What are your TV viewing habits?

[HMARK Center]

I realized recently something about my viewing habits: there are almost no shows that I was "religiously".

My TV, currently, is mainly used for sports, news, a little wrestling, and Comedy Central, now that I think about it.

This hit me recently for a couple of reasons: for starters, my brother and some of my friends absolutely love Lost, some of them love True Blood and Eastbound and Down, and while I enjoy catching these shows from time to time...I honestly have no desire to watch episodes regularly.

It's weird, I recognize that these are fun shows, and yet I can't muster up the will to just sit down and watch them at a given time, or even to watch them off TiVo/DVR.

I also consistently see many friends' Facebook status' reading about how they can't be interrupted while watching whatever show (it's usually either Grey's Anatomy or Nip/Tuck...yeah, it's usually the women writing this stuff), and it hit me that I have absolutely no shows that I watch that way.

Basically, I watch:

-My teams whenever they're on: Mets/Devils/Giants, but I watch other games and sports when I can as well; sports may be the only thing I come close to watching religiously.

-Casually watching Comedy Central at a given time: Most frequently Reno 911, South Park, Daily Show, or Colbert Report, but none of them with much regularity.

-TNA Impact when I can. Got to watch all my old favorites from ROH, after all.

-I'll sometimes check the news, though I most often get my news online, so this one barely counts.

That's...basically it. Other than that, there'll be some times when I channel surf and maybe watch a movie that's on, or some random show I take an interest in, such as something on History Channel or whatever, but there really are no shows going right now that I ever feel a need to actually sit down and watch at a consistent time, on a weekly/daily basis.
The last show I was like that with, where I actually watched a new episode as soon as it came on, was Chappelle's Show.

The ironic part? In my DVD collection, I have a lot of TV show collections.

So, how about you guys? What shows do YOU watch with great regularity? Or are you perhaps a weirdo like me who doesn't have a show like that, and prefers reading stuff online? Inquiring minds want to know.

[teamjd]

I will watch The Office, and House then try and tape L&O:CI. Everything else is just a random "if I'm around and the tv is on" thing.

[Samoa Kenny]

I watch sports and music mostly. And Simpsons and Sein reruns. I've never seen 24, lost, nip/tuck, csi the shield etc. I would like to, it just doesn't happen, especially during the NBA season

[Mr. Emoticon Man, TF Fan]

I usually have my tv turned on for stuff like Law and Order reruns on USA, but I'm rarely watching them; I just like the background noise.

[FrankGotch]

I am watching The Bob Newhart Show, and Newhart religiously. I have been watching an episode of each before I hit the hay. Too bad that they still haven't released several of the seasons on DVD.

[theryno665]

I really don't watch that much TV, mostly because there's not a lot that can hold my interest anymore. And if there is, I can't bother to remember what time they're on. If I'm bored, I'll turn on the TV and immediately go through Food Network, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel and Travel Network. If nothing's on those networks, then I start flipping through the channels. Right now, the only show that I make sure to catch every week is The Soup on E! (that is until Season 5 of Always Sunny In Philadelphia starts). Other shows I wanna watch, like The Venture Bros., I'll usually catch online from the network's website. I don't even really watch wrestling that much anymore, unless my roommates are around and we need something to pass the time and joke around about.

[hawkfan44]

Monday Night Raw, and sometimes Smackdown

Countdown with Keith Olbermann- everyday M-F when I can

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, switching over to The Bob and Tom Show if the guestlist for Conan isn't that great

Deadliest Catch on Tues. nights

sometimes Cubs games if they're on. Nascar racing when its on however I usually work now during Sundays so I usually tape it now

[teamjd]

Additional: I will be watching the final season of Monk and Psych when it returns in August.

[HMARK Center]

Jun 21, 2009 20:05:16 GMT -5 Samoa Kenny said:

I watch sports and music mostly. And Simpsons and Sein reruns. I've never seen 24, lost, nip/tuck, csi the shield etc. I would like to, it just doesn't happen, especially during the NBA season

I know what you mean; when it's baseball season, for me, I have no time or inclination to catch anything else.

[The OP]

Lately I pretty much only watch news programs. There's a lot going on right now.

