If you had to get rid of cable and could only keep a couple of channels, what would they be?They could be either network or cable channels...

I would keep all the broadcast networks plus ESPN and probably Fox News/MSNBC (I like watching two different Americas lol). TV Land, TBS, and MTV would probably be next but I could live without them

HGTV, Hallmark, Nickelodeon, and TV Land

Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV and all the locals.

For me...SyFy, TCM, the networks (on the off chance they make anything watchable), Fox News, Discovery, History and Cartoon Network.

TBS, For Conan
Comedy Central, For Stewart And Colbert
FX For Movies
CNN
TV Land
All Of The Network Stations eg CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, TV 38 WSKB... Could Go Without CW and My TV and Ion and RTV stuff like tht.

ESPN
ESPN2
N@N
NBATV
NFLNetwork
TVONE
TVLand

All the networks
ESPN and their other networks
NFL Network
TCM
USA
FX
Showtime (for Dexter)

As far as I'm concerned, they can get rid of over half their channels. Most of it's crap. If there was a classic tv channel, I'd keep that too.

ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW
FX
ABC Family
AMC
Showtime
HBO

The Hub.

word network cause of Fat Albert Saturday Mornings

tv One.

NBC - for NBC Thursdays
ABC - for Modern Family
FOX - for Fringe
AMC - for Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead
FX - for Louie, Always Sunny, The League, Justified
HBO - for Eastbound & Down, Bored To Death, Treme
TBS - for Conan
Cartoon Network - for Adult Swim

CBS
TNT
NBC
FOX
ABC
TBS
MSNBC
E!
ABC FAMILY

Broadcast: ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS
Cable: Comedy Central, TBS, TNT, CNN, HBO, Encore

oh oh Nbc for Ncis and csi and usw for monday nite raw.of course and tnt for

dallas remake next year

CBS
GMC
INSP
Encore Western (they air a lot of classic shows)
TCM
Hallmark
TNT (The Closer)
The HUB
Planet Green

Just PBS and TCM

The encore westerns channel, Turner Classics and maybe PBS are "must have" tv stations.There are a few others I view on occasion,but can manage fine without them. Not many good tv stations left.---A few years ago I would also have mentioned TVLand,but since they ruined their tv station, they are basically worthless now.

one i would pick:

CBS
NBC
ABC
FOX
tnt
HISTORY CHANNEL
ABCFAMLY
NICK AT NITE
SPIKE TV
FX
HALLMARK CHANNEL
TV LAND EVEN IF I ONLY WATCH SANFROD ANDSON
TV ONE
FOOD NETWROK'
Retero channel

channels liketo have
bomrange they show older cartoons
the hubb they been showing the wonder yeasr happy days and familyties and batman with adadma west
hbo jusllike to see the moives.


ONE GET RIDE OF :
tv guie channel only lke punkd and look a like. i don't like crube weeds or stand ulgy better they show it thousnd times a day
stalye this is the most boring station
the golf my uncle likes golf i think it broing
disney channel they usedto beg oood back when we didn't get iit now they show kid shows
nickoloden all kids showi can't sand soque bob squar pains i don't like i carly any more either
Sfyfy they don't show any good sicif show any more most of the sciif moive looks fake looking.

I'd keep:

ABC
CBS
NBC
FOX
USA
TNT
E! (I need my Chelsea Lately, Kardashians, Kendra, etc.!)
Nickelodeon

and that's it...

My must haves:

CBS
NBC
ABC
RTV
GSN
Soapnet (though it's gonna be gone after 2011)
TV Land
Comedy Central (for Daily Show)
TBS (for Conan)
TNT
TV One (for A Different World)
Centric
USA
Showtime (for Dexter)
WGN America
Hallmark (for I Love Lucy when they bother to air it)
The Hub (for the classic sitcoms and Batman)
AMC
TCM
VH1 Classic
ABC Family (for Whose Line Is It Anyway?)

Almost added Fox Sports Detroit for Detroit Tigers baseball, but sometimes just hearing the score later is easier on my blood pressure than actually watching the game, LOL.

Can you tell that my screenname totally fits? LOL :lol:

ABC, CW, FOX, NBC, CBS (in that order)
ABC Family
MTV
VH1
E!

ABC
CBS
NBC
FOX
NICK

CBS
NBC
ABC
RTV
Hallmark
Food Network
USA
TV Land
Discovery
TNT

news/sports excluded, as I can get that online.

