The economy is in the doldrums, network TV is increasingly irrelevant compared to cable, and advertisers are scaling back like just about every other business — right? Not according to a few new surveys of the TV advertising market, which is actually growing. Sunday night is the most expensive night to advertise, followed by Thursday. Friday is at the bottom of the heap. And live TV shows do better than pre-taped ones. What else can we learn about cash-cow commercials? Here, a look at the numbers:
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