We've pretty much had either cable or satellite since we were married.  The married student housing that we lived in during our first 7 years or marriage offered free basic cable.  Then we moved in with my parents for 18 months and they had satellite hooked up the week we moved in. When we moved into our current home we also had satellite setup.  In the Village (married student apartments) about the only thing on cable that I watched was ESPN, especially when it was the Utes playing. My tastes have changed a bit since then.  I hardly watch ESPN anymore, in fact I hardly watch any sports at all.  I do however watch a lot on Discovery.  It has to be the coolest channel on any form of TV. I watch American Chopper and occasionally MythBusters, but two of my recent favorites at Future Weapons and Build It Bigger. What's better than checking out cool futuristic weapons and watching an Architect who's afraid of heights scale tall buildings and roller coasters.