Everyone's got a "laundry show" -- you know, that show you half-watch while doing the laundry, ironing, dusting, sorting socks, polishing the silverware, trying in vain to fold a fitted sheet, etc.

It's that show that doesn't need your full, rapt attention for whatever reason. Maybe you only watch for a few funny lines. Or there's a character you like but you tune out when they're not on screen. As Chris Harnick noted about 'White Collar' last night, "I was entertained by it, but there wasn't enough to keep me tethered to the couch."

Sadly, for me, 'The Office' has become a laundry show. This past season was often mediocre, and I found my attention wandering during episodes -- to the point where I'd peruse my issue of Time Out New York to look for fun stuff to do over the weekend.

So, I polled the TV Squad team to see which shows they watch while doing housework (we disallowed reality TV shows since they're sort of built to be that way). Find out what they named as their "laundry shows" ...

At least for the last couple of years, I've basically had 'Two and a Half Men' on in the background, either because nothing else was on or I was waiting for 'The Big Bang Theory.' You don't have to be paying full attention to know that they're going to make jokes about Charlie's drinking and carousing, Alan's anal retentiveness and loneliness, and the kid's stupidity. Throw in a few bodily function jokes and you pretty much have the formula down pat. -- Joel Keller

'Gossip Girl' -- once a must-watch for fashion and scandalous fun -- quickly became laundry TV for me last season. I wasn't bored enough to totally cancel my season pass, but I also could go 10-minute stretches without ever looking up at the screen. Not a good sign ... -- Maggie Furlong

During the second half of the first season of 'Glee' when the plots became very thin and the show became more about the music, I would browse the Internet like a fiend, catching up with friends and any pop culture hilarity I missed during the week. -- Chris Harnick

Mine is 'Entourage.' It's basically the same episode over and over again at this point, but I watch on Sunday nights while I'm making a to-do list for the week ahead, while listening for the occasional great Ari rant or Johnny Drama scheme to get a job. -- Kim Potts

The storylines on 'Law and Order: SVU' are so contrived sometimes, it's hard to believe they are ripped out of headlines. I find its best to keep the show on as white noise such that when really crazy scenes or "serious" lines are performed by newbie (read: bad) actors -- it ends up being very comical. -- Elizabeth Chan

I'm fascinated by the sparkly eyeshadow that Jennifer Love Hewitt wears in 'The Ghost Whisperer.' So I distract myself from the fact that every episode is essentially the same by dusting the house and occasionally glance up at the screen to check it out. -- Jenna Busch

Reruns of 'The Simpsons'; it's the voices that make the show. I've seen 'em a million times and there's just something comforting about hearing a family bickering in the background. -- Mike Maloney

I prefer to watch old episodes of 'Roseanne' on any of the 70 networks currently airing the show in syndication. I find that the show's authentic portrayal of white trash living makes me do a lot less housework, because let's face it, we should all be taking our domestic cues from Roseanne. -- Ryan Vaughan


Tell us: What's your laundry show?