Unfortunately, with antenna programming you still suffer through the commercials. Cable/Satellite solved that problem with DVR capabilities. I searched streaming services that would allow me to record and fast forward through commercials after I canceled DirecTV. Now I get the same programs (less the garbage channels) with streaming for half the cost of DirecTV. Happy Camper!
But if you are watching a broadcast live, the DVR even on cable doesn't matter. That's only if you watch all of your programming pre-recorded.
Besides...I'd rather have all of those thousands in extra dollars not spent just to avoid commercials over the years to do other things - take nice trips, buy new appliances when needed, etc.
Tivo ( we have OTA version ) has an auto-skip feature for commercials on a lot of programming.