Editing I Love Lucy (section)

===Annual colorized specials===
On December 20, 2013, CBS revived an annual holiday tradition when it re-aired the Christmas special for the first time in nearly two decades. The Christmas special's framing sequence was colorized anew. The network paired this special with the color version of "Lucy's Italian Movie" episode.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/cbs-sets-record-straight-on-its-i-love-lucy-christmas-special-618063/|title=CBS Sets Record Straight on its 'I Love Lucy' Christmas Special|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225232538/http://deadline.com/2013/10/cbs-sets-record-straight-on-its-i-love-lucy-christmas-special-618063/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/fans-not-quite-love-colorized-love-lucy-christmas-172809256.html|title=Fans Not Quite in Love with Colorized 'I Love Lucy' Christmas Special|date=October 23, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2014|archive-date=December 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214130959/https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/fans-not-quite-love-colorized-love-lucy-christmas-172809256.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This special attracted 8.7 million people.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/america-still-loves-lucy-as-8-7-million-watch-colorized-cbs-special-1200981719/ | work=Variety | first=Rick | last=Kissell | title=America Still Loves 'Lucy' As 8.7 Million Watch Colorized CBS Special | date=December 21, 2013 | access-date=December 7, 2017 | archive-date=December 24, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224042326/https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/america-still-loves-lucy-as-8-7-million-watch-colorized-cbs-special-1200981719/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Nearly a year later, on December 7, 2014, the Christmas special was again aired on CBS, but this time paired with the popular episode "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep36|Job Switching]]", which was newly colorized for that broadcast.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/11/the-i-love-lucy-christmas-special-featuring-two-classic-episodes-to-air-sunday-december-7-on-cbs/326474/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114165755/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/11/the-i-love-lucy-christmas-special-featuring-two-classic-episodes-to-air-sunday-december-7-on-cbs/326474/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2014|title=The 'I Love Lucy' Christmas Special Featuring Two Classic Episodes to Air Sunday, December 7 on CBS |date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref> That episode appeared on the "I Love Lucy: The Ultimate Season 2" [[Blu-ray]] edition released on August 4, 2015. CBS aired the Christmas special again on December 23, 2015, with the flashback scenes being colorized for the first time, and with a colorized "[[Lucy Does a TV Commercial]]" replacing "Job Switching".<ref>{{cite news |title=Wednesday's TV highlights: 'I Love Lucy Christmas Special' and more |last=Cooper |first=Matt |date=December 22, 2015 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-wednesday-s-tv-highlights-i-love-lucy-christmas-special-and-more-20151222-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 10, 2017 |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005833/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-wednesday-s-tv-highlights-i-love-lucy-christmas-special-and-more-20151222-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ratings: I Love Lucy Easily Draws Biggest Audience on Quiet Wednesday|url=http://tvline.com/2015/12/24/i-love-lucy-ratings-colorized/|website=TVLine|date=December 24, 2015|access-date=December 25, 2015|archive-date=December 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225112502/http://tvline.com/2015/12/24/i-love-lucy-ratings-colorized/|url-status=live}}</ref> CBS next aired the Christmas special on December 2, 2016, this time paired with the newly colorized "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep116|Lucy Gets in Pictures]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Friday's TV Highlights: A new 'I Love Lucy Christmas Special' on CBS |last=Cooper |first=Matt |date=December 1, 2016 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-1202-tvhighlights-20161202-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615163030/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-1202-tvhighlights-20161202-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 22, 2017, the Christmas episode was followed by a newly colorized episode, "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep117|The Fashion Show]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=What's on TV Friday: 'I Love Lucy' and 'Split' |last=Chow |first=Andrew |date=December 22, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/arts/television/whats-on-tv-friday-i-love-lucy-and-split.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222230814/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/arts/television/whats-on-tv-friday-i-love-lucy-and-split.