# Tell me about your "must see" TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149 "2007-02-21T22:23:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/21 "2007-02-22T17:33:07Z")
Sunday Extreme Makeover Home Edition Desperate Housewives Iron Chef (if it’s a new one) Medium Strong Medicine Monday Village Meeting - yeah, we’re geeks Tuesday American Idol House Wednesday American Idol Thursday First 48 Friday Not much - I flip Saturday Cops That’s it for evening TV. For daytime, every day we watch Rachel Ray, then Judge Judy, then Bonanza, then It Takes A Thief, then the Bonanza we taped from early morning, then I go upstairs and do schoolwork while I watch the above list. I really need to get out more… ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/22 "2007-02-22T17:34:37Z")
The current lineup in our house: **Sunday** DVR-the-entire-season: Battlestar Galatica (my husband’s really the fan, but it’s excellent) I-watch-if-I’m-not-doing-something-else: Cold Case Without A Trace The Dresden Files may end up here eventually **Monday** DVR- : Heroes (my husband doesn’t like) I-watch-if- : Studio 60 My-husband-watches-and-I-hate: American Hot Rod **Tuesday** DVR- : American Idol (plus subsequent days; my husband doesn’t like) Veronica Mars (I think this is the day, as I normally watch in large blocks; my husband doesn’t like) House **Wednesday** DVR- : Lost My-husband-watches-and-I-don’t mind: Mythbusters **Thursday** DVR- : CSI (original) Supernatural (my husband doesn’t like) My-husband-watches- -don’t-mind : American Chopper **Friday** DVR-: Stargate: Atlantis (my husband doesn’t like) Best Week Ever (my husband doesn’t like) I-watch-if- : Numb3rs **Saturday** Nothing ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/23 "2007-02-22T18:00:07Z")
House and the sunday night fox lineup. (Simpsons,Family Guy,American Dad and King of the Hill) The rest of the week I pretty much just flip something on that catches my eye, but nothing I would say I watch regularly. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/24 "2007-02-22T18:01:12Z")
_The Wire._ Everything else pales. (Okay, and _The Office_, _Knights of Prosperity_, and _The Shield_.) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/25 "2007-02-22T20:10:26Z")
Sunday: Desperate Housewives Monday: Heroes DVR Sopranos (the old ones on A&E - I never had HBO) Tuesday: American Idol DVR Amazing Race DVR Criminal Minds Wednesday: American Idol Thursday: My Name is Earl DVR Survivor DVR ER DVR Grey’s Anatomy Friday: 1 vs 100 Saturday: Nothing ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/26 "2007-02-22T20:39:20Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Tuesday: American Idol DVR Amazing Race DVR Criminal Minds [/QUOTE] You are aware that The Amazing Race has moved to Sunday? My lineup: Sunday: The Amazing Race Battlestar Galactica [The Dresden Files will probably get on the list soon] Monday: Heroes Tuesday: NCIS Wednesday: Mythbusters Thursday: Survivor CSI Friday: Dogfights Saturday: nothing ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/27 "2007-02-22T21:20:41Z")
Monday: 24 CSI Miami DVR How I Met Your Mother (wife watches; I hate it!) Tuesday: NCIS House Boston Legal DVR The Unit (see above) Wednesday: DVR Bones Criminal Minds CSI NY Thursday: Ugly Betty (wife only) Survivor CSI Friday: NUMB3RS Saturday: Catch up on DVR stuff Sunday: PBA Tour telecast DVR Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters We usually DVR the stuff I hate because I work weekends and she has plenty of time to catch up. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/28 "2007-02-22T21:23:32Z")
Sunday, DVR gets a workout Fox’s Animation Block (KOTH, Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad Dresden Files Battlestar Galactica Various Adult Swim shows Monday nuthin’ Tuesday more nuthin’ Wednesday Lost Thursday Earl The Office Scrubs 30 Rock Friday even more nuthin’ Sat & Sunday days - Dirty Jobs & assorted reruns ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/29 "2007-02-22T21:26:58Z")
\*My Must Sees are: \* **My Name Is Earl** **Dr. Who** for its short season on Sci-Fi **South Park** for its short seasons on Comedy Central. \*My normally watched are: \* **The Daily Show** on Comedy Central **Boston Legal** **Colbert Report** when I do not fall asleep first. 😉 **Yankee Games** , lots and lots of Yankee Games (MLB) **Giants Games** , most Giants Games (NFL) Jim ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/30 "2007-02-22T21:44:44Z")
