Television

The Television is a buy mode object. The video game system is compatible with any TV set, if placed close enough.

Different styles exist, but they all function the same.
 * Motives: Watching television increases a Sims Fun motive. Seating in front of the television allows a Sim to also regain Comfort. Several Sims can watch television together and improve their relationship while gaining Social.


 * Skills: A Sim can use a television to "Work Out" if there is sufficient space in front of the set. Watching The Yummy Channel increases the cooking skill. Repairing a television set will increase the mechanical skill but there is a chance of electrocution as with all electronic devices.


 * Hobbies: With FreeTime the television can be used to build enthusiasm in the Cuisine, Sports, Film and Literature, Music and Dance, Science, Tinkering, and Fitness hobbies. With a video game system it can also build Games enthusiasm.

Channels
The Sims:
 * Cartoons
 * Action
 * Romance
 * Horror


 * Superstar: (available with a satellite dish)
 * Sports
 * News
 * Entertainment
 * Animals

The Sims 2:
 * Sims Broadcasting Network (SBN): A generic channel.
 * KidzTube: Children's.
 * SimStation Dance: Music.
 * The Yummy Channel: Cooking - Sims can gain cooking skill from watching.

University:
 * SimStation Sports

Seasons:
 * The Weather Station: Gives a pop-up message forecasting the weather for the upcoming hours, although sometimes the weatherman is in a funny mood and will utter something completely unrelated instead...

FreeTime:
 * No new TV channels per se but a new movies on-demand service.

Ikea Home Stuff:
 * With Ikea: Home Stuff comes the cubby TV, and with the cubby TV comes two new commercials and one new mini program: one commercial for the colonial shower/bath, another pizza commercial featuring the Pleasant family, and a mini program featuring a man getting abducted by aliens.