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Shouldn't the plural in the parentheses for the parameter "Production company" be written as "Production company(ies)" or some deviant of that? Just a minor concern. Prayerfortheworld (talk) 20:19, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that a lot of new editors, and readers, don't understand that runtime is supposed to be without commercials. (e.g. this edit) Perhaps a minor change should be made to the template so that " minutes (without commercials)" is automatically appended to the field to avoid any ambiguity, since most people don't seem to bother looking at template instructions? --AussieLegend (✉) 06:34, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't get why runtime without commercials is used any way, I mean they don't refer to themselves as a 45 minute long show, they refer to themselves as an hour long show. I think it should reflect the length of the time slot they're filling. CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 20:03, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Different countries, and even different networks in the countries, have different rules and regulations regarding the number/time of non-program content that may be aired during an hour period. Ads and other non-program content is not part of the program so it makes no sense to include it in the runtime. The runtime without commercials is a constant, so it makes far more sense to use that. --AussieLegend (✉) 00:21, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I respectfully disagree, and also respectfully contend that your argument doesn't debunk anything of what I said. The length of the time slot the show is filling is consistent unless it's a special, the amount of commercials isn't always consistent. Also let's look at show guides like TV Guide they list shows by the length of the time slot they're filling, not the length of the show minus commercials. CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 00:33, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed this template only allows to add the final air date after its happened. While this fine for shows that stop suddenly, however, for shows that have an announced end date, I think it should be able to be added. I mean it's already added to article itself usually so why not put it in the template too? I think having the article differ from the template in this manner only serves to confuse readers, if only slightly. Therefore, I propose the end date be opened up to announced end dates too. CRRaysHead90 | ^{Get Some!} 20:05, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]