How many channels do you actually watch on television?
By megamatt
@megamatt (14291)
United States
October 12, 2010 10:08am CST
I remember a time where there was maybe thirty channels. Maybe, because it really depended on the area that you were in. Now there are many more. However, thinking about it, I maybe only watch maybe a dozen on what passes for a regular basis out of the hundreds upon hundreds of channels that is available these days. I would have to say a monthly basis would cover it. So am I the only one who finds themselves despite having all of the channels at my disposal, maybe watching only a small fraction of them?
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10 responses
@isisyme (103)
• United States
15 Oct 10
I am one of those people who can't seem to watch one thing at a time, I like to watch 3 or 4 shows at a time, flicking through channels on commercial. So I would say I make pretty good use of all the channels there are, but really the top ones I watch most often would be about 5 channels, usa, tbs, fox, mtv, and cbs, and on the weekends hgtv, and food network. Thats pretty much all my fav channels, so the rest of the hundreds of tv channels there are go unwatched by me. Unless there's nothing good I will flick through all of them.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
15 Oct 10
There are a lot of times where I find myself hitting the last channel button going between two shows as well. Sometimes three. I think the repetitive nature of commercials also helps that fact along. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Oct 10
Here there are quite a lot of TV channels. I haven't counted how many they are, but at least it is nearly 100 channels. However, usually I just watch no more than 4 channels:) I am not very interested in watching TV today. I don't have enough time to sit down and enjoy watching TV. So sometimes I will just watch the news or a show only.
I love China
Due to my somewhat handicapped condition from arithritis I sometime have no choice but to watch TV. Getting around can be painful sometime.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
15 Oct 10
We probably get about 50 channels, we have very basic cable through Comcast, which works more than good because seriously all I watch is USA, TNT, and some Lifetime. So, I watch about 3 channels. I rarely watch TV though, so that's the reason.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
21 Nov 10
Rarely watching television is something that I find myself more and more. Although in the end, I watch a handful of channels. A lot of other stuff is available...elsewhere, whether it be through DVD or the Internet. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
14 Oct 10
Interesting that it does go up for some people. Of course, the more I think about it, the more it depends on what interests me at the time. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
13 Oct 10
In the end, that's what it boils down to. If something does not really speak to us, we're not going to give a second look. Instead, given the amount of time we have, we're going to just watch what interests us. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
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@KiaX100000 (33)
• United States
15 Oct 10
I guess I just stick to the few channels that interest me... history, discovery, tru TV, the military channel, fox... G4 once in a while. I check those channels regularly but I'm not as much a tv person. I'm more of an internet and video game person. I think it inst so great as to broaden your interests for TV because it can control your life. Its good to relax but getting out once in a while is great too!
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
21 Nov 10
At one time I was all about television. These were in the days before the Internet. Then as the Internet got into my life, I found myself watching television less and less. There was just more that caught my attention on the Internet. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
12 Oct 10
I have watched only 3-4 channels on television. I have some selected program which I have watched on television. And sometimes I like to watch cricket match on television.
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
12 Oct 10
Yeah, these days many people are down to very few channels. There are people who I know watch about that many and do not give any of the channels a second look. I guess a lot of it has to do with the niche programming not appealing to certain people. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
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@serginho77 (713)
• Slovenia
14 Oct 10
I have about 45 channels on my TV. I usually watch 5 - 10 channels only. Some local channels where is sometimes some nice movies. Also have 3 sports channels where i watch some sports, when someting interesting going on. I like to watch Discovery channel and Travel channel, that 2 is my favorite. But mostly I don`t watch TV so offten so for me is not so important that I have more channels.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
14 Oct 10
Yeah, it does seem like that I am not watching television that much these days. It seems like the landscape has changed so much that there is little that interests me. Thank you for your response. It is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
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@bigal3 (1231)
• Thailand
15 Nov 10
Hi "megamatt". I have access to two cable companies on my tv but I look mostly at one of them. I am a movie, news, and sports fan and the system I watch most has all of those in english. The other system has some good movies on it that the other one does not have also in english but the rest of the stations have information and shows in Thai . Hence, I guess I could say altogather I watch about ten (10) channels on a regular basis. Yep, I have a lot to choose from but I, like you watch only a small portion of them.
@mallu30 (461)
• India
13 May 11
I used to watch 4-5 channels daily. I used to watch news channels mostly, as I was interested in current news. It is true that there is a big confusion with the lot of channels. If I get bored with the news channels, I turn to entertainment channels for few minutes daily.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
13 May 11
Its good to have variety a lot of the time. However, it can really make the heads of people spin, as they try and figure out a way to keep afloat with all of the channels. It can really make even the most intelligent people struggle to find something to watch. Still the options are good for people who like to have variety. Then again, I still find myself not watching as much television as I have in the past. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
