Found, earliest color videotape predates Fred Astaire tape.

[Joel Cairo]

Originally Posted by etype2

Earliest surving color video tape of an entertainment program 10/08/1958

https://youtu.be/nk8jIPbEBwk?si=Bc-WyWwIlZ6hWWsm

The best parts are the Kraft color commercials with Ed Herlihy and a snippet of the original The Price is Right with Bill Cullen in color!!!!
Last edited by vallieone; Today at 08:55 AM.

Thank you vallieone. You beat me to the post.

With our tongues firmly in cheek, those of us who are members of the Game Show Forum would like to point out that the oldest existing color videotape footage of an entertainment program is a portion of Bill Cullen's version of "The Price Is Right", followed by some other show which appears to star Milton Berle...

- Kevin