Syndication Runtime

[nuraman00]

Why are episodes in syndication truncated?

When I recorded the series, I recorded it on a combination of Cozi TV; CMT; TV Land.

However, those episodes are all missing scenes.

I can verify them by watching the episodes on the streaming site Daily Motion.

For each episode in the first season, and some in the 2nd season, I identified which scenes were missing.

I even checked Peacock TV. That's a little better, but even that has at least one missing or truncated scene per episode.

For example, in the pilot, they cut out the scene where D.J. eats the pie, and Roseanne catches him. (After the scene where Roseanne met with the history teacher).

This is verified both by the transcript here:

http://www.zen134237.zen.co.uk/Rosea..._and_Stuff.pdf

And from the episode on Daily Motion.

In another example, in the season 2 episode "Boo!", the scene with Jackie making the caramel is condensed. On syndication, or on Peacock TV, it cuts right to Becky walking in, and omits the exchange between Roseanne and Jackie while Jackie is stirring the caramel.

Again, this is shown on the Daily Motion stream.

So, once I figured out that the episodes I recorded were missing scenes, I ended up watching them from Daily Motion instead, so I wouldn't miss anything.

Cozi TV, CMT, and TV Land were worse than Peacock TV. They would usually have 2 - 3 scenes per episode that were missing or condensed.

[Lorimar Television]

All shows before the 2000s are edited. Most shows ran 23-25 mins originally, in present time shows run 20-21 mins Max.

[nuraman00]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

All shows before the 2000s are edited. Most shows ran 23-25 mins originally, in present time shows run 20-21 mins Max.

I did not know that, thanks.

Why would it truncated on a streaming platform like Peacock, though?

I guess if they had those extra 1 - 2 mins, they'd need to insert another ad in the stream?

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by nuraman00

I did not know that, thanks.

Why would it truncated on a streaming platform like Peacock, though?

I guess if they had those extra 1 - 2 mins, they'd need to insert another ad in the stream?

It should be unedited like on DVD

[nuraman00]

Originally Posted by Lorimar Television

It should be unedited like on DVD

Thanks.

Unfortunately, it wasn't on the Peacock stream, as I could verify when comparing the Daily Motion stream vs. the Peacock stream.

Or the Peacock Stream vs. transcripts online, where I could see the truncated parts (which were then present in the Daily Motion streams).