The Midnight Special

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Aug 19, 1972 (en) [90] Min

First Air Date

Aug 19, 1972
Production

Burt Sugarman Productions, NBC

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Original title

The Midnight Special
Release

Aug 19, 1972
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Overview

The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981. The ninety-minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The show typically featured guest hosts, except for a period from July 1975 through March 1976 when singer Helen Reddy served as the regular host. Wolfman Jack served as the announcer and frequent guest host. The series also occasionally aired vintage footage of older acts. As the program neared the end of its run in the early 1980s, it began to frequently use lip-synched performances rather than live. The program also featured occasional comedic performances such as Richard Pryor and Andy Kaufman.

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Season 1 ( 1972-08-19)

episodes

Pilot

Episode: 1

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 2

Host: Johnny Rivers

Episode: 3

Host: Mac Davis

Episode: 4

Host: Harry Chapin

Episode: 5

Host: Anne Murray

Episode: 6

Host: Paul Williams

Episode: 7

Host: Paul Anka

Episode: 8

Host: Lou Rawls

Episode: 9

Host: Ray Charles

Episode: 10

Hosts: The Bee Gees

Episode: 11

Bill Cosby

Episode: 12

Host: Doc Severinsen

Episode: 13

Host: Jerry Lee Lewis

Episode: 14

Host: Johnny Nash

Episode: 15

Hosts: Burns and Schreiber

Episode: 16

Host: Chubby Checker

Episode: 17

Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips

Episode: 18

Host: Paul Williams

Episode: 19

Host: Curtis Mayfield

Episode: 20

Host: Jim Croce

Episode: 21

Host:The Bee Gees

Episode: 22

Host: Paul Williams

Episode: 23

Host: Jose Feliciano

Episode: 24

Host: Smokey Robinson

Episode: 25

Host: Joan Baez

Episode: 26

Host: Dionne Warwick

Episode: 27

Host: Al Green

Episode: 28

Hosts: The Bee Gees

Episode: 29

Host: Richard Pryor

Episode: 30

Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins

Episode: 31

Host: Billy Preston

Episode: 32

Host: Mac Davis

Episode: 33

Host: Curtis Mayfield

Episode: 34

Host: Wilson Pickett

Episode: 35

Host: Seals & Crofts

Episode: 36

Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips

Episode: 37

Host: The Bee Gees

Episode: 38

Host: War

Episode: 39

Host: Chuck Berry

Episode: 40

Season 2 ( 1973-09-14)

episodes

Host: Curtis Mayfield

Episode: 1

Host: Wilson Pickett

Episode: 2

Hosts: Seals & Crofts

Episode: 3

Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips

Episode: 4

Host:The Bee Gees

Episode: 5

Hosts: War

Episode: 6

Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone

Episode: 7

Chuck Berry

Episode: 8

Host: Jerry Lee Lewis

Episode: 9

The 1980 Floor Show starring David Bowie

Episode: 10

Host: Peter Noone

Episode: 11

Hosts: Procol Harum

Episode: 12

Hosts: The Four Tops

Episode: 13

Hosts: Loggins & Messina

Episode: 14

Host: Jose Feliciano Guests: Clarence Carter, Roger McGuinn, Linda Ronstadt, Sha Na Na

Episode: 15

Host: Marty Robbins

Episode: 16

Million Sellers hosted by Wolfman Jack

Episode: 17

Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

Episode: 18

Host: Smokey Robinson

Episode: 19

Host: Steve Miller Guests: Brownsville Station, Tim Buckley, The James Cotton Blues Band, Genesis, The James Gang

Episode: 20

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 21

Hosts: Ike and Tina Turner

Episode: 22

Host: Roy Orbison

Episode: 23

Host: Gordon Lightfoot

Episode: 24

Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

Episode: 25

Hosts: Gladys Knight and the Pips

Episode: 26

Hosts: The Pointer Sisters

Episode: 27

Host: Bill Withers

Episode: 28

Hosts: The Guess Who

Episode: 29

Hosts: The Righteous Brothers

Episode: 30

Host: Roy Clark

Episode: 31

Host: Curtis Mayfield

Episode: 32

Host: Charlie Rich

Episode: 33

Hosts: The Spinners

Episode: 34

Host: George Carlin

Episode: 35

Host: Frankie Avalon

Episode: 36

Host: Richard Pryor

Episode: 37

Host: Marty Robbins

Episode: 38

Hosts: The Kinks

Episode: 39

Host: David Steinberg (All-Comedy show)

