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I do recommend getting rid of the TV. Five years ago we moved across town. There was unpleasantness with the cable company over getting service at the new location. We could have legally forced the issue, but I got mad and swore off broadcast and cable TV. It was the best thing ever for our family. It amazed me how much TV watching had dictated our schedule and how angry and upset the content had made us. After a year or so without TV we were staying in a hotel and decided to watch a little. The program was lousy, but the commercials were horrific! After not being numbed by advertising for so long it was a shock to see how evil they were. Television programs are bad but the ads are much worse. You can try to censor program content for you kids, but who knows what awful images, sounds, and ideas will flash in front of them during the commercial breaks. Worse, the ads are repeatedly shown, driving in the message more effectively.
I urge you to get rid to the broadcast and cable TV. We still watch programs, but on DVD and as a family and on our schedule. I know there are computer based viewing options, but we don't have internet at home either (remember the unpleasantness that started the tale). We pick a show and watch it together each evening. The old classics like The Beverly Hillbillies, Hogan's Heroes, F Troop, etc are great and can help with the homeschooling (which we do as well) because you can point out differences in technology, attitude, etc. as well as being genuinely funny. There are newer shows too. The content can be worrisome at times, but that can be an opportunity to discuss the situation so our kids can be prepared to handle similar real life issues. There are a few current shows that we buy season passes for on iTunes so we can watch them before the DVD release because we like them, but just the shows that we started watching before moving. I am clueless about current shows and wish to remain so. Someone on Free Republic will let me know if there's anything new worth watching. (Thanks to whoever mentioned Brooklyn 99!) I wish your son well in his studies and wish you patience and energy for the lesson plans.