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 14, 2018, the Christmas episode was paired with a newly colorized episode, "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep25|Pioneer Women]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=TV tonight: The 'I Love Lucy Christmas Special' |last=Barney |first=Chuck |date=December 14, 2018 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/14/tv-tonight-fri-16/ |newspaper=The Mercury News |access-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065738/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/14/tv-tonight-fri-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 17, 2015, CBS began a new springtime tradition when it aired two newly colorized episodes in an "I Love Lucy Superstar Special" consisting of "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep114|L.A. at Last]]" and "[[Lucy and Superman]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/new-i-love-lucy-superstar-special-with-2-colorized-classic-episodes-to-air-sunday-may-17-on-cbs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709091639/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/new-i-love-lucy-superstar-special-with-2-colorized-classic-episodes-to-air-sunday-may-17-on-cbs/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2017|title=New 'I Love Lucy Superstar Special' With 2 Colorized Classic Episodes to Air Sunday, May 17 on CBS|first=Steve|last=Baron|date=April 16, 2015}}</ref> which attracted 6.4 million viewers.<ref name="tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-billboard-music-awards-adjusted-up/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223201922/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-billboard-music-awards-adjusted-up/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2016|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons' & 'Billboard Music Awards' Adjusted Up|first=Steve|last=Baron|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> A DVD of this special was released on October 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Love-Lucy-Superstar-Special-1/22509|title=I Love Lucy DVD news: Announcement for Superstar Special #1 – TVShowsOnDVD.com|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110111039/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Love-Lucy-Superstar-Special-1/22509|archive-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> A second "Superstar Special" containing the newly colorized two-part episode "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep128|Lucy Visits Grauman's]]" and "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep129|Lucy and John Wayne]]" aired on May 20, 2016<ref>{{cite news |title=Friday's TV Highlights: 'New I Love Lucy Superstar Special |last=Cooper |first=Matt |date=May 19, 2016 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-0520-tvhighlights-20160518-snap-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 10, 2017 |archive-date=June 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610110009/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-0520-tvhighlights-20160518-snap-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was released on DVD on January 17, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Love-Lucy-Superstar-Special-2/22777|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103131957/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Love-Lucy-Superstar-Special-2/22777|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2016|title=I Love Lucy DVD news: Announcement for Superstar Special #2 – TVShowsOnDVD.com|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref> A third "Superstar Special" aired on May 19, 2017, featuring two more newly colorized Hollywood-based episodes: "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep124|The Dancing Star]]" featuring [[Van Johnson]], and "[[List of I Love Lucy episodes#ep125|Harpo Marx]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Friday's TV highlights: 'The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special' on CBS |last=Cooper |first=Matt |date=May 18, 2017 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-0519-tvhighlights-20170519-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 10, 2017 |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108163553/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-0519-tvhighlights-20170519-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A two-episode "Funny Money Special" was introduced on April 19, 2019, featuring the episodes "The Million-Dollar Idea" and "Bonus Bucks", both from early 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2019|title=Banish Those Tax-Day Blues with the "I Love Lucy Funny Money Special", A New One-Hour Special Featuring Two Episodes of the Classic Series, To Be Broadcast Friday, April 19 on CBS|url=https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/i-love-lucy-funny-money-special/releases/view?id=52221|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405223919/https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/i-love-lucy-funny-money-special/releases/view?id=52221|archive-date=April 5, 2019|access-date=September 14, 2021|website=CBS Press Express}}</ref> On December 20, 2019, CBS aired its annual ''I Love Lucy'' Christmas episode along with a new colorized episode, "Paris At Last". ''The I Love Lucy Christmas Special'' scored a 4.9 million in the ratings, becoming the night's most-watched show on television.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2019/12/21/i-love-lucy-ratings-colorized-christmas/ |title=Ratings: I Love Lucy Leads Quiet Friday in Audience, SmackDown Tops Demo |last=Webb Mitovich |first=Matt |date=December 21, 2019 |website=TVLine |access-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228015834/https://tvline.com/2019/12/21/i-love-lucy-ratings-colorized-christmas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>