Antenna TV and MeTV. Do you really need any more?

Well, back in the old days, when there was good programming on nearly every day and night, TV sets had only 12 channels. So on my list, I'm only having 12 channels:


Antenna TV
Me TV
Teletoon Retro
ABC
CBS
NBC
TCM
Silver Screen Classics (a Canadian channel that is like TCM which shows lots of old movies)

The rest are all sports channels, which for me means only one thing: lots of hockey!


TSN
Rogers Sportsnet Ontario
LEAFS TV
Versus

Antenna TV and MeTV. Do you really need any more?

Well, back in the old days, when there was good programming on nearly every day and night, TV sets had only 12 channels. So on my list, I'm only having 12 channels:

Wow, you must be MUCH younger than me. Back when I was a kid we only had 4 channels and I lived in a large city.
I will also add: Back in the stone ages something excellent was on each and every night. In fact it seemed we always found something good to watch anytime we turned on the set. I miss those days so much! Now we struggle to find shows our family wants to watch and we don't like Reality, so it leaves very little. My daughter has told me more than once that even when she was growing up TV was suitable for kids on the basic networks, you had to worry about cable. These days she is scared to allow the kids to just turn on the TV so it's not allowed unless the family watches together so they can decide if it's family friendly, little is.
The good side of this....my grandchildren make straight A's and read a great deal.
:wave:

Antenna TV and MeTV. Do you really need any more?


Those 2 stations would be on my list if or when I am able to get them.

Back when I was a kid we only had 4 channels and I lived in a large city.
I will also add: Back in the stone ages something excellent was on each and every night. In fact it seemed we always found something good to watch anytime we turned on the set.
:wave:
So true,there was always something good to watch day or night.The big three networks(ABC,CBS,NBC) used to produce such great television,not the garbage they do now.And when cable was introduced it was good in the beginning and offered extra variety for a number of years,but has now basically turned into a scam.There are just to many tv stations nowadays and most of them are not worth a penny.

Those 2 stations would be on my list if or when I am able to get them.

Same here. Those two channels, plus RTV? Uh, goodbye DirecTV!!!

Same here. Those two channels, plus RTV? Uh, goodbye DirecTV!!!

Although I'm Canadian, I'll just include the American ones as that's probably more relevant to the other members:

- TBS
- WGN America
- Nickelodeon
- ABC Family
- Teenick
- ESPN + ESPN family
- MTV Hits
- VH1 Classic
- Travel Channel
- TV Land
- Hallmark Channel
- Locals (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW - WPIX 11, KTLA, WSBK (TV 38 Boston))

That's about it I'd say. Oh, and NBA TV!

All of the television networks
CW just because of the local stuff
WGN American
TBS
SPIKE
Comedy Central
AMC because of Mad Men
Nick at Nite
ESPN and ESPN 2
TV Land
Hallmark because of golden girls and cheers
FX
NBA TV

I don't have cable and only miss it for certain sports events. Here are the ones I couldn't do without and spend most of my time watching:

1) THIS TV
2) My Network TV
3) World Harvest Television
4) PBS

Keep:
ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNEWS
FS1
BET
FETV
National Geographic Channel
NBA TV
NFL Network
Antenna TV
METV
Locals(PBS, ABC & FOX)
Music Choice Channels

CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox
Laff
Ion Mystery
Cozi
StartTV
METV
GetTV
PBS

The local channels, Disney XD, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Me TV, Freeform, FX, FXX, Syfy, USA, and LMN.

Antenna TV
Me-TV
Heroes & Icons (just in case they do another Twilight Zone marathon)
Catchy Comedy
Toon TV (whenever that comes around)
Rewind TV

Frndly TV-
Catchy Comedy
Me TV

Pluto TV-
Classic TV Families
BUZZR TV
24/7 Barker-The Price Is Right
Chrissy Seasons Three’s Company
24/7 I Love Lucy
24/7 Family Feud

antenna tv

NFL for my Favorite Team

AMC & Freeform & TBS/TNT & USA only during the Christmas Holiday Season.

I'd get rid of cable entirely. You can find most classic shows on DVD/streaming services. Sports can be watched online as well. There's literally no reason to keep cable unless you like watching nonstop reruns of reality shows