I have the impression that most sims will turn on the romantic channel when they watch tv. Some channels are hardly ever watched.In my game I have a variety of sims living very different lives. Such as the Mayor and other politicians, and loads of sims owning stocks and investing etc. I find it weird that hardly any of those watch the News instead of Downton Abbey. Also, there doesn't seem to be a connection between TV and their needs, other than turning the TV on when low on Fun.I wish there was a way to set each sim's (or at least those we care for) tv channel preference. Is there any such mod?

I don't know of a mod, but it seems like Romance channel is the most popular, followed by comedy. Sims really want the ones that affect their emotions instead of the ones that give them skills. When I choose, I usually have them watch Cooking.

Mine tend to gravitate towards the sports channel.

My current Sim seems to prefer TV Classics.

"Beardedgeek;c-17407762" wrote:My current Sim seems to prefer TV Classics. Yeah my current sim likes the tv classics. My previous sim seemed to like watching kids channels but I think she had the childish trait.

Whenever I have my Sims "channel surf", 9 times out of 10 they'll watch Action. The other 1, they'll put on kid shows. I've never had one of my Sims end up on any other channel, unless it's a visitor watching TV, but most of the time they'll put on movies.

Do sims have individual TV channel preferences?

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beadierturtle
6 years ago
The Action channel interests me, because there's a scene that involves a mummy and Ancient Egyptian scenery/items which, I hope, means something like that will be released eventually.
bshag4lv
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Hi beadierturtle, those are videos of Sims 3 World Adventures, which was one of my favorites. Personnally I would absolutely love another World Adventures. <3
AshenLazuli
6 years ago
I usually just make my sims watch the news unless I want them to have a certain mood. I think it'd be great if there was a way to set each sim's tv channel preference.
tayahjessie
6 years ago
My sims usually default to turning the telly onto the comedy channel, however the romance channel is always popular too. I've never considered that sims have preferences.
beadierturtle
6 years ago
Adult sims get bored from watching children shows.
"Some wear pants and some don't. What's going on here?"
Lustianicia
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I think the default channel a Sim turns on the TV to depends on their traits and current emotion... for example, if a Sim is flirty, they might gravitate towards the romance channel... if a Sim is athletic, they might gravitate towards the sports channel... but, if a flirty Sim is energized, they might turn on the sports channel, while an athletic Sim who's feeling romantic might turn on the romance channel.

That's how I've personally observed it... I have no idea if this is actually how it works, but that's almost always the case with my Sims.
AriaMad2
6 years ago
Mine seem to like the alien channel most. They seem to have quite a bit of variety in what they watch, but that's where they seem to keep it 50% of the time.
secretlondon123
6 years ago
My foodie sim binge watches the cooking channel.
elliebreton
Legend
6 years ago
The sim I just put through university was watching the Bond movie and then I saw he had the option to declare his preference, I picked Action for him. Now his fun bar goes up massively fast every time he watches the action channel or an action movie.

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