Watching television early on in your game is a great way to earn a ton of experience early on so you're prepared for the worst of the apocalypse. With the Life and Living TV channel, you'll be set for all of your cooking and crafting needs later in the game. Your XP gain may vary based on your traits such as fast learner or slow learner when you created your character.
Listed below is a comprehensive schedule of each show that comes on beginning from the start date of your game for the first nine days:
| Day 1 | Skill | XP |
| 12:00 AM | Fishing | 75 |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 112.5 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 75 |
| 6:00 PM | Fishing | 62.5 |
| Day 2 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 75 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 75 |
| 6:00 PM | Farming | 75 |
| Day 3 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 62.5 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 100 |
| 6:00 PM | Farming | 75 |
| Day 4 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 87.5 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 75 |
| Day 5 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 75 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 112.5 |
| 6:00 PM | Foraging | 50 |
| Day 6 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 62.5 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 100 |
| 6:00 PM | Trapping | 112.5 |
| Day 7 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 87.5 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 112.5 |
| 6:00 PM | Foraging | 100 |
| Day 8 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 125 |
| 12:00 PM | Carpentry | 37.5 |
| Day 9 | Skill | XP |
| 6:00 AM | Cooking | 75 |