Do you prefer restaurants with TVs on the walls?

Unless you are a professional food critic, rarely is the purpose of a restaurant visit solely to enjoy the food. When I go out to a restaurant my primary focus is to talk with my date or meet and enjoy the company of others. The importance of the food is far below that of the company and conversation.
Sure, a TV in a sports bar playing some current game makes sense. But do you see a need to have them in other places?
When I am in a restaurant with multiple TVs I cannot help looking occasionally at the blaring TV above or to the side off my guest’s head. While the response is totally involuntary, I still consider it rude. If I wanted to watch TV while eating, I’d put one over my kitchen sink and stay home.
Am I the only person who feels this way?
Do you find TVs in restaurants distracting? Do they enhance or detract from your restaurant experience?
What is your feeling about them? If they were turned off would you even notice?