It's not so much that I watch TV. I leave it on a lot of the time for background noise that isn't distracting.

I find myself working on papers that involve focus to the point that I can't play music that I enjoy so I just leave the TV on.

I do not get cable. In Toronto I can pick up 10 or so stations with the television alone. That is plenty.

A few days ago I was writing code while "watching" a session of parliament. That sort of TV viewing is all I do.