There are a couple of sites that are affiliated with the broadcasters. If you're trying to stick with totally legitimate sites, go with the broadcaster itself or one of the sites affiliated with one or more broadcaster, such as Hulu or Crackle. Since Fancast is a division of Comcast, I think it's probably safe, also.

there are some sites that are indeed simply search engines for tv shows and for music etc, the results you get from the search are just like you would get in a google search they simply direct you to another site which may or may not have what you are looking for, in the case of movies videos and music if the sites you get directed to are not sites that check the files for malware you can most definitely get an infected download, some sites are set up specifically to spread certain malware through freebies, you get what you searched for but you get an added gift that keeps on giving.

I use Hulu which is streaming, if the site is streaming and not an actual download site it should be ok.
Any time you use any type of search engine you run the risk of ending up on a nefarious site which is why I also use WOT which will warn you if the site is rated poorly, site advisor does it also but WOT is my preferred site checker.

I use yahoo seach which marks unsafe urls using their SearchScan by McAfee,,,it grabs your attention before you click a link or download.
IE8 has some added security for links and those types of sights too. It'll block them until you override the block.

IE8 has a feature to save cookies for sites your favorites list that I finally figured out,, soo simple. It is a bit of a learning experience on the new safety and privacy features.

Here is a link that might be useful: IE8: More secure, private, and reliable

Thanks everyone.. Yes I am only using the sites listed here.. Also Raven I have WOT..
Thanks again,
Dar