Ah, but you can watch one while the other is recording.
Learn your recording capabilities. If it's a simple VCR, then that's the easiest, just read your manual. You may have to go to an electronics dept. and pick up an adapter.
Where I live Dr. Phil moved to NBC and I had to do some adjusting. Well, I use Living Room TV for Fav shows for recording and my Bedroom for LMN and Dr. Phil recording.
If I'm cooking, I watch whatever across my stove in the Den. That's my rule. If I cook and they want to eat, I'm watching what I want or I'll stop cooking.
OR change cable companies and you can do endless things with just one TV.
I'm not really obsessed, I just have a few programs I like to watch without interruption.
Good luck.