If streaming content is a viable option for you, take a hard look at cancelling cable. You might miss a few things at first but you’ll adapt and find other options.
Also, I think as more and more people cut the cord, networks will be looking to get their content onto subscription services faster. Right now it’s still a fairly new phenomenon but the networks will have to adapt or their content will wind up virtually invisible.
Hopefully leftwing Google will let us subscribe to any conservative channel if someone bothers to create one
We dropped Cable and never missed a beat. Our must haves (shows we couldn't do without)are the Walking Dead, Justified and Game of Thrones all can be had for instant viewing via either a pay per episode/season arrangement or there are FREE options if you are an adventurous spirit. (We pay for ours because it is a fraction of our previous cable bill.)
We have Netflix for movies and such and use Hulu's Free version plus there are several other legal FREE online sources. Then there are the Network Websites even PBS has full episodes available.
The only thing that we haven't found so far is LIVE NFL Games via the internet. the NFL is doing a package for Internet users this year that allows you to watch NFL games on demand but only after they have played live.
We are considering this because its really cheap (All games for like 39 bucks) but a free standard antenna will get you the NFL games broadcast in your area.
We love our internet viewing options and do not miss Cable/DirecTV/Dish at all.