An Evening with Fred Astaire is a one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire, broadcast on NBC on October 17, 1958. It was highly successful, winning nine Emmy awards and spawning three further specials, and technically innovative, as it was the first major television show to be recorded on videotape in color. It was produced at NBC's Color City studios in Burbank, California.
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Original language | English
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Executive producer | Fred Astaire
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Running time | 58 minutes
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Original release | October 17, 1958
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Followed by | Another Evening with Fred Astaire (November 4, 1959)
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