Adult Sims are less likely to autonomously watch Kids Network if Toddlers/Children/Teens aren't nearby.
Fixed in Patch 1.58.63
I don't know if this is a bug or what, but ever since I installed the Parenthood game pack, whenever my adult/elder sims go to turn on the TV, they turn it on to the kids' channel, whether there is a child in the room or not. I don't know why they would automatically choose to watch this channel, since it gives anyone who is not a child (or has the "childish" trait) a negative "bored" moodlet. Before this game pack, they all seemed to have their own channel preferences (my active sim liked to watch the sports channel, etc.) and they would automatically choose that channel when they turned on the TV, but now, not so. I haven't seen anything anywhere about this, so I don't know if this is unique to my game or if other people have seen this happen as well. It's not a major issue, but it's annoying to have to continually micro-manage my sims' TV habits to prevent a negative moodlet all the time.
So far, the only one who seems to be capable of auto-choosing a channel that is NOT Kids Network is my teen sim, who still seems to choose whatever she wants.
I don't have any mods or custom content, just a few game and stuff packs, and one or two of the expansions.
I have the same issue.
My old OS HD had to be replaced so I am working with the first game after a new install, newly made family in CAS (with one extra child happening after game start, of course), but this was also happening before the reinstall once I got the Parenthood Pack.
Adults or Elders will autonomously "Watch with" (when they don't have a stereo on to "Dance with" constantly) and turn on the Kids TV Network. The kids don't have to be in the room, in fact, they usually are not. The "Watch Kids Network" will pop up in the one kid's action queue to happen right after their current action / activity (sometimes ending the purposely queued action prematurely) and if the TV was turned off or the channel turned while the kid was finishing their action and walking across the house to the TV, then the kid still turns on the Kids Network even though you are trying to get them to work on their skills / goals / homework / projects, etc.
For me it is to the point where every time I see an adult head to the living room (where both the stereo and TV are) I pause the game to see what they are doing, cancel the "Watch with" or "Dance with" only to have them do it anyway a few seconds later. Then I remove their major sources of entertainment because I am sick of it.
Edit: I feel like I should point out that before the new install the adult would not always "Watch with" but still constantly watch the Kids Network. After the new install they almost always chose "Watch with" (unless the kid is in the room, then they chose something else) but the kid does not always come right away because they are doing something else (it gets put next in their queue).
