The Midnight Special
Aug 19, 1972 (en)
[90] Min
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First Air DateAug 19, 1972
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ProductionBurt Sugarman Productions, NBC
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Rotten tomato76%
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Original titleThe Midnight Special
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ReleaseAug 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)
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)
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)
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 Righteous Brothers
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: Herb Alpert
Episode: 38
Host: Frankie Valli
Episode: 40
Helen Reddy / The Bee Gees / Janis Ian
Episode: 48
Season 4 ( )
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)
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
Hosts: Bread
Episode: 32
Season 6 ( )
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)
Host: Blondie
Episode: 1
Hosts: The Beach Boys
Episode: 24
Episode 25
Episode: 25
Season 8 ( )
Episode 1
Episode: 1
The Cars
Episode: 2
Episode 13
Episode: 13
Roy Orbison
Episode: 25
