Wow! I did not know people have that much time to watch TV. I do not have the time or desire, but I have watched some downloaded TV recently in small doses. Anyway, wow on your scheme too. But this message is my endorsement for youtube-dl. It is amazing. I get it straight from Github and build from source. And here comes the kicker, I no longer look at youtube videos on the browser anymore, because: 1. firefox freezes when I do, 2. there are commercials, 3. ... I youtube-dl the URL and then play the files with MPlayer from the terminal. Solid.