Editing Live television (section)

==Live television episodes==
Although all programs were once live, the use of video tape means that very few television programs in the modern era have ever attempted such a feat. In the U.S., [[soap opera]]s including ''[[As the World Turns]]'' and ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' were broadcast live until [[1975 in television|1975]].

On rare occasions, a scripted series will do an episode live to attract ratings. In the U.S. and Canada, the episode is occasionally performed twice: once for the east coast which is composed of the [[Eastern Time Zone]] and [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central Time Zone]] and again three hours later for the west coast which is composed of the [[Mountain Time Zone]] and the [[Pacific Time Zone]] unless they have [[Dish Network]] or [[Direct TV]] who provides the live feed in all states. The most recent scripted series to air all live episodes was ''[[Undateable]]'' on NBC during its third season, which aired from October 2015 until January 2016.<ref>Nededog, Jethro.  [http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-behind-the-scenes-of-a-hit-nbc-show-as-it-airs-live-2016-1 "What happens behind the scenes of a hit NBC show as it airs live"], Business Insider, New York. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.</ref>

In the case of soap operas, they usually broadcast live episodes to celebrate a milestone anniversary.

Notable examples of shows that have had a live episode include:

*''[[Gimme a Break!]]'' (1985)<ref>"''GIMME A BREAK'' / TV SITCOM SHOWN LIVE -- AND IT WORKS", ''San Francisco Chronicle''. San Francisco, Calif.: February 25, 1985. pg. 37</ref>
*[[Roc (TV series)|''Roc'']] (The entire second season, 1993)
*''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1997)<ref name="twice">Performed twice so that viewers in multiple time zones saw a live version</ref>
*''[[Coronation Street]]'' (for its [[Coronation Street Live (2000 episode)|40th anniversary]] in 2000, its [[Coronation Street Live (2010 episode)|50th anniversary]] in 2010 and [[ITV (TV Network)|ITV's 60th anniversary]] in 2015)
*''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' (1999, 2000, and 2001)
*''[[One Life to Live]]'' (Went live for an entire week of episodes in May 2002)
*''[[The Bill]]'' (2003 and 2005)
*''[[The Daily Show]]'' (2004, 2008, 2009)
*''[[Blue Heelers]]'' (2004)
*''[[Will & Grace]]'' (2005 and 2006)
*''[[Air Farce Live]]'' (All episodes from October 2007 – December 2008)
*''[[The West Wing]]'' (2005) - An episode ("[[The Debate (The West Wing)|The Debate]]")<ref name="twice" /> was presented as a live debate between presidential candidates
*''[[Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps]]'' (2008)
*''[[EastEnders]]'' (Went live for a single episode celebrating its [[EastEnders Live|25th anniversary]] in February 2010, an entire week of episodes for its [[EastEnders Live Week|30th anniversary]] in February 2015 and another set to happen for its [[EastEnders 40th Anniversary Week|40th anniversary]] in February 2025)
*''[[30 Rock]]'': [[30 Rock (season 5)|season five]], "[[Live Show]]" (2010)<ref name="twice" /> and [[30 Rock (season 6)|season six]], "[[Live from Studio 6H]]" (2012)<ref name="twice" />
*''[[Watch What Happens: Live]]'' (July 2009 to present)
*''[[WWE Raw|WWE Monday Night RAW]] '' (January 1993 to present)
*''[[WWE SmackDown]] '' (since 1999, occasional live specials; began airing all live effective July 19, 2016)<ref>Howard, Brandon [https://www.vice.com/en/article/wwe-smackdown-live-brand-split-usa-network/ "WWE SmackDown Going Live Shows Cable TV's Desperation for DVR-Proof Content"], "www.vice.com", 25 May 2016, Retrieved 25 May 2016.</ref> 
*''[[Talking Dead]] '' (October 2011 to present)
*''[[Emmerdale]] '' (For its 40th Anniversary)
*''[[Undateable]] '' (went live for an hour long episode, May 5, 2015, and went live again for the entire third season, October 2015-January 2016)
*''[[The Simpsons]] '' (For its [[The Simpsons (season 27)|twenty-seventh season]] episode "[[Simprovised]]" in May 2016)<ref name="twice" />
*'' [[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]] '' (aired 2 weeks of live shows during the Republican and Democratic Conventions on July 18–21 and 25–28, 2016)<ref>Pallotta, Frank [https://money.cnn.com/2016/06/22/media/stephen-colbert-late-show-conventions-live/ "Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' to go live during political conventions", 22 June 2016, "CNN", Retrieved 22 July 2016.]</ref>
*''[[Inside No. 9|inside no. 9]]'' (Halloween special, October 2018)

Since 2000, there have been a number of special films broadcast live. These include the remakes of [[Fail Safe (2000 TV)|''Fail Safe'']] (2000) and ''[[The Quatermass Experiment (2005)|The Quatermass Experiment]]'' (2005). Some recent examples of live episodic TV series include shows such as ''[[Melissa and Joey]]'' (2010), ''[[Whitney (TV series)|Whitney]]'' (2011) and ''[[Undateable]]'' (2014).

A live television advertisement was shown for the first time in 40 years to celebrate the arrival of the new Honda Accord in the United Kingdom. It was broadcast on Channel Four on 29 May 2008 at 20:10 during a special episode of ''Come Dine With Me''. The ad featured skydivers forming the letters of the word Honda over Spain.