{"id":22721,"date":"2017-03-13T11:25:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T16:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/?p=22721"},"modified":"2021-10-15T13:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:29:38","slug":"tv-shows-people-want-to-watch-available-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/tv-shows-people-want-to-watch-available-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Most of the TV People Want to Watch is Available for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often hear about how people wish they could pay for just the channels they wanted; however, what many may not realize is many of the shows and channels they want are 100% <em>free<\/em> with an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\">antenna<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Recently two reports came out that make it clear that the most-wanted channels turn out to be <em>free<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>What channels would you pay for if you could pick?<\/h2>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiercecable.com\/broadcasting\/abc-cbs-discovery-most-desirable-a-la-carte-channels-tivo-study-says\">report on American viewing habits<\/a> included a question asking people if they&nbsp;could pay just for the channels they wanted (no pre-packaged bundles), which channels would they choose to pay for?<\/p>\n<p>The top two most asked for channels are both 100% <em>free<\/em> with broadcast networks taking 3 of the top 5 and a total of half of the top 10 most requested channels in an ideal cord-cutting a la carte world.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Discovery<\/li>\n<li><strong>NBC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>History<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOX<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A&amp;E<\/li>\n<li><strong>PBS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>TNT<\/li>\n<li>FX<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Other highlights from the report:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>44.3% of people without Pay TV use an antenna<\/li>\n<li>Top 3 reasons people&nbsp;are cutting&nbsp;the cord:\n<ul>\n<li>Pay TV is too expensive<\/li>\n<li>They are using streaming services<\/li>\n<li>They are using antennas to&nbsp;watch&nbsp;free local\/broadcast channels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>76.6% of people&nbsp;would like to choose their channels a la carte<\/li>\n<li>84.7% of people watch live TV on a daily basis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>94 of top 100 Most-Watched Shows of 2016 Aired on Broadcast Networks<\/h2>\n<p>Even more interesting is looking at the most watched events of 2016. Of the top 100 <a href=\"http:\/\/tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com\/more-tv-news\/the-100-most-watched-tv-programs-of-2016-super-bowl-50-leads-by-a-mile\/\">most watched TV programs<\/a>, 94 of them were <em>free<\/em> with an antenna.<\/p>\n<p>Yes not only are half of the most-wanted channels <em>free,<\/em> but<strong> 94% of the most-watched shows and events of 2016<\/strong> all happened on <em>free<\/em> over-the-air TV.<\/p>\n<p>You may notice that a big chunk of those 94 programs are sports events. But non-sports fans&nbsp;should know that&nbsp;if you remove sports, the percentage of most-watched programs available over-the-air increases to 97.5%. Of the most-watched programs excluding sports, 39 out of 40 aired on broadcast networks last year. Leading the pack were major awards shows like the Academy Awards and the GRAMMYs, followed by popular network programs including <em>60 Minutes<\/em>, <em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>NCIS<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>The Big Bang Theory<\/em>, and newcomer&nbsp;<em>Little Big Shots<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Now if you add in a streaming service such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/cutting-the-cord\/sling-tv-cord-cutters-overview\/\">Sling TV<\/a>, you can have access to the top 10 most-wanted channels for <em>free<\/em> or at a fraction of the cost of traditional pay TV. Add in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/cutting-the-cord\/mohu-antenna-tablo-ota-dvr-bundle\/\">DVR<\/a> that supports over-the-air TV and you can watch many of the best shows and events for <em>free<\/em> and when you want them.<\/p>\n<p>So maybe it\u2019s time to take a second look at getting an antenna. 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