Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his or her house and watch the President make a speech or visit a foreign country. Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things all over the word. TV also takes it viewers out of this world. It brings them coverage of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to these things, television brings its viewer a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain. In fact, television provides many more entertaining programs than any other kinds.