I dont own a TV, I either buy or download shows/movies, that way I dont have to deal with commercials. And movies/TV are also all poorly done lately, it seems that they cater to the masses and the masses like things that are suspenseful, even if that sacrifices dialogue/story/thought/character development/etc.

Mind that typically I have my head in a For Dummies book or a text book, so suspenseful isnt really my thing, in fact I get enough suspense guessing how they are going to prove out the general answer for a differential equation XD