Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, Next Top Model, (and formerly, our sacred Sex And The City) - they were made for us. Even better, they're an excuse to get the girls round in their jim-jams for a night of conversational pap. Men get a poke in the eye if they interrupt. On the other hand, if a mate of yours calls during Match Of The Day, you get to conduct a loud and lengthy conversation or he doesn't get grub that night.