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Je regarde la météo à la télévision.

Je regarde la météo à la télévision.
I watch the weather forecast on television.
From Lesson 18:Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)·French

Questions & Answers about Je regarde la météo à la télévision.

Why does it say à la télévision instead of translating 'on television' literally?
In English, we say we watch things 'on' television, but French uses the preposition à (at/to) for mediums like TV and radio. Since télévision is feminine, it becomes à la télévision. Using sur la télévision would sound like you are physically sitting on top of the TV set!
How does the verb regarde tie into the regular -er verbs we are learning?
Regarder (to watch) is a regular -er verb. For the 'I' form (je), you drop the -er and add an -e, giving us Je regarde. If you were using the plural forms from this lesson, you would use endings like -ons or -ent, for example: nous regardons (we watch) or ils regardent (they watch).
Is météo the general word for 'weather'?
La météo specifically means 'the weather forecast'. It is an abbreviation of la météorologie. If you want to talk about the weather outside in general, you would use the word le temps instead.
Can Je regarde also mean 'I am watching' right now?
Yes! French does not have a separate 'am doing' tense. The simple present tense covers both habits ('I watch the weather every day') and actions happening right now ('I am watching the weather right now').

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