commercial break
noun
: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program
We'll be back after the commercial break.
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After the duo appeared in two preliminary teasers, the final ad in the campaign features Stiller and Boone singing about banana ripeness in a faux-'80s broadcast, and will air during a commercial break at the Super Bowl.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Coming out of a commercial break, The CW allowed Blaney to talk about the Ryan Blaney Foundation to the audience.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The Wall Street Journal's owner, Dow Jones, is partnering with Polymarket, as did the Golden Globe awards this year, with announcers updating viewers on Polymarket odds before every commercial break.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
Adding insult to injury, the film’s only other win, Best Score, took place during a commercial break.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Coming out of a commercial break, The CW allowed Blaney to talk about the Ryan Blaney Foundation to the audience.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The Wall Street Journal's owner, Dow Jones, is partnering with Polymarket, as did the Golden Globe awards this year, with announcers updating viewers on Polymarket odds before every commercial break.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026
Adding insult to injury, the film’s only other win, Best Score, took place during a commercial break.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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