I stopped watching tv "news" long ago. I've accepted that it's now mostly in the entertainment category. Most of them seem to be jockeying for ratings catering to libs or cons , mostly libs.
That said, free (I now consider cable 'free') tv is becoming obsolete to folks that use their brain for the most part. E.g., Discovery Channel had quality documentaries and other programming almost non stop. I believe they're reality tv now.
I mostly use tv for watching sports,and then I dvr it to cut out commercials.
We're inundated with reality tv. Any quality writing/acting must be purchased .
Times have changed... e.g., who uses the yellow pages or newspaper classified ads anymore?
Oh well, sorry for the rant. Once started....