closest thing I've gotten to watching tv is this: I got one of those smart tvs that you can load apps on, and it had tubi on there, so I'll throw it on every now and again while cooking or cleaning, but even then it's just background noise and mostly Mystery Science Theater 3000. Sometimes I'll look at the other channels but the only thing that really interests is old 90s classics or this one sports channel that shows unconventional sports like jai-alai or footvolly or whatever

During the past couple of years my media consumption gradually decreased to none. I don’t remember when was the last time I turned on my TV, and haven’t watched a single thing on Plex. My only source of news currently is whatever is on Lemmy. As for youtube, the occasional tech video or a guide for something I’m trying to do.

yeah, we still have a TV package but I havent had a TV in my office where I spend most of my awake off-time, there's nothing worth watching anymore for me, just awful programming , news, sports, and PPV/Inferior on demand services.

I dont even use netflix anymore, I rage-quit after falling for that tyson paul bait and switch scam. the only "TV" I watch anymore is like streams of 15 year old adult cartoons like the Boondocks and South Park. and whatevers on my buddy's Plex server. almost entirely old stuff more than 5 years old.

watching the news is just brain rot. you can get informed by 10 mins of scrolling current events on many different websites.. if you feel the need to be informed.

When we moved into our new house 5 years ago, it was technically complicated (or expensive) to install our TV. Now, it's just a screen to stream Twitch and VOD platforms.

I started watching again after moving in with my now wife. Fortunately our TV has a recording function, which has the benefit of being able to fast forward through commercials.

That way I can mitigate the horror that are ads. Otherwise I'd refuse to watch tbh

I have a media PC running MythTV that I use as a DVR for over the air broadcast TV. Over the years I have been using it less and less. Today I use it for sports almost exclusively. It is good for things like the oscars too. Most of the time I am just trying watching Youtube on my media pc.

I pretty much exclusively watch the local and sometimes national news. YouTube is where I go for most of my mindless content consumption.

Gave up TV and movies like 15 yrs ago. Still have old TVs in the living room, no one will take them...

Haven't missed it at all.

You can just tailor what you want to see. That's the point of having internet on your TV.

Depends what you consider TV, if you're talking broadcast 15 years since I've had it.

For a long time I only watched movies on a streaming service. Not even YT type stuff. But I've recently become addicted to YT.

I stopped in 2006 because I did not feel like paying the public service fee.

Television as a medium, defined by scheduled programming became obsolete as soon as internet-based streaming became viable. The viewer being able to choose what to watch and when is vastly superior.

Piracy was viable a bit earlier, and I quit watching traditional TV then.

I only use it to watch live sports, everything else is watched online.

Cable, about 30 years ago. I bought a TV a few years ago to watch my digital movie collection. A bigger screen is nice.

Cable TV? Yeah, I once in a while hop in for some free IPTV and deal with what comes with it (mostly use Pluto TV BTW) that is mostly for background noise of course, for TV Shows, Anime and Movies I use my own means 🏴‍☠️

I refuse to end up watching YouTube and reels exclusively lol.

I watch some shows I've aquired here and there on Plex. And a bit of Youtube. But most of my time in front of a screen is spent either working or playing games. I've spent years ridding my life of advertising and I cant stand even 10-minutes of watching cable or broadcast TV.

I stopped watching television in like 2007. I'm not sure why anyone puts up with it.

Haven't stopped but I watch very little TV, whether on terrestrial or Internet. Listen to way more music and radio these days.

i haven't owned a television since 2006

Haven't had a television set in my life ever. Don't understand why they're still sold either.

I'll have YT on in the background on my desktop PC for noise while I work or do chores and occasional purposeful viewing for some select few channels mostly for me and my gf to watch and discuss while we lounge, (I turned the algo off with no search history, no home page, only subscriptions, ublock, dearrow, sponsorblock etc.)

For news I tend to prefer reading to stay on top of current events in politics but I'll also overhear the general headline gist in the morning from political YT channels. I think people should generally try to stay informed and have a fully-formed worldview which necessitates a political ideology once they're at least a few years into adulthood, lack of curiousity and worldliness isn't anything to be proud of imho.

For shows I just download what I want and stream it off my Jellyfin server. I find out about them mostly through word of mouth.

Dunno/don't care about sports or anything like that personally.

I think I watched about half of the US presidential debate, and just enough of the election to have a handle on the result. That’s all the normal TV I’ve watched in years. Not including netflix or other streaming programs.

Streaming only. I was pirating tv shows for years until I could pay for what I want.

iwatch allkinds of media and my local news every day. I mean a lot of times in in the background while im doing other things.

I'll watch a season of a show here and there but other than that its mostly just football and Jeopardy randomly..

I never started. Soon as I left my parents' house, it was just more time for games and reading and adventure.

I still watch live sports on TV. Aside from that it’s exclusively our Plex server.