Has Internet killed Television?

Now I don't know about you, but I hardly watch Television at all, the only shows I really watch on TV is when X Factor is on and Britians Got Talent and occasionaly Family Guy. I tend to need a pallete change when I stop doing somthing, so I can go to Games to my laptop cause I'm going to switch from playing somthing to watching somthing. (Most of my time on the internet is spent watching videos on You-Tube and Giant Bomb.) So because of this I can't go from Laptop to TV, that is not the only reason though, I may have a billion channels avaible to me at all times (In My Room) but TV kinda sucks.

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I woudln't say the internet has killed it. I would say that that the internet is forcing the TV industry to adapt though.

You-Tube allows you to watch alot of TV shows compleltey free on Youtube, Shameless is a good example, I've watched pretty much every episode You-Tube as its easier than watching it on TV.

All most but the monster is still gasping it's final breaths.  The internet needs to go in for the kill!

Definitively? Not yet. Though we would have dropped cable years ago if there was a decent ISP in our area.

In fact, I watch more "TV" (22 or 45 minute episodes produced in a series, not necessarily delivered through channels) than I ever have since Hulu and Netflix and BitTorrent have become common. Much like iTunes hasn't killed the record industry, but saved it.

tv killed tv. tv is all reality shows that i can't stand and commercials. so i stopped watching tv.

If it wasn't for live sports, I wouldn't need cable.

No, the internet has killed society!!

It has for me.  I rarely watch TV anymore.

It will....eventually....

Really the one thing killing cable tv's credibility and value....are the CABLE COMPANIES above all else.

I typed this on a laptop in front of a TV.

I personally have no use for television. Between Hulu, Netflix AdultSwim.com and a variety of other sites, all of my viewing needs are covered. I don't need to spend 50 extra bones on 120 channels of cooking shows and Shark Whisperers. Cable depends heavily on sports for which luckily I have no interest.

Anyways, you'll find that Television and Internet are steadily merging into a singular entity.

For me it has.

I for one have no cable service in my home, i rely on the internet for all my TV now.

Not at all.

Maybe some people on here watch their shows on the internet, but I imagine most people still prefer to sit down and watch T.V. like they always have.

Pretty much. If I want to watch a tv show, I just wait to watch it on Hulu the next day.

I hardly ever watch TV anymore, and I'm always online.

no, i still watch tv. i don't know what i would do if i didn't have tv. sometimes i'll turn it off because there is nothing on but still. yes, commercials are annoying to hear and watch but it gets money and more money to companies. one reason to have them is to get people to buy the product, like if you are hungry and see a commercial for taco bell. you are probably going to go to taco to buy some food there.

i watch the same shows over and over. i really only watch good shows after 6pm. i watch simpsons until 7 and then two and a half men. i'll play video games until 10 and then watch what ever is on, south park, tosh.0, auction hunters.

The Internet is hurting TV, but since the cable companies also control your internet - they will probably throttle everyone before they let normal cable TV die.
I've been reading a ton of anti-netflix/pro-bandwidth cap stuff going around lately and I'm sure the sources are a lot rich people who are a little less rich right now.

No.

Will it? Yep.

I'm the same, but I think it's an incredibly specific thing to nerds.

No, and it won't if the cable and other internet service providers keep placing download caps on broadband service.  How can you watch TV over the internet when you've got a cap and then the cable company threatens to turn off your service for a year if you go over twice? 

Yes and no, theres shows i can watch on TV, but watching TV at a certain time is dead. I just record shows and watch them when i have time (e.g when im eating dinner) i wouldnt say internet has completetly killed it of but i assume some change is afoot.

Just need to wait for the ''Internet Killed the TV Star'' pop song, then we'll know for sure.

well tv killed the radio star

Television killed itself.

Not for me. I still watch a good amount of television. I prefer plopping myself on a couch in front of my television to watch my shows rather than watching them online unless I absolutely have to. It is good for catching up on shows that I may have gotten into late, but the moment I'm all caught up to the point where I can watch the show on the television instead, I immediately make the switch.

For me it kinda has. I didn't watch much TV before and even less now that I can access most things that I'm interested in online. 

The rate of growth of TV in the last ten years, compared with, say, video games and the internet, is so small that TV might SEEM like is being killed.

However yes, for us gamers is really is going that way. I think we can all name people that weren't into gaming growing up as kids that have now been engulfed by it's wider reaching appeal.

Now I don't know about you, but I hardly watch Television at all, the only shows I really watch on TV is when X Factor is on and Britians Got Talent and occasionaly Family Guy.

Not yet.   I still want a source of constant sound and light to fill the void in my solitude and pc doesn't do that, yet.

@Hizang said:

Now I don't know about you, but I hardly watch Television at all, the only shows I really watch on TV is when X Factor is on and Britians Got Talent and occasionaly Family Guy.

Ugh, God. Why would you admit that?

The television industry really has to adapt. Neilson ratings are awful, and they kill off potential money-making machines (not to mention quality programming), when in reality the same show may garner many times more downloads than live viewers (not to mention dvd sales).

I think its a "Digital killed Print" situation where thats not really true at all. There are people who still prefer print, just not nearly as much. Same with television. Both can co-exist

CTFxC FTW

Not entirely. The DVR & Netflix killed LIVE TV for me and I'm sure it does the same for others.

I wouldn't say killed it but it has made it irrelevant to many people.  I don't have cable and haven't had it for months, the only thing i miss watching is sports, especially now during the playoffs.  Many things I do like watching end up on the internet anyway so thanks to hulu and netflix.  

It's killed Live TV.  Honestly, with my DVR and Hulu, I never watch anything live.  

Well let's see.

These days I'm watching more TV on my laptop then on a television. With stuff such as iPlayer and other on demand services I can watch programmes when it suits me rather than when it's on a schedule.

Video killed the radiostar!

No.  Bandwidth caps and lack of availability of things like Hulu or Netflix in most countries will prevent it happening for a long time, probably not even in our lifetime.

I used to watch HOURS of TV each week. Now, it's rare that I watch more than five minutes in one month.

I never watch TV anymore. Don't watch any news, all my news is available online so I don't need to read or watch about some twat stabbing someone, I pick what news is important to me and read or watch that.

TV is still huge. They're still breaking records.
The internet has not killed television, not even close.

I only watch sport on TV.

TV is shit these days its mostly all brainless reality tv shows it's horrible Netflix is my tv these days I'm really enjoying movies alot more especially now that I dont have to deal with stupid commercials or censorship from cable and I have a choice of what I want to watch when I want to watch.But I still prefer good video games over movies any day.