To each his own. At least for American football, there are so many advertisements and so much dead time between plays, I will typically record a game and then

To each his own. At least for American football, there are so many advertisements and so much dead time between plays, I will typically record a game and then start watching it about 90 minutes after the start. That usually works out so that I finish the game just as I catch up the real time in the recording.