UPDATE: I decided to make this its own post so there would be less cross contamination.
Here is a quick note on a new feature that I am absolutely loving. This wouldn't have been possible a few years ago, and for some of you it still won't be (Get Broadband!!!), but the coolest thing the networks are doing this year is online television. It is like free time&place shifting, with limited commercials. You can watch the last 3-4 episodes of your shows, and they usually add new episodes the morning after they air. Also, some shows have their entire season online, so you can enjoy it DVD style. Yes, they do have commercials, but they are usually only 3-4 30 second slots, and they are all from the same sponsor so you are not bombarded. You will need a decent connection for high quality fullscreen video, but even the normal options are reliably viewable.
ABC - The best of the bunch. Requires a small download, but has the largest feature-set and the most viewing options, as well as a wide selection of shows.
NBC - They are adding more full episodes, but don't have a full library as of yet. Still, lots of good shows, and they also do cool online only webisodes for some of my favorites.
CW - A bit underfeatured, but they are a tiny station anyway, so it is good to see them keep up with the bigg'uns.
CBS - The CBS Innertube (not joking). Requires a javascript download, but acts much like the ABC player, although with less variety. Unless you like CSI, because they have all 31 flavors.
FOX - FOX On Demand is mashed into MySpace, but at least they offer something.
Either way you slice though, free is free. You can't go wrong with that. Enjoy.
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