I always watch at least 2 or 3 episodes before I decide whether or not i like it

i know right away which is good! :)

the only show that i fell IN LOVE with after the pilot was buffy the vampire slayer (and angel....but i always clump them together as one show)

all the other shows i love- it took me a few episodes to really get into it and feel attached to the characters and storylines

a Few episodes usually does it, unless they made a super pilot then i'll carry on watching (Y)

if i don't like the pilot i won't continue to watch the show

haha Margot, did our conversation inspire this question? :-D

Battlestar Galactica really took me 3 eps to get comfortable with it and by the end of the first season it was my favourite show ever!

Supernatural took me one ep and it wasn't even the pilot, i think it depends on the show and how stand alone the episodes are. Like with Battlestar Galactica the eps run into each other alot definitely less stand alone than is normal.

lol! why yes Courtney! indeed it did. I'd been meaning to make a pick for awhile and our conversation was perfect for it!

depends on the show. some I'll think are alright so I give the next few episodes a shot and fall in love and then with others by the end of the pilot, I can't wait to see the rest!

This is just in general- there are a few shows than had me hooked straight away (Buffy, Angel, Supernatural) but usually it takes a few episodes, then I'm like "Woah!" and suddenly I will be addicted :)

Usually i can tell if i like a show by the end of the first episode.

Normally it takes me few episodes but there are exceptions like Supernatural and Charmed!

I loved Lost since the pilot!

It depends on the show and how great the pilot is... but usually after watching the whole pilot :)

After a few episodes.I have A LOT of favorite TV shows.

usually after a few episodes..but Lost is unusuall ;p

and sometimes after seeing a promo hehe like Bones or Glee:)

I'm really weird, because usually I watch a couple of episodes of season 1, fall in love with a character, read about him/her (usually him) on Wikipedia to find out who is he/she going to be with, then I skip a couple of seasons to see if the show gets more interesting or still is as interesting as it was in the first season and when it is I watch it till the end and then go back and watch the seasons I've skipped.

Example:
Buffy - watched season 1 and a couple of episodes from season 2, saw Spike, fell in love with him, checked him out on Wikipedia, skipped to season 5 to see if I like his relationship with Buffy, watched till season 7, went back to watch seasons 3 and 4 and then finished watching season 2.

I did the same thing with Angel, Supernatural, Bones, Charmed and House. I don't know why, but I like it better this way. Like I said, it's weird ;P