For some reason, it seems that some people are incapable of controlling the TV in their homes.
I’m not sure if they do not know how to operate the remote or if network agents come into their homes and force them at gunpoint to watch certain distasteful shows.
Yes. In fact, most folks feel positively uneasy if they don't have either the TV going in the background, or music playing. Silence apparently creeps a lot of people out. I grew up in a very quiet farmhouse, so I prefer it, but I've had people visiting who glanced around nervously and said they felt like they were in a library. I had to open up my laptop and put on some random racket so they could relax. It was very strange.