Simsubs suck, but that's the rules. CTV (or whatever Canadian carrier) wouldn't be able to sell any commercials, or would need to charge a lot less, if everyone only watched the American feed.
Do I like it? No, I would want to see the good commercials, too.
Do I understand it? Yes.
And outside of the Superbowl, it isn't the commercials that bother me about simsubs. It is when the switch doesn't go right, like when NBC does their "Supersized" episodes that go past the normal end time, but the simsub kicks in right at the normal time and cuts off the end of the show. I've also missed the end of sporting events because they ran long and the subsequent program was supposed to be simsubbed. If a station wants to substitute their signal over another stations signal they should be required to make sure it doesn't interfere with other programming.
Edit: And BBB - it is the mammoth halftime show that is the biggest issue for me. It usually sucks and to get set up, then perform, then cleaned up is an outrageous waste of time.
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