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I had hoped to watch the race but we had family coming over for dinner and my dear wife said the TV had to stay off so we could visit . But the first thing my brother - in - law said , when he walked in the door was , " Hey , why is the TV off ? " . So we turned it on and watched the women 's marathon .

Why does the narrator have the tv on ?
They want to watch athletics .