Den første reklamefilm på TV blev sendt kl. 14.49 1. juli 1941 i USA.<ref>[{{Cite web |url=https://medium.com/knowledge-stew/the-worlds-first-television-commercial-4f0b73f27b07 |title=The World’s First Television Commercial] |access-date=16. oktober 2019 |archive-date=16. oktober 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016085208/https://medium.com/knowledge-stew/the-worlds-first-television-commercial-4f0b73f27b07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> En urproducent, betalte 9 USD for en 20 sekunders reklamefilm sendt før en baseballkamp mellem Brooklyn Dodgers og Philadelphia Phillies. Under Superbowl 2007 var prisen for at få vist en 30 sekunders reklamefilm nået op i 2,7 millioner USD, i 2008 var prisen næsten 3 millioner USD.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/30/how-much-it-costs-to-air-a-commercial-during-super-bowl-liii.html This is how much it costs to air a commercial during the 2019 Super Bowl]</ref>
