This is heartbreaking... I don't know how you can handle without watching them and without listening to music. I wished to be capable like you are..
Brother, you are just as capable as I am. I know you are. There used to be a time where I used to watch this type of stuff. Eventually i came to a realization and changed. Yes it was hard. I mean, tv was my way to be lazy and chill. Music especially was something even more precious for me than TV. I used to be a classical musician before I became religious. It was more than just a hobby to me. It felt like my purpose and my way to shower my emotions out...
I quit it all though. For a whole year, it was painful for me to look back. Especially because I loved music especially and wanted to further my career in Music. There would be times after I quit where I would look at myself in the mirror and start playing the imaginary violin in my arms while hearing the music play in my head. Sometimes I would look at old photos and videos of me and this would hit me hard to because it was the past that was gone. I still pushed further and remained patient for the better. After two years, I finally dont feel pain looking back. It is all for the better. My life is more minimalist now because of the things we give up as Muslims. I'm not a slave to my desire. I don't need temporary things like music or other forms of entertainment to make me happy. These things make our brain release dopamine, the more we rely on it, the more addicted we will be to it. That way it'll become a need in your life because your brain needs it. So yeah when I quit music, I felt an emptiness and a need to go back to it.. It took me a whole year to fully recover from the effects it had on me. Although you are struggling with TV rather than music, the concepts are similar. I did love watching TV but soon I pushed it away realizing that it is just a false source of happiness.
I'll tell you, after two years of experience, there have been major differences. These are mini sins that build up and can impact our faith. Because I quit these habits, I am much more self disciplined, more wise and bright, less lazy, and a stronger Muslim.