Um no you're not wrong to be annoyed. I also was banished as a kid if my parents wanted to watch TV, or hell, even if they wanted to sit in silence without us kids running around being annoying lol. We do the same with SD. She's welcome to sit and watch most of the time, but if we (or I) feel like watching an adult show/movie, it's no big deal - we just ask her to go off and play. 

have never been under kid control and we didn't censor much so if the kids didn't want to watch something they could leave the room. We did censor gratuitous sex (True Blood was a good example, I wouldn't watch it with the kids in room) but anything else was fair game. We did have a small television and DVD player if they really wanted to watch a kid movie and we didn't. Now the only two at home are teens and they have their own TVs. 

Basically I was conscientious of not watching something that was highly inappropriate for kids but otherwise expected them to leave if they didn't like what was on or otherwise entertain themselves. Sometimes we watched things together and those we kid friendly and usually picked by the kids together. If I were you I wouldn't let kiddo play television commander. 

I'm older than dirt so my experience is probably not relevant, but the only TV that we had was in my parents' bedroom.  My mother didn't want it in the living room as she liked to read.  As children we had no input into tv watching.

My formerSO let his son pick what was on the tv in the livingroom; he also had a tv in his bedroom. More often than not he was on his phone watching youtube videos while "watching tv". 

My own son (who was in college while i was with formerSO) never picked what was on (if anything) the main/livingroom tv, but did have one to use in the family room/rec room (when he was in late middle/high school). 

Personally, I don't think young kids should watch very much tv. Honestly, I don't even watch much. 

All these kids growing up with parents that revolve everything around them... imagine when they are grown and in relationships or have rooommates... how are they going to survive not being the one that gets to pick what to watch, eat, do, etc. 

We only have one TV also and it's in the living room. So we'll watch shows we want to watch, whether or not FSD11 wants to watch them or not. Sometimes she'll complain. Sometimes she'll watch too. Sometimes she'll leave the room. But if we want the TV, we get it. But I make a point to not watch TV shows that are inappropriate for kids before her bedtime. 

When I was growing up my dad was very much of the mindset that he controlled the TV (even over my mom.) There were many nights where right after dinner we were sent to bed because my dad wanted to watch American Pie or something equivalent to that. Being essentially sent to bed at 7PM in middle school did cause resentment.

I try to keep our living area of the house as family area. Only family appropriate things are allowed in our family area before bedtime. 

It’s your tv and it’s simple, she gets to watch a show then it’s your time...DH balks then he can purchase another tv for his precious princess 

We don't have this issue because we have multiple TVs, but the kids control only the TV in their room; adults control the TV in the living room.  We will often put on something they want to watch, but if DH or I want to watch something that they don't, they can go elsewhere.  Sounds to me like the BM in your situation has the better approach to TV.

We control the tv & the boys watch what we’re watching, or do their own thing. Kids are kids, letting them dictate what the family watches is ridiculous. Though I do think it’s fair to watch their shows/movies too, just not all the time.

We had one TV and were allowed to watch an hour or two a day.  Of course, my parents had first dibs, all the time.

Your DH is an idiot, he's raising a spoiled brat.  She should be told she can watch until X time and then it's the adults' turn to watch and she can go play.

But if he won't do that, and you don't want to fight about it, get another TV in your own room and watch there. Let him coddle his future nightmare.

The kids definitley don't have control of the TV in our home. We do. We do wait until they're in bed to watch anything too mature for them (that's mostly because they won't complain and may just come and sit and watch with us. And we're fine with that, so we wait.) but all in all. We want the TV, then we get it. VERY simple. 

But I feel tons of people on here have a different Dynamic. I'm beyond grateful DH doens't let the kids rule the house. It would drive me mad.

Kids don't run the TV at our house either. We watch what we want and skids can usually watch too, unless it's inappropriate or I just don't want a kid watching with me, then I send SD upstairs to play. Both skids have TV's in their room, plus phones. Sometimes SD will be watching some cartoon in the living room, but when I come in she knows it gets turned off and she can continue watching it on her phone or in her room. I would not be ok with a kid being in control of the TV. She can either watch what you are watching, or go play. 

When I was young, we could watch with my dad and SM (what they wanted to watch), but we had to sit on the floor and be quiet. I figure I did my time and survived, they will be just fine and will get their turn to be in control when they're adults. Put your foot down, you're the adult here and a kid shouldn't be running the household.

My DH controls the tv. It doesn't matter if the skids dislike what he's watching. He's the adult, he works hard, and he's not about to watch "sh!t I don't like". Period. I like most of the things he watches.

Growing up, my Dad had control of the tv (he and my Mom enjoyed the same shows/sports).

Whenever SD, who is 6, is here (which is almost every day) we always have to watch what she wants to watch.

I'm sorry, I just don't get this.

But i do watch it too. I feel since ss20 doesn’t treat us like family or his dad then he is more like a guest. Whatever we watch we watch. He can watch when we are out or asleep etc..

But we have 3 at our house. SD12 watches her vids unless we all get together and want to do "family movie night'. Then we take turns,watching age appropriate "our choice" movies.

Its more enjoyable now, since the movies that are appropriate are more enjoyable. LOL. Otherwise, parental rules apply.