There aren't any shows that I plan my day around, or even any that I would care if I didn't see them. Honestly, there's suck dreck on the tv these days I'm not even sure why we have one. I usually put it on for company and find some old sitcom like Cheers or something, or put the game show network on. I kind of like Ancient Aliens and UFO Hunters but there aren't any new ones to watch, and I sure wouldn't care if I missed one anyway. As for DVRs, I'm taking ours back this weekend. We had a free 3 month trial and I watched a couple shows, a couple movies, but its definitely not worth the $12.50 a month they're asking for it!