We can use the colspan attribute for spanning cells horizontally (columns), and the rowspan attribute for spanning cells vertically (rows).
<h1>Colspan</h1>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>7:00pm</th>
<th>7:30pm</th>
<th>8:00pm</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">The Sunday Night Movie</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Perry Mason</td>
<td>Candid Camera</td>
<td>What's my line?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bonanza</td>
<td colspan="2">The Wackiest Ship in the Army</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h1>Rowspan</h1>
<table>
<thead>
<th>Breakfast</th>
<th>Lunch</th>
<th>Dinner</th>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Apples</td>
<td rowspan="3">Oranges</td>
<td>Pears</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bananas</td>
<td rowspan="2">Pineapple</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Lychees</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>