The only shows I know by day are Thursdays; _The Office My Name Is Earl 30 Rock_ Tivo’d: _Arrested Development Entourage Weeds Sopranos_, when it’s on The rest of my viewing pleasure is taken up by endless episodes (on Tivo) of _This Old House_, _Ask This Old House_ and _The New Yankee Workshop_. I’m a diy dweeb. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/31 "2007-02-22T21:48:06Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] … Sopranos [/QUOTE] I forgot Sopranos. 8 or 9 more Episodes to go and starting soon. I need to get HBO back again. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/32 "2007-02-22T21:49:07Z")
I shouldn’t do these lists. It just shows we watch too much TV! Sunday: **The Amazing Race** Cold Case Desperate Housewives Dresden Files Monday: 24 Heroes **Studio 60** Tuesday: **Veronica Mars** Wednesday: Bones Thursday: \*\* Ugly Betty Supernatural\*\* My Name is Earl Men in Trees Friday: Psych Numbers Also American Idol, though I’m not feeling the love this season. I’ve bolded the ones I would miss if they were gone (and I figure Veronica’s run is about up). Starting in April, everything takes a back seat to baseball. WOO! Edited to add: Oh, and Studio 60 is probably doomed, too. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/33 "2007-02-22T22:11:42Z")
Daily Show The Sopranos Man vs. Wild Mythbusters All football, baseball and basketball championships ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/34 "2007-02-22T22:34:25Z")
Ours goes: Sunday: Dresden Files Monday: Nothin’ except The Daily Show and reruns of South Park and Futurama if any good Tuesday: NCIS, House, see Monday Wednesday: Mythbusters, see Monday Thursday: see Monday Friday: Special Unit2 is currently rerunning 3 shows a night on the SciFi Channel. I tape 'em if they’re good Saturday: nothin unless SCiFi is running a pretty good movie. None of it’s really must see. Mostly we keep it on in the background while we surf. ---
**Author:** ![i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/i_am_a_scientist)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/35 "2007-02-23T16:01:12Z")
[QUOTE=Liberal] The Office. NBC. It’s the best American sitcom in a long time. Maybe ever. [/QUOTE] I politley disagree - Arrested Development is genius. Absolute genius. Best show ever. “BEES?!” /G.O.B. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/36 "2007-02-23T16:17:11Z")
[QUOTE=Terminus Est] You are aware that The Amazing Race has moved to Sunday? [/quote] Yes, thanks - I forgot what day it came on! I watch too much TV… ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/37 "2007-02-23T16:36:12Z")
Sunday - Rome - Family Guy & Simpsons (both are kind of off and on but can be funny at times) Monday - Heroes is a pretty good show - The Class isn’t shakespeare but it’s pretty fun - How I met your mother is worth watching b/c of Neil Patrick Harris Tuesday - Boston Legal - two words…Denny Crane - House - Hugh Laurie is great Wednesday -Friday Night Lights - sure it’s a football show but there is so much more to it than that. The actual football takes up about 5 minutes every two weeks. Thursday -The Office - I didn’t watch it the first two seasons and a friend finally convinced me. I then watched the first two seasons back to back. Enough Said. -My Name is Earl - quirky, funny -Scrubs - It’s fun as well. Probably the three best sitcoms on TV and they are back to back. Okay fine, that isn’t saying a great deal but trust me…they ain’t bad. Ugly Betty - really worth watching. Interesting full characters, that’s always the first thing I look for. Friday -Numb3rs - I’m a David Krumholtz fan (“I’m thinking of getting a Tercel…yeah, that’s a Toyota!”). I never get tired of that guy. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/38 "2007-02-23T16:54:47Z")
Another vote for _The Shield_ and _The Office_. Also, _30 Rock_ seems to have gotten better and better as time’s gone on, despite the presence of Tracy Morgan (Alec Baldwin is awesome on that show). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/39 "2007-02-23T16:56:02Z")
I don’t go out of my way to watch anything. Never have. Never will. If I have some time to spare and am flipping around the channels I usually watch: news, documentaries, Larry King, or sometimes stand-up comedy or Jon Stewart. I have seen Scrubs a few times. It’s OK. Apart from that I don’t think I’ve seen anything else on this list. At least not an entire episode. (Apart from Corner Gas. It’s brilliant.) Am I alone here? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149/40 "2007-02-23T17:20:05Z")
I’ve only got one anymore, now that WoW has eaten my life, and that’s _House_. Never miss it on first run, and I DVR it to watch again later. I also watch _American Idol_ and _CSI_, but those have gone to the DVR and I’m several weeks behind on catching up with them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-must-see-tv/393149.md?page=3)