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Is it possible to find out what channels air what commercials?

There are some movie trailers that I hate, and change the channel as soon as I realize they're on. I noticed that some channels (like Food Network) don't play those trailers, and other channels (like SciFi) play them very often. Is there a way to find out which channels show which commercials/trailers?

Public Comments

1. You can make an educated guess, at least. Let's say it's an action thriller starring Angelina Jolie. They are probably marketing it at men in the age range 13-30, and they are going to advertise on channels that those men watch: SciFi, Spike, MTV, ESPN, etc. Or, you could just do something else during commercial breaks.
2. unless you know the specific ad you're trying to avoid, and then also know someone who works there and would be able to get you the information on their ad buy, no, there's no place to find out what channels air what commercials. any product can buy any channel. the previous poster is correct in that you ca take an educated guess about which channels to avoid if you're trying to avoid a specific commercial, but that would really only work for cable. the broadcast stations (cbs, abc, nbc and fox) have such broad reach and appeal that they get bought by everyone. in that case, you'll have to avoid specific programming i suppose. but, you may not be guessing correctly! you'd have to know our business well to know why programming is bought. so, best of luck!