Carmine:
TVLand or Nick at Nite for the old B&W series. AMC, TCM or Bravo for the movies.
The only thing I watch on broadcast TV is football and some basketball; otherwise the main networks aren't worth the effort to change the channel.
As to the Detroit news; it only takes 30 seconds.
Someone got murdered, some politican was caught drunk or stealing, taxes are going up, you're getting ripped off, and the Lions lost