I have 60-70 channels of 'regular' stuff...(a lot of which IS crap) plus many, many free movies available on demand.

If I WANT to watch TV, I can 'almost' always find something of interest on one of the travel, wildlife (Discovery), local access channels (even replays of a folk festival), local news, Cable news, C-Span (3 different C-Span....last night I watched FDR on Dec. 8, 1941 asking for declaration of War against Japan, plus the ensuing debate in Congress).
If all else fails, I can watch 24/7 films of various Music/Art media from free Showcase or even listen to Jazz or Soothing sound as I go to sleep by choosing one of 30-40 music channels.

Yes, I'm in a major metropolitan area with cable TV/Internet bundling.