text: if there were commentator-less sports on tv, would you watch more frequently?   yes.  i agree with some of the other comments on here that well-done commentary can add to the experience of the sporting event on television.   however, the operative word is "well-done."  i don't think that most commentary done on television these days is done well anymore at all.    consider dick vitale.  he's got a mind of his own.  i love listening to dick..."you can't stop him...you can only hope to contain him!"  or "he's epiflectic, baby!"  dick vitale is the charismatic, enthusiastic voice of the big dance.  his commentary is done well.  your opinions may vary.  but i'm the guy who really enjoyed hgtv's presentation of the tournament of roses parade for several years because they offered it without commentary (sadly, they added commentators this year).   i'm the guy who watches the state of the union address on c-span because i don't need the commentators to regurgitate what i just saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears.