To televise means to broadcast something on television so people can watch it in their homes. When a network televises a football game, cameras capture the action and send it through the airwaves or cables to millions of TV screens. Schools sometimes televise graduation ceremonies so family members who can't attend in person can still watch.

The first major televised event in America was the 1939 World's Fair in New York, though only a few hundred people owned television sets at the time. Today, networks televise everything from presidential debates to cooking competitions to space launches. The Super Bowl is one of the most widely televised events each year, with over 100 million viewers.

When something important happens, like a historic moment or breaking news, producers decide whether to televise it live, meaning viewers see it as it happens in real time. Before television, people had to be physically present to witness major events or wait to see them in newsreels at movie theaters days later. Television changed how quickly the world could share experiences, bringing distant events directly into living rooms.