[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'207630\' date=\'Feb 5 2009, 10:55 AM\']
And are we sure it's just :15 or :30 per show. To me, it seems like at least a minute or two. If you're recording and saving something off of GSN and then taking the commercials out, I notice you have a nice tidy 20 minute program. If the original source was probably 24, I can't imagine the credits and fee plugs amounted to 3 whole minutes.
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Let's see: GSN removes nearly all in-episode plugs and non-gameplay-elements, some episodes have jumpy cuts into actual program materials, and nearly all episodes immediately go into a promotional split-screen the second the episode ends, with the airing as a whole cutting off approximately 30% into the ending sequence, usually somewhere around the next-to-last fee plug. (exception: LMAD, which nearly always does full credits due to Monty's side deals.)
Add all the edited out elements and extraneous stuff and a 23:00-24:00 can quickly get down to the 20:30-21:00 range, which is where most of GSN's stuff times out to. Clipping the credits during the fee plug segment in particular knocks off a decent sized block of time - particularly on episodes which had long credit rolls due to running short.