Death on TV

When you watch TV, one benefit is when you see people or animals die (e.g. animals alive and being cooked) you can immediately pray:

By the merits of the three times collected by myself and all other sentient beings may this being be reborn in the Pure Land of Buddha and achieve enlightenment as quickly as possible.

Then recite a few mantras—mani mantras or mantras of the Five Powerful Deities of Purification.

Through the power of your merits from beginningless rebirths and others' merits, this action becomes very powerful. It makes watching TV very worthwhile in that you are able to benefit beings who have no guide.