min/hr @ the top of hour & at the half-hour |
| FX |
3 min/hr** @ :20, :35 & :55 (7am-2am) |
| G4 |
2 min/hr**@ :15 & :45 (9am-5am ET) |
| GAC: GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY |
4 min/hr - 2 mins @ :15 & :45 |
| GALAVISIÓN |
2 min/hr between the 1st & 3rd quarter of every hour |
| THE GOLF CHANNEL |
2 min/hr floating breaks: 2nd & 5th break of every hour |
| GSN: THE NETWORK FOR GAMES |
2 min/hr**; @ approximately :20 (9am-4am ET/PT) |
| HALLMARK CHANNEL |
2 min/hr; varies with programs. Breaks occur inside program. |
| HALLMARK MOVIE CHANNEL |
1 min/1/2 hr; varies with program |
| HGTV |
2 min/hr** between :08-:23 & :38-:53 (7am-4am ET) |
| THE HISTORY CHANNEL |
2 min/hr between :10-:20 & :40-:50 (Except: 4-6am ET breaks @:29 & :59) |
| HISTORY INTERNATIONAL |
2 min/hr between :10-:20 & :40-:50 (Except: 5-7am ET breaks @:29 & :59) |
| INSP: INSPIRATION NETWORK |
2 min/hr; at top of hour, approximately :56 |
| LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK |
48 one-minute local avails/24 hour day; 2 :60s float each hour (times vary) |
| LIFETIME REAL WOMEN |
2 min/hr; at the half-hour between :10 & :30 after the hour; At the hour between 40:00 & 00:00 (straight up); An :08 pre-roll will be used(Exception: Su 7-10am ET); (1) 2-min between 55:00 & :00:00 (straight up) |
| LIFETIME TELEVISION |
2 min/hr; at the half-hour between 10:00 & 30:00 after the hour; At the hourbetween 40:00 & 00:00 (straight up). Exceptions: Su 6-10am (ET On the EastFeed, PT on the West Feed); (1) 2-min between 55:00 & 00:00 (straight up) |
| LOGO |
2 min/hr; @ :20 & :50 vary depending on program schedule |
| MILITARY CHANNEL |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min break floating within the hour |
| MSNBC |
3 min/hr; float between :03-:17, :27-:31 & :44-:55. |
| MTV |
2 min/hr @ :20 & :50 |
| MTV2 |
3 min/hr: between :14-:32; :32-:52 & :46-:04 ET |
| MUN2 |
2 min/hr; :60 floating break between :10-:20 & :60 floating breakbetween :40-:50 |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL |
2 min/hr** between :15-:30 & :45-:57 |
| NEWSCHANNEL 8 |
Average 12 minutes/hr; times vary |
| NICK AT NITE |
2 floating/ :60 breaks**; 1-min in the first half-hour & 1-min in the secondhalf-hour (Su-Th 9p-6a & F-Sa 10p-6a) |
| NICKELODEON |
1 min/hr (6a-8p, note there are no local breaks from 9a-11a M-F for Nick Jr.) 2-min/hr (8p-10p) 1 floating :60 break in the second half-hour |
| OLN |
3 min/hr; between :10 & :20; @ approximately :30 & between :40 & :52 |
| THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL |
2 min/hr; varies (:28:30 & :58:30 typically) |
| THE OXYGEN NETWORK |
3 min/hr**; :90 in each half-hour @ :20 & :45 (+/- 5 minutes) |
| PBS KIDS SPROUT |
2 min/hr; Only National Avails |
| RSN |
6 min/hr; On average; times vary |
| SCI FI CHANNEL |
3 min/hr; Varies with program. Breaks occur inside programs. |
| THE SCIENCE CHANNEL |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min floating breaks |
| Sí TV |
2 min/hr; times vary |
| SLEUTH |
2 min/hr; Airs during 2nd and 4th breaks |
| SOAPNET |
3 min/hr; Each half-hour program 1:30 break; Each one-hour program2 min breaks. |
| SPEED CHANNEL |
3 min/hr; times vary |
| SPIKE TV |
2 min/hr**; (2) floating :60 breaks approximately @ :15 & :45 |
| STYLE NETWORK |
2 min/hr** @ :15 & :45 (Mon-Sun, 6am-3am) |
| TBS |
2 min/hr; (2) floating 1-min breaks per hour |
| THE TENNIS CHANNEL |
2 min/hr; times vary |
| TLC |
2 min/hr**; (Excluding Ready, Set, Learn! TLC commercial-free programming block from M-F 6a-9a); (2) 1-min breaks floating within the hour (M-Su 9a-3a ET/PT) |
| TNT |
3 min/hr on average; (3) 1-min breaks float within the hour. Times vary for sports programming |
| TOON Disney |
2 min/hr on average; :60 breaks. Each break is activated by a start eventfollowed by an event. Each local break has an 8-second pre-roll |
| TRAVEL CHANNEL |
3 min/hr**; (3) 1-min break floating within the hour (M-Su 9a-3a ET) |
| TURNER SOUTH |
3 min/hr; (3) 1-min breaks per hour |
| TV GUIDE CHANNEL |
10min/hr; Window 00:00 to 59:59. (10 minutes per hour from 11am to 2:00am ET/PT & 2-min per from 2:00am to 11:00am ET/PT) |
| TV LAND |
3 min/hr; (3) floating :60 breaks (1-min in the first half-hour & 2-min in the second half-hour) |
| TV ONE |
2 min/hr**; times vary |
| UNIVERSAL HD |
2 min/hr; 2 min-per hour |
| USA NETWORK |
2 min/hr; Breaks occur inside the program |
| VH1 |
2 min/hr @ :23 & :53 |
| THE WEATHER CHANNEL |
2 :60/hr @ approximately 00:17 & :47 (During Evening Edition 9-11p ET/PT) Local avails fall @ approximately :20 & :50 prior to “Storm Watch”). 280-character generated message during the local forecast @ approximately 138 times per day. |
| WEATHERSCAN |
2 min/hr; Times vary |
| WE: WOMEN’S ENTERTAINMENT |
2 min/hr**; (2) 1-min floating breaks per hour, in program @ approximately:20 & :50 (M-Su 10am-5am ET) |
**All network insertion times are 24 hours, unless otherwise indicated.
