Do you remember 2 channel tv?

Ok this may be slightly geared towards Canadians but I'm sure other nations were similar. I am sitting here sifting through my 500 channels and I can't find anything to watch (reruns everywhere).

Cable TV did not come along until I was in my mid-teens so I think about suffering through with two channels (CBC-government sponsored, you do the math...and CTV, not a lot better). Other than the crown jewel of Hockey Night in Canada (which used to be Saturdays and Wednesdays) they had little to often. Their series were so parochial.

In the Maritimes we were saddled with shows like "Sing-along Jubilee" which featured regular performers singing locally themed music (although the show created one bona fide star in Anne Murray). The sitcoms were incredibly bad, such as "The Beachcombers" and "King of Kensington".

Yet, I wonder if anything has much improved. The selection is far greater, but is there actually that much more on that is worth watching?

Thoughts?

Yes this is one of those "Back in my day" sort of threads.