Technology today is amazing, my basic cable package at home has nearly 140 channels, for an additional fee I can upgrade to nearly 500 total channels. Do we really need that much choice? Apparently we do. With all of these channels, programmers need to fill all the time, now we get 10 times the amount of crap compared to only a few years ago. Below is my list of the worst televised sports I have seen on television. It is not in any specific order, I don’t know how I would distinguish how one would be worse then another.

Golf. This is one of the obvious choices as it is considered a mainstream sport, I couldn’t tell you why though. Hours and hours pass by of virtually the same thing. I’m also not a fan of any sport that requires the audience to be silent.

Tennis. Another mainstream sport, the only reason it is on my list is because the audience needs to be silent. It can also get really annoying watching two grown people grunting at each other while playing

Poker. Admittedly I watch televised poker. Outside of basic strategy, nothing can be learned by watching this game. The antics of those who play it however can be really amusing.

Blackjack. This one is way worse then poker, it just sucks overall.

Darts. I kid you not, I’ve seen televised darts, and it is one of the lamest things ever to watch. This is a game that should be kept to game rooms and bars.

Putt-Putt. Mini golf to all of you non-pros. Seriously, who made this a sport with prizes and trophies?

Log cutting. Somewhere some redneck thought it would be cool to see who can make the biggest chainsaw on earth and try to cut through a log the fastest.

Dominos. This is something I’ve only seen twice on TV, the second time it was a rebroadcast of the first show I saw. Dominos is not something that should be televised.

Bass fishing. Nothing is more boring then watching a bass fishing tournament. A bunch of people freaking out because they can’t find fish fast enough. At least in televised deep sea fishing you get to see some struggle between the angler and the fish.

Bowling. I’m sorry; bowling is boring as hell to watch. This is one of those sports that should be enjoyed as a first date or drunk with your friends, not televised.

I’m sure there are a few that are missing, please comment and let me know what you hate to see as televised sports.

Update: Thanks to Olaf, here are a few more that should be up here.

Pool and/or Snooker (big in UK). And I’m going to have to agree with this one, with the exception of trick shots, which are fun to watch.

Nascar and Indy. Nascar is boring as hell, I don’t know how I forgot it. The whole go fast turn left thing just doesn’t do it for me. Most of Indy can be boring as well, however some of the races that happen around the globe, like in Rio when the shut down public roads and race on them are rather entertaining.

Drag racing. Agreed, the only good part is when they explode, but I don’t like to see people get hurt.

Swimming. Seeing that Lauren Libertine was a state and national record holder, I want to walk gingerly on this one. Overall, most swimming is rather boring to watch though.

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