'500 minutes of commercials': Indy 500 fans frustrated with NBC's TV coverage
The Indy 500 is back in full force, and so are the television commercials.
"NBC thinks this means 500 minutes of commercials," one person tweeted. Others were sarcastic: "I hope this Indy 500 race is not interrupting the commercials too much."
It's a tradition becoming as familiar as '(Back Home Again in) Indiana' — people complained last year and the year before, too.
Here's what they're saying this year:
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Indianapolis 500…NBC thinks this means 500 minutes of commercials. #Indy 500
— marco gomez (@provenmarco) May 29, 2022
I hope this Indy 500 race is not interrupting the commercials too much
— Tom Coffee (@twcoffee65) May 29, 2022
Hey @NBCSports , if ESPN can show 3 hours of F1 racing completely uninterrupted, why the hell do we have to sit through commercials every 5 damn minutes for the Indy 500???
— David Katze / VTuber (@DavidKatzeVT) May 29, 2022
like can you imagine watching nfl and it being like “oh while we were in commercials there was an interception and a 70 yard touchdown. we’ll show a replay later.”
— J Emory Parker 🏳️🌈 Subscribe to STAT+ (@jaspar) May 29, 2022
Too many commercials on Peacock for the Indy 500. No picture-in-picture.
— Mat ✌️ (@MathewMarsh) May 29, 2022
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The amount of commercials they show during the Indy 500 is absolutely criminal
— Adrián (@agdozal) May 29, 2022
It’s official, the Indy 500 is setting the record for the most amount of commercials and commercial breaks in a single sport event.
— William Fallon (@willyfallon) May 29, 2022
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indy 500 2022: Fans frustrated with commercials during NBC broadcast
