Open your laptop and turn it on. Use your Internet browser to go to a website that offers free television. Popular sites include hulu.com and fancast.com (see References).
Browse through the website to find which show you'd like to watch. You have the option of searching for a certain show by typing the name into the search box or browsing "most popular" and genre based lists of all the television shows legally available online.
Click on the show you'd like to view. Look through the given episode list and select an episode. The window to view will automatically pop up and the show will start instantly streaming.