television commercials amounted to $342,000 on average rising to $500,000 for national cost up to $1,500, just for production TV ads cost Chron television commercials television commercials Chron creating a local 30-second commercial television advertisement $200 and $1500 TV commercials are not easy on the budget $200-1,500 per 30 second slot TV adverts $100,000 or more per 30-second commercial