I've noticed this is becoming common on many channels in the last few years. Many of the U.S channels I've viewed through ustvgo.tv do this on a regular basis. Any of the channels under the Discovery Channel group, it's routine business to squeeze the credits into a corner of the screen in the last minute or two of a program, then go straight into the next program.Often, a good portion of the ads will be promoting other shows in the Discovery group of channels. It seems as if they have about a dozen channels. I've always enjoy reading the credits at the end of movies or tv shows. Likely due to fact when  my parents took me to see a movie when I was a child, they usually stayed through the credits after seeing a movie at the theater. Mom like to look for the names of the bit players, and who wrote/supervised the music. Dad was happy to stick around after the movie, as he wouldn't have to deal with the crowd exiting the theater or traffic driving home. I've always found it interesting to see the names of all involved in the show. Sometimes they're unusual or quite unique.Often I'll recognize someone who has a small part in a show years before they become famous and can't put the face to a name.                          NASCAR will split the screen during the race to run an ad or two when the race is going on. This is on top of the time allotted for regularly scheduled commercial breaks. In the last week or so I've been unable to access any of the channels on ustvgo.tv. I don't have a VPN, so I'm guessing they've red flagged my IP address as too frequent a user, and not jumping on any of there special offers to buy one of their packages.

Last edited by Norman peters (March 30, 2022 11:20 am)

I've always been a credit watcher, especially when I had friends that were part of particular production and it was nice to see their names on the screen.  But sometimes you learn things from the credits that make you, "hmmm..."

Case in point, there was a jeopardy episode that aired some time ago that had some unusual-looking (based on shape) text in one of credit pages.  Turns out it was a notification that due to technical issues during the recording of the program, parts of it had to "recreated".  Interesting.
 

Yes, several of the U.S. networks do the same thing credits-wise but only on Christmas. And those go on for about seven minutes. There are way too many people to list on a weekly basis, so it's understandable why they don't do it more often.

I will say I occasionally see a single name keyed at the very end of NBC Nightly News, and I assume the person is leaving the network and it's their quick way of saying farewell. 

Thanks for another option for tv channels RA.I'll give a look today.One of the "things that make me go hmmm.I've noticed over the years reading credits,I'll see the same last name over the decades in a certain field,but the first names change. My thinking is the children and grandchildren or other family members get into the same field as their elders. It seems like the name Sonntag (not sure if I have the spelling just right) somewhere in the listings for sound editing/ production. For decades I thought that half the people who did the makeup for countless tv and movie productions was Westmore.The name that stands out is Micheal Westmore in Star Trek NG.

 

I too am an avid credits watcher, be it movies or TV. I also loved reading the credits on my albums back in the day. I always liked to know who played what.

I totally agree with RA and others about hard working people in the TV industry getting little or no recognition for their efforts. Movies aren't so bad, as there's usually ample opportunity to watch the credits. (Unless you're watching on a commercial network like AMC or something)

Then there are some channels that show the credits in a readable fashion, but they run them along the bottom of the screen during the last minute of the show, so you have to choose between watching the show or the credits. Of course if you have a DVR you can always rewind and watch what you missed.

I can see the networks' point of view, time is money, plus most viewers couldn't care a tinker's cuss about credits. But that leaves the few of us who do out in the cold.