[NotGolfer]

I for one hate the ads. I have rheumatoid arthritis and the drugs for that show people happily gardening, jogging or some other activity. While many of us are able to do some of those things, the majority cannot. It's a progressive, systemic disease and can affect all of the body (organs, joints, ligaments etc). I belong to a handful of support systems and the majority of people on them would agree with me! We TiVo everything so FF through the ads now.

There is mega-bucks in those ads (think Big Pharma). As for Golfing Eagles saying the doctors no longer get perks---I will respectfully have to disagree. I had a friend back home who was a M.A. and worked for a group. She used to tell us about the fancy dinners they'd be invited to by their vendors (drug companies). Meaning the docs and their support staff. This was in the 2000's prior to 2010.

I'm not sure how many people will purchase a drug product due to the ads. My doctor prescribes what she feels necessary for my issues. Besides the drug ads---particurily annoying are the insurance ads, the attorney ads along with "these will make you beautiful/thinner ads. I won't name any but y'all know the ones. They all seem like "fillers" between the segments of programming.