In light of the Dish debacle: which 3 stations can you NOT live without?
 

If they pulled the plug on three stations, which would hurt the most?

For me, it would be hard to pick any I couldn’t live without until I factor NASCAR into the mix. That leaves me with NBC, Fox, and Fx as the ones that do the greatest damage.

CBS, Fox and HBO.

Fox mainly for football.

must...have...VH1 Classics

NBC
Fox
Travel Channel

followed closely by:

Food Network
Cartoon Network

NBC, ABC, and Turner Classic Movies are the stations I watch most often.

Followed pretty closely by the Cartoon Network, ESPN Classics, and the History Channel.

Food Network? :hscratch:

Right now:

Gol TV (Italian and Spanish football)
WB (Angel)
HBO (The Sopranos)

But I don't watch very much TV, I have to admit.

1. FX (The Shield)
2. Comedy Central (Daily Show, South Park)
3. TIE: TCM/IFC

Tough call. I'd say...

Fox
TechTV
ESPN

and then...
Fox Sports World
History Channel

Fox (Sunday night lineup, 24 and NFL)
NBC (Scrubs, eR, Friends - for the wife and L&O)
FX (The Sheild)

Close would be:
CBS (CSI, Survivor)
ESPN
Discovery
History Channel
Comedy Central
HGTV

ESPN
NBC
Comedy Central

I already live w/ basic cable (though that will change very soon), so this isn't too hard. I watch more shows on NBC, Fox and the WB than any other channel so those would have to be my three.

Speed is about the only one I can't do without.

I won't mention the locals because I can get them OTA. Not having HBO-HD, HDnet or HDnet Movies would be a loss but I could pop in a DVD and get over it real quick.

OLN is nice to have during the cycling season. Got to have it during Le Tour de France.

I might find a show every once in awhile on the other channels, but nothing I couldn't live without.

Comedy Central
TBS (Seinfeld re-runs)
Fox

VH-1 Classic
HBO
Food Network

ESPN
ESPN 2
ESPNNews

TCM
HBO
CBS

Depends on the time of year, but typically:

ESPN
Comedy Central
Fox Sports World

Realistically, almost every show I watch can be acquired through alternate means ... and worst case I can wait for the DVDs for 90% of my favorite series. Major sporting events could be watched from bars if necessary. But my life would be lost without my daily dose of <i>PTI</i> and <i>The Daily Show</i>, and Fox Sports World is just too hard to find elsewhere.

das

FOX, STARZ, PLAYBOY

for me, HBO, Comedy Central and prolly food network, maybe fox. I don't watch a whole lot of tv but those are the channels I watch when I do turn it on. I was thinking of ditching cable for dish network, glad I didn't. but I'll prolly get into DirecTV sooner or later...

What was the deal with that whole thing anyway? did dish ditch em? if so why? or did the channels ditch dish network? if so why? :)

HBO
Noggin
Fox News

Fox, ESPN, Comedy Central

ESPN, Comedy Central, UPN/Spike TV

ESPN, Comedy Central, FX or Fox

FOX, ESPN, HBO