[Professor Chaos]

I hate summertime cause Wrestling is really all I watch except for Conan O'Brien. Can't way till fall when football starts and all the shows I do watch come back like Heroes, 90210, One Tree Hill, Dollhouse, South Park.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

I basically DVR everything I like, so there's very few things that I watch "live" now, except ECW, SmackDown and Formula 1 motor racing.

But here's my average week:

Mondays: NASCAR, 30 Rock
Tuesdays: Nitro Circus
Wednesdays: RAW, Thank God You're Here
Thursdays: ECW
Fridays: SmackDown
Saturdays: Impact, Saturday Night Live
Sundays: Vintage Collection, The Soup, Formula 1/MotoGP

Add to that various episodes of The Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, King Of The Hill, American Dad and NCIS, as well as assorted NRL and A-League games and that's my average week in TV.

[Sicho100]

The shows that I (almost) always watch new episodes of:

• The Office
  
• House
  
• The Daily Show
  
• The Tonight Show
  
• Raw
  

Some shows I will watch (if I remember):

• Smackdown
  
• TNA (however, my SpikeTV is messed up)
  
• South Park
  

Otherwise, my TV is on Comedy Central, ESPN (& ESPN2), and whatever the Bears, White Sox, and (sometimes) Bulls are playing on.

[Timmy8271]

Most everything I watch is online these days. I just got Basic Cable on Saturday but only get certain channels. Will probably upgrade to the 70 channel Standard Package next month. But When I do watch tv, It's usually Conan or Craig Furguson, The news, Smackdown or PBS.

[jobberjoe]

I DVD-R everything cept Raw since i have friends over for that debacle weekly-
I DVD-R Lost,The Office,WWE,iMPACT

I do watch the Indy 500,FIFA and Redskins football live

[Silent Brad]

Pretty much all I watch is Rescue Me, House, Colbert Report, Daily Show, WWE, and Conan.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

I watch Rescue Me every Sunday night, but otherwise it's pretty erratic. I have all the current releases of the Simpsons and King of the Hilll, so I'll only catch a re-run if it's not one I have on DVD these days. I catch Letterman when I think of it, but otherwise I pretty much just flip through the channels bemoaning there's nothing to watch.

[Jay Carroll]

ESPN/ESPN2 dominate my television set the majority of the time. Otherwise, I'm watching:

Monday: RAW
Tuesday: Scrubs, Nip/Tuck, ECW
Wednesday: Channel surfing, XBox time
Thursday: Burn Notice, iMPACT
Friday: Smackdown! (Amazingly, I've had the damndest time watching it since the Draft)
Saturday: Whatever sporting event I can find, MTV on occasion
Sunday: Nothing

The only show on TV that doesn't involve wrestling that is must-see for me is Burn Notice. Otherwise, I just channel surf or turn on the Xbox. If we still had HBO, you might be able to add Entourage to my must-see list, but I can't justify paying for HBO when I mainly watch their movies during late night insomnia sessions or on demand, and Entourage is the only original show I care for.

[Rube]

I watch Countdown with Keith Olbermann at 5 PM and The Rachel Maddow Show at 6 pm(8 PM on thursdays) every weekday.

I watch TNA Impact every Thursday from 6 PM to 8 PM.

I catch up on the rest of my favorite shows on the internet later on.

Besides Keith, Rachel and Impact, I don't really sit in front of the tv much.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Mon:
5:00 Around The Horn
5:30 PTI
6:00 TMZ
6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN
7:00-8:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online
9:00 RAW
11:00 Online/NBC Late Night

Tues:
5:00 Around The Horn
5:30 PTI
6:00 TMZ
6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN
7:00-9:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online
10:00 ECW/Online
11:00 Online/NBC Late Night

Wed:
5:00 Around The Horn
5:30 PTI
6:00 TMZ
6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN
7:00-11:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online
11:00 Online/NBC Late Night

Thurs:
5:00 Around The Horn
5:30 PTI
6:00 TMZ
6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN
7:00-9:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online
9:00-11:00 Maybe Impact/Online
11:00 Online/NBC Late Night

Friday:
5:00 Around The Horn
5:30 PTI
6:00 TMZ
6:30 Sport Tonight on CSN
7:00-8:00 Inside Edition or Nothing/Online
8:00-10:00 SmackDown
10:00 Nothing/Online
11:00 Online/NBC Late Night

Sat:
Nothing/Channel Surfing
Rescue Me on FX OnDemend

Sun:
Same as Sat unless there's a PPV.