Kilbourne suggests that the true purpose of television is to advertise rather than entertain: “The media know that television and radio programs are simply fillers for the space between commercial.” I find it very interesting that Kilbourne suggest that the commercial we skip when we have the chance are the true purpose of television. But she is correct, if a show is about 30 minutes, about 1/3 of the program will be commercials. Often times, I feel like commercials appear more than the actual content of the show. In addition, commercials are so essential for a television show that even when you watch television shows online, commercials and advertisements are included—ads that cannot be skipped. I would say these commercials online are longer
