On the box...

Do you watch TV? I am in awe of people who can completely go without. Every year I vow to watch less telly and end up getting sucked in to shows that my brain really could do without. Well, this year I have a plan. Firstly we did away with Foxtel when we moved into our new house and I've found that has already cut mindless TV watching A LOT. We've really only been tuning in to the cricket and tennis here and there (oh there was Brideshead Revisited which I could not get enough of). I've used the non-ratings period to ween (goodbye Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal) and I'm picking my shows from the get-go this year and putting them into my household schedule so as not to let any stray programs sneak in. So here's my line-up:
Underbelly. Channel 9. Mondays, 8.30pm (It's not usually my genre but I really got into the first series so I'm backing up for more).
So You Think You Can Dance. Channel 10. Mondays, Wednesdays, Sundays, 7.30pm. I LOVE this show (the US version even more). I'll drop back to one ep. a week though when I work out which one is all the dance routines (I can find out who got cut online).
House. Channel 10. Wednesdays, 9pm. This is the only medical drama I have ever been addicted to but I promise you Channel 10, any stuffing around with the programming (antics like one week a new ep., the next a repeat) and I am going to DVD with this one.
Gardening Australia. ABC. Saturdays, 6.30pm. This is guilt-free educational TV for me as gardening is one of my key learning areas for 2009 (we inherited 26 rose plants, a peach tree, two apricot trees, a plum tree and an apple tree at our new house).
First Tuesday Book Club. ABC. First Tuesday of the month, 10pm.
Occasional viewing of the following is permitted:
Compass. ABC. Sundays, 10pm.
Q&A. ABC. Thursdays, 9.30pm.
I will be seeking out Mad Men on DVD though as I keep hearing such rave reviews.
What will you be watching this year?