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How often do you watch tv?

Shorty2U — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:18:42 GMT

How often do you watch tv?

We dvr everything and we watch "our" shows after the 530 news at night (when the shows are on, now they're on break).

Then DH watches "his" few shows after work or before bed one by one. And I watch "my" shows when DH is in bed after 9 because i stay up real late.

Well, I dvrd all the new Hallmark Christmas movies I could. I have not watched any. I also dvrd the popular Christmas cartoons (because I still like to watch Rudolph and all, but I have not watched any)...lol..

We are caught up on our shows as they haven't been on. But I also recorded HBO movies we haven't seen in the theatre and those we get to eventually on the weekends or in the Summer.

BUT I am 85% thinking of deleting all of the Christmas movies and toons now that Christmas is over! I am just not into watching tv right now and soon the regular tv shows will pick up again.

Agree or disagree? I am thinking I need to get back to reading real books and less tv time and computer time. I will still watch "my and our" favorite tv shows just not a lot of extra shows.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:28:51 GMT

My living room TV quit last year. It's big in a big armoire and I can't get to the back of it to disconnect the cable so I just have the bedroom TV. I watch the local news on my iPad and go to the bedroom for a couple favorite shows. That's about it. I read a lot and really don't miss it. Almost never watch movies.

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catlover — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:36:12 GMT

@Shorty2U

I record everything as well-it gets to be too much at times...............and then I start deleting and keeping only my very favorites.

TV should be fun not stressful...............

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chrystaltree — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:43:24 GMT

I don't record anything, there would be no point. I would never find the time to watch it. Between Hulu and Xfinity On Demand, I have everything I could possibly want. On the days I work from home, I sit in the livingroom and I have the big tv on. So, I catch up on tv programs. I read and play on the computer in the evenings, I might watch an hour of tv but that's about it.

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circles — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:59:06 GMT

My T.V. is on 24/7....only time i shut it off is when i leave my place....(which is seldom)....i get company...or i am on the phone...

Now i am not necessarily watching...i like it for background while i am on my computer or tablet or reading a good book...

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 04:59:12 GMT

I watch almost no tv so I have no favorite shows or recording equipment.

I watched maybe 30 minutes this morning as I'm off this week & have houseguests but once they were up, tv was off.

I read news & weather online after I read emails at the end of the day. I found I can read the articles I want without the booming voice telling me what they want me to know brought to me by their sponsors.

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Pqfan — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 05:10:00 GMT

Too much!

Last year around Thanksgiving my tv broke.

I could have gone out the next day and bought a new one but I chose not to.

It was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Now I have access to another tv that isn't mine and sadly I am getting hooked again.

This tv has way more channels than I ever had and I want to marry it.

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GCR18 — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 05:31:43 GMT

I watch tv at least a couple hours a day.

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chihuahuamom — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 05:32:49 GMT

When I am home (which is a lot), I always have the news on. Sometimes I will turn over to a channel showing old shows like Andy Griffith or Bonanza, but it's mostly just the news.. I like to stay up on everything.

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insomniac2 — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 05:35:39 GMT

I watch a couple hours a day (I DVR "Judge Judy" and "Hot Bench," but I fast-forward through animal cases).

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granny me — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 06:14:18 GMT

If I had my way, I wouldn't have television, but husband would fall out not being able to watch car shows and sports. Now internet is a different story couldn't live without it.

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ECBG — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 06:18:56 GMT

There are several series I like. I usually don't do reruns. I do read a lot and I take Netflix because I got tired of cable just running old movies.

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hckynut — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 07:29:51 GMT

@Shorty2U

Same as you. We watch only DVR programs. No special times especially when my wife is away on a pet sitting job. Keep pretty busy, depending on my overall health issues.

Can't remember the last "live" tv show I watched, been that long. Been time shifting tv shows since the late 1960's when I bought my first VCR. Sure cuts down on hour shoes for sure.

hckynut(john)

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gidgetgh — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:16:44 GMT

Our tv is on all the time. Either in the great room, kitchen or our bedroom.

I could live with it being off for periods of the day, I like periods of quiet, but my husband HAS to have it on.

We start with the local news in the morning, then Good Morning America and then he switches to CNBC for hours, till it's time for the local news again!

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cotton4me — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:45:06 GMT

Whenever I’m home I usually have the TV on. I’m not always watching but I like having it on in the background. I default to the news when there isn’t something else I want to watch.

@insomniac2 - I hear you about the animal cases. I always turn the channel when those come on. They seem to be increasing which makes it more difficult to watch those shows.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:51:12 GMT

It's on as background noise. I have a few shows I enjoy and an Amazon Fire Stick for movies, etc. I don't have a dvr, would never find the time to watch all that. Use On Demand occasionally. I love sports, NFL and MLB and once in a while NBA.

I like to listen to music and in the new year I want to read more on my Kindle.

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AuntG — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:51:59 GMT

There is one soap opera I tape and watch daily. The TV is on in the evening but rarely do I sit and watch a whole show except for a few favorites. I'm waiting for Bones to return.

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Kindaglitzy — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:07:31 GMT

Watch morning news until 9:00am, then it is off until about 6:00pm when I like Little House on Prairie, after that watch a Soap in PopTV then whatever else I find. I go to bed early so rarely on past 10:00pm. When I retired I told myself I would not get stuck in a trap of sitting in front of TV all day. I occasionally check in with Q live broadcast on my phone. I also subscribe to several YouTube Channels that I enjoy and watch on my phone.

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151949 — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:16:39 GMT

We seldom go out in the evenings and we do watch TV most evenings. We have a TV in the kitchen where we watch the local news while we have dinner. Sometimes, in the evening, DH & I watch together and sometimes he goes in the den and watches things like car auctions or pickers shows that I can't stand.In the summer when it stays light out til 9 or so we watch a lot less TV. We have netflix and Acorn so we can watch shows when nothing is on - we chromecast to our TV.

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Allegheny — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:44:03 GMT

Since we retired way too much. We never had a DVR until we switched to Comcast three years ago and that has just added to our bad habit.