8:00 – 8:17: Do whatever you want while DVR begins recording American Idol.
8:17 : Start watching American Idol DVR recording in-process.
8:26 : Fast forward through 1st ad break (or, as network execs say, “pod”).
8:34 : Fast forward through 2nd pod.
8:39 : Fast forward through 3rd pod.
8:48 : Fast forward through 4th pod.
8:52 : Fast forward through 5th pod.
9:00 : Finish watching American Idol exactly when it ends.
*Ad Industry Subversion Tactic®