The original post: /r/television by /u/stekene on 2025-07-03 09:47:40.
You can watch the commercial here: youtu.be/lsjc2uDi1OI?si=hEfn83mzLvLRJypT
The oldest television commercial is a 10-second spot for Bulova watches, which aired on July 1, 1941, in the United States, before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The ad, which cost between $4 and $9, was broadcast on WNBT (now WNBC) in New York. It featured a modified WNBT test pattern resembling a clock with the Bulova logo and the phrase “Bulova Watch Time”.