Assertion: infomercial | /r/HasProperty | broadcast
Facets:
value: during overnight hours
type: TEMPORAL
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in order to reach more potential customers
type: PURPOSE
value: several times a week
type: TEMPORAL
value: during weekend afternoons
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: A comparison of television listings from 2007 with 1987 verifies that many North American broadcasters now air infomercials in lieu of syndicated television series reruns and movies, which were formerly staples during the more common hours infomercials are broadcast (such as the overnight hours).
text: An infomercial is a broadcast advertisement filling an entire program slot, often repeating the same body of content several times.
text: Because television advertising rates vary from hour to hour, many infomercials are broadcast during overnight hours.
text: Because television advertising rates vary from hour to hour, many infomercials are broadcast during overnight hours or weekend afternoons when local stations have more openings in their programming.
text: This often means the infomercial may not reach a substantial audience during a single showing, so the same infomercial may be broadcast several times a week in order to reach more potential customers.
text: Infomercials are usually broadcast when few people are watching television, such as during the middle of the night or early on Sunday morning.