I went for YEARS of turning on the TV maybe an average of an hour or two per month, after I finally kicked out the last guy I was with (not an alcoholic) who was one of those people who had to have the tube on 24/7.
I'm finally up to following a select few shows, and turn it on for maybe a couple of hours a week on average.
It really IS nice not to be a slave to someone else's habits, even when it's something like video bombardment.