For the first time since its inception, the beloved NFL Red Zone programming will include commercials in 2025. While fans loathed the announcement from host Scott Hanson, they will not be nearly as bad as some initially imagined.

Commercials will be introduced, as Hanson announced, but they will only be 15 seconds long and appear as a split-screen with the Red Zone broadcast, according to Front Office Sports. There will only be four ads, totaling just one minute of commercial time across the seven-hour broadcast. Expand Tweet

Fans immediately fell in love with NFL Red Zone when it debuted in 2009. The program not only allowed viewers to keep up with every game going on each Sunday, but it also famously showed every critical possession and touchdown from every game.

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