I used to watch news day and night if I'm not totally busy. Sometimes, I get showbiz information regarding all celebrities and what they are now up to. I do this every early in the morning with a cup of hot coffee beside me.
Maybe 4-5 times / year. I don't like watching the news, since most of the time the truth is being distorted and there's just too much useless drivel anyway. I am reading few news articles from time to time, so that I don't seem like I just landed from Mars, but that's it. My time is better spent reading a book or managing my sites.
I normally leave the news on as background noise when I'm on the computer if my girlfriend is out. If she's in then she's often boss of the television lol