History Main / LiveEpisode

* ''{{Series/ER}}'' has done at least one (also doubling as a DocumentaryEpisode).

* ''Series/InsideNo9'' has the Halloween episode, [[Recap/InsideNo9SpecialDeadline 'Deadline.']] Even after WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties kicks in, most of the episode was filmed live, apart from the excerpts of FoundFootage, "A Quiet Night In" and the prerecorded rehearsal. Lampshaded when Reece Shearsmith [[ViralMarketing tweeted live on television]].

* The season three premiere of ''Series/{{Nashville}}'' is set to have live performances (which will be staged twice, for the East Coast and West Coast).

** Parodied in "The Itchy & Scratch & Poochy Show", where ''WesternAnimation/ItchyAndScratchy'' voice actor June Bellamy says "Few cartoons are broadcast live, it places terrible strain on the animator's wrists".

* Fox sitcom ''Roc'' arguably started the modern-day trend for live episodes. After presenting one episode live in the first season, the entire second season was broadcast live. It went back to taped shows for its third (and last) season.

* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' has done it three times, always playing off ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' which Drew Carey was concurrently hosting, and on which ''Drew Carey'' cast member Ryan Stiles was a constant presence. The only other ''Whose Line'' regular to appear on all three shows was Brad Sherwood, acting as MC. Colin Mochrie and Creator/WayneBrady appeared in the first two episodes but were inexplicably absent from the third. Pianist Laura Hall also appeared in the first two episodes, and Greg Proops appeared in the second and third. Chip Esten and Jeff Davis appeared only in the third, forming a trio with Greg of the "Stall for Time Players". Every so often Sherwood would force them to randomly do a scene over again or do a scene with a particular quirk... like on ''Whose Line''. By the end of one episode, Colin had kissed Drew, outed himself as a cannibal and Ryan/Lewis had a horrible mouth fungal infection from licking door knobs.

* ''Series/InsideNo9'' had a live Halloween special, which started out with a straightforward story (which in retrospect is an obvious SelfParody of the show itself)... only for "technical difficulties" to force the show off-air several minutes in, whereupon the ''real'' story begins.

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', where it was advertised as the first ever live episode of an animated series - a patent imposibility. The episode poked fun of the various things that go wrong on live episodes, including Roberta having an on-air meltdown over her debate team subplot getting cut, and [[spoiler:guest star Creator/JuliaRoberts dying on stage]].

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', where it was advertised as the first ever live episode of an animated series - a patent imposibility. The episode poked fun of the various things that go wrong on live episodes, including a character having an on-air meltdown and [[spoiler:guest star Creator/JuliaRoberts dying on stage.]]

** Played straight in the episode "Simprovised", where the last three minutes is dedicated to Homer interacting live with a phoneline, as well as a question from Twitter. This was made possible with [[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/06/simpsons-live-episode-homer-al-jean the latest advancements in motion capture technology]]. Fittingly, the plot of the episode involves Homer turning to improv comedy to become a better public speaker.

** The 30th anniversary week featured predominantly pre-recorded episodes with occasional live segments throughout the week, culminating in a completely live episode on the Friday.

* ''Series/{{Undateable}}'' had a fourth wall breaking live episode in its second season that was packed with celebrity cameos (mostly from ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'') and generated an enormous amount of buzz. So much that the entire third season is set to be broadcast live.

* ''Series/{{Undateable}}'' had a fourth wall breaking live episode in its second season that was packed with celebrity cameos (mostly from ''Seres/{{Scrubs}}'') and generated an enormous amount of buzz. So much that the entire third season is set to be broadcast live.

* Fox sitcom ''Series/{{Roc}}'' arguably started the modern-day trend for live episodes. After presenting one episode live in the first season, the entire second season was broadcast live. It went back to taped shows for its third (and last) season.

** The [30th=] anniversary week featured predominantly pre-recorded episodes with occasional live segments throughout the week, culminating in a completely live episode on the Friday.

** Only the first two eps of the original ''Experiment'' [[MissingEpisode survive]], while the sequels (also originally live) exist in full (thanks to the BBC recording the shows on to film), and have been released on DVD (with the 2nd sequel even "[=VidFired=]" to restore the original "live" look).

* In a similar vein, ''Film/{{Soapdish}}'' has a live episode in its final act in which it is revealed which of Celeste Talbert (Sally Field), Jeffrey Anderson (Creator/KevinKline), or Lori Craven (Elisabeth Shue) will be fired from SoapWithinAShow ''The Sun Also Sets'' to resolve the three-way impasse between the actors. The episode quickly derails, but in a way that resolves the conflict between the three actors, both from within and from without.