Carrie was a guest performer at SNL on March 24, 2007. Carrie sang Before He Cheats and Wasted
NBC broadcast SNL in hi-def 1920x1080i. Unfortunely, local NBC broadcast their hi-def signal at a bit low bitrate, thanks very much to "Weather Channel Plus", clean screencaps are almost impossible with SNL lighting. All screencaps are resized to 1280x720.
Before He Cheats
Wasted
In a special event of American Idol, Idol Gives Back, Carrie Underwood performed an acoustic version of "I'll Stand By You". If you missed the show, you can go on itunes to purchase SD version of the video. All proceed from sale will go to charity.
Fox broadcast American Idol in HD 1280x720p
I'll Stand By You
November 2002, Faith Hill recorded a Thanksgiving Special which broadcast on NBC in hi-def 1920x1080i. Later in 2003, DVD was released.
Comparison is taken from Breathe performance which featuring Carlos Santana. Left is 1920x1080i from NBC broadcast and right is NTSC DVD anamorphic at 720x480 which got blown up to 1920x1080 for comparison.
Breathe
