I go to the bathroom or kitchen or if it's between 5-6:00 I go down and get my mail.

Most of the time I DVR shows so I fast forward the remote.

The only live TV I watch is local news in the morning before work. Everything else is on DVR, fast forward through them. And if it's a prime time show there's a good chance it has Autohop and skips the commercials completely.

If I don't have anything else to do then I usually try to find a channel that isn't on a commercial break until the show that I was originally watching comes back on.

When I used to watch TV a lot, I just watch the commercials. Then I found them annoying, so I muted every time there's an ad that I find tedious.

I go to the bathroom, surf the internet, go downstairs and get something to eat, get clothes out of dryer, check another channel, anything so I don't have to watch those stupid commercials! Or just mute it till my show comes back on.

I usually turn to a sports channel to check in on a game.

Use my iPad mini.

I usually turn to a sports channel to check in on a game.

Same with me, especially when there's a playoff game on MLB.

i usually dvr time record my other shows!! i do go to bathroom!! some times i do jiggle on my vibrate manchine!! i some times get something to drink or eat for an snack!!

Read an entire Stephen King novel.

Switch from Fox News to CNN.

Switch from Fox News to CNN.


I do that and I've found that when Fox has a commercial CNN always has a commercial, but not the other way around.

Read an entire Stephen King novel.

Great answer!!

Usually if I am watching The Big Bang Theory you could read a Stephen King novel and still have time to make a sandwich. Normally I text someone to say hi

I keep a magazine or book handy to read during commercials.

Use the bathroom or maybe make a sandwich.

Ed.