I quit TV in the late 80s. Haven't missed it. The only thing I will tune in now
very rarely are sporting events. The NHL playoffs, and maybe Wolverines football if they are having a good year. Hockey Night in Canada was always a treat. And the Winter Olympics...I follow a few events, although the media bullpoop surrounding the events is horrible (the melodrama, mostly). I do miss a few of the PBS shows but those have also changed--I was an avid fan of This Old House, Victory Garden and Motorweek. Still enjoy Jeopardy though, on the rare occasion I catch it.
The few times I've overhead some of what's on TV (out in public), I realize I don't miss anything. The few sitcoms that caught my ear were unfunny and/or centered on crotch humor; how original.
Dramas just want to shock and titillate to make up for a weak plot (aka "selling eyeballs"). Can't even trust news anymore--local news prefers to turn it all into melodrama or stick their noses where they don't belong, and the national news only wants to shove political agendas at their viewers from all sides. Even sportscasting is nothing like it used to be; rather than offer the play-by-play, we get their "armchair expert" opinions on what the team
should have done, or tell us how we should watch it. (At least Don Cherry was an NHL coach...and has some
lovely outfits.
)
So yeah, no, I don't miss any of it...it takes time away from playing music.