I've been using netflix, hulu, youtube, tv.com, southpark.com as my sources for cable and entertainment aside from the ps3. I haven't paid for cable in years, and refuse to. until I can buy a la carte' I'm good with streaming stuff.
if you've got an HDTV there are so many options out there to steam stuff straight to your TV that if your savy enough you can get all your programs you like to watch legally online for free.