Episode: 40

Host: Anne Murray

Episode: 41

Host: Bobby Womack

Episode: 42

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 43

Host: Leon Russell

Episode: 44

Host: Leon Russell

Episode: 45

Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone

Episode: 46

Host: Little Richard

Episode: 47

Host: B.B. King

Episode: 48

Marvin Gaye

Episode: 49

Hosts: The O'Jays

Episode: 50

Season 3 ( 1974-09-27)

episodes

Host: Randy Newman

Episode: 1

Host: Al Green

Episode: 2

Host: Jose Feliciano

Episode: 3

Host: Paul Anka

Episode: 4

Host: David Steinberg :Comedy show

Episode: 5

Host: Fats Domino

Episode: 6

Host: Redd Foxx

Episode: 7

Host: Barry White

Episode: 8

Host: George Carlin

Episode: 9

Host: Bobby Vinton

Episode: 10

Tom Jones

Episode: 11

Million Sellers (Part 1) - Host: Wolfman Jack

Episode: 12

Million Sellers (Part 2) - Host: Wolfman Jack

Episode: 13

Host: Charley Pride

Episode: 14

Hosts: The Guess Who

Episode: 15

Hosts: The Righteous Brothers

Episode: 16

Hosts: Electric Light Orchestra

Episode: 17

Hosts: The Marshall Tucker Band

Episode: 18

Host: Helen Reddy (2nd Anniversary Show)

Episode: 19

Host: Dave Mason

Episode: 20

Host: Neil Sedaka

Episode: 21

Host: Steppenwolf

Episode: 22

Hosts: B.T. Express

Episode: 23

Host: Olivia Newton-John

Episode: 24

Helen Reddy / Jessi Colter / Janis Ian

Episode: 25

Hosts: Earth, Wind & Fire

Episode: 30

Hosts: Rod Stewart & The Faces

Episode: 31

Host: Chubby Checker

Episode: 34

Host: Don Cornelius

Episode: 35

Hosts: Seals & Crofts

Episode: 37

Host: Herb Alpert

Episode: 38

Host: Frankie Valli

Episode: 40

Helen Reddy / Mac Davis / Minnie Riperton

Episode: 43

Helen Reddy / The Bee Gees / Janis Ian

Episode: 48

Season 4 ( )

episodes

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 4

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 8

Helen Reddy / Frankie Valli / KISS / Barry Manilow

Episode: 10

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 15

Host: David Brenner

Episode: 21

Helen Reddy / Miracles / Tanya Tucker / ELO

Episode: 22

Helen Reddy / Peter Frampton / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan

Episode: 23

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 26

Janis Ian

Episode: 27

Host: Paul Anka

Episode: 29

Host: Helen Reddy

Episode: 31

Host: James Brown

Episode: 39

Host: Jimmie Walker

Episode: 42

Season 5 ( 1977-06-03)

episodes

Co-hosts: Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers

Episode: 5

Hosts: The Electric Light Orchestra

Episode: 19

Hosts: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

Episode: 22

Host: Gabe Kaplan

Episode: 25

Host: George Benson

Episode: 26

British Rock hosted by Wolfman Jack

Episode: 27

Host: Lou Rawls

Episode: 30

Hosts: Bread

Episode: 32

Season 6 ( )

episodes

Episode 1

Episode: 1

Host: Glen Campbell

Episode: 9

Host: Rick Nelson

Episode: 23

Host: Crystal Gayle

Episode: 35

Hosts: The O'Jays

Episode: 36

Season 7 ( 1979-01-19)

episodes

Host: Blondie

Episode: 1

Hosts: The Beach Boys

Episode: 24

Episode 25

Episode: 25

Season 8 ( )

episodes

Episode 1

Episode: 1

The Cars

Episode: 2

Episode 13

Episode: 13

Roy Orbison

Episode: 25

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