I am so confused about this. Example: Martin y Jose ven el programa en la television. I am supposed to substitute el programa with lo,los, la, las, le, or les.

You are working with direct-object pronouns when you need to choose between:

lo (masculine singular), la (feminine singular), los (masculine/or masculine and feminine plural), las (feminine plural.)
el libro - lo (the book - it)
la casa = la (the house = it)
los chicos = los (the boys = them)
las chicas = las (the girls = them)
The direct objects can replace people or things.

Now you are working with indirect-object pronouns when you choose between le (to him, her, it you (formal) and often something is added so you know which is the best English = a él, a ella, a usted
les (to them, to you-all) adding, if you wish, a ellos/a ellas, a ustedes
With the indirect object pronoun these words are either added or understood = to, for, at, from

In the example you have there is only a direct-object = "el programa" and because it is masculine singular, it can only be replaced with "lo" so the sentence is now:
Martín y José (Ellos) lo ven (they see it) en la televisión.

Please learn to put the accent marks where they belong. If you don't know how to do that, I need to know 2 things:
a) do you have PC or Mac and b) do you have Windows or not.

Feel free to ask any questions if you don't understand what is above. If you DO understand, try the rest of the exercise, post it here and I'll be happy to correct it, if necessary, with an explanation.

Sra

"Martin y Jose ven LOS PROGRAMAS en la television".

Mrs SraJMcGin is right:

Martín y José lo ven, or
Martín y José lo ven en la televisión, but
LadyJustice85 change the sentence, althouh is correct, buth They are only watching a program not many

To determine which pronoun to use to substitute "el programa," you need to consider the gender and number agreement, as well as the function of the pronoun in the sentence. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of how to find the correct pronoun:

1. Identify the gender and number of "el programa." In this case, "el programa" is singular and masculine.

2. Determine the function of "el programa" in the sentence. Here, "el programa" is the direct object, which receives the action of the verb.

3. Use the following chart to find the appropriate pronoun based on gender, number, and function:

a. If the direct object is singular, you use "lo" for masculine or "la" for feminine.
b. If the direct object is plural, you use "los" for masculine or "las" for feminine.

In your example sentence, "el programa" is a singular masculine direct object, so you would use the pronoun "lo" to substitute it. The sentence would then be:

Martin y Jose lo ven en la television.

Remember that by substituting "el programa" with "lo," we preserve the masculine nature of the direct object, account for its singularity, and maintain the overall meaning of the sentence.