TV Basics: Political Ads on Broadcast Television


2005-2007

Includes Candidate, Ballot, and Off-Ballot Issue Advertising

 

Year

Network

Spot/Local

Total

 
 

2005

$100,832,127

$479,365,367

$580,197,494

 
 

2006

$155,047,883

$1,980,056,595

$2,135,104,478

 
 

2007

$60,434,889

$318,062,606

$378,497,495

 

Political Spot Allocation by Month in 2006

 

2006

Spot Count %

Estimated Cost %

 

January (12/26/05-1/29/06)

1%

 

1%

 

 

February (1/30/06-2/26/06)

2%

 

3%

 

 

March (2/27/06-3/26/06)

3%

 

3%

 

 

April (3/27/06-4/30/06)

4%

 

4%

 

 

May (5/1/06-5/28/06)

5%

 

6%

 

 

June (5/29/06-6/25/06)

5%

 

5%

 

 

July (6/26/06-7/30/06)

5%

 

4%

 

 

August (7/31/06-8/27/06)

7%

 

6%

 

 

September (8/28/06-9/24/06)

13%

 

12%

 

 

October (9/25/06-10/29/06)

35%

 

36%

 

 

November (10/30/06-11/07/06)

21%

 

20%

 

 

2004 Daypart Allocation for Bush & Kerry Campaign Spending

 

Daypart

Bush

Kerry

 

Early Morning

9%

 

10%

 

 

Morning Daytime

3%

 

4%

 

 

Afternoon Daytime

4%

 

4%

 

 

Early Fringe

9%

 

12%

 

 

Early News

10%

 

11%

 

 

Prime Access

14%

 

14%

 

 

Prime

23%

 

22%

 

 

Late News

8%

 

5%

 

 

Weekend Late News

2%

 

2%

 

 

Late Fringe

6%

 

6%

 

 

Weekend Late Fringe

1%

 

1%

 

 

Saturday Morning

1%

 

1%

 

 

Saturday Afternoon

1%

 

0%

 

 

Saturday Early Fringe

2%

 

2%

 

 

Saturday Prime Access

0%

 

1%

 

 

Sunday Morning

2%

 

2%

 

 

Sunday Afternoon

2%

 

1%

 

 

Sunday Early Fringe

2%

 

2%

 

 

 

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