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The Midnight Special: Season 1

NBC

1972·Returning Series·0/40 episodes watched

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Season detail

Season 1

Aired Aug 19, 1972

S01E02Host: Helen Reddy

Aired Feb 2, 1973

S01E03Host: Johnny Rivers

Aired Feb 8, 1973

S01E04Host: Mac Davis

Aired Feb 16, 1973

S01E05Host: Harry Chapin

Aired Feb 23, 1973

S01E06Host: Anne Murray

Aired Mar 2, 1973

S01E07Host: Paul Williams

Aired Mar 9, 1973

S01E08Host: Paul Anka

Aired Mar 16, 1973

S01E09Host: Lou Rawls

Aired Mar 23, 1973

S01E10Host: Ray Charles

Aired Mar 30, 1973

S01E11Hosts: The Bee Gees

Aired Apr 6, 1973

S01E12Bill Cosby

Aired Apr 13, 1973

S01E13Host: Doc Severinsen

Aired Apr 20, 1973

S01E14Host: Jerry Lee Lewis

Aired Apr 27, 1973

S01E15Host: Johnny Nash

Aired May 4, 1973

S01E16Hosts: Burns and Schreiber

Aired May 11, 1973

S01E17Host: Chubby Checker

Aired May 18, 1973

S01E18Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips

Aired May 25, 1973

S01E19Host: Paul Williams

Aired Jun 1, 1973

S01E20Host: Curtis Mayfield

Aired Jun 8, 1973

S01E21Host: Jim Croce

Aired Jun 15, 1973

S01E22Host:The Bee Gees

Aired Jun 22, 1973

S01E23Host: Paul Williams

Aired Jun 29, 1973

S01E24Host: Jose Feliciano

Aired Jul 6, 1973

S01E25Host: Smokey Robinson

Aired Jul 13, 1973

S01E26Host: Joan Baez

Aired Jul 20, 1973

S01E27Host: Dionne Warwick

Aired Jul 27, 1973

S01E28Host: Al Green

Aired Aug 3, 1973

S01E29Hosts: The Bee Gees

Aired Aug 10, 1973

S01E30Host: Richard Pryor

Aired Sep 17, 1973

S01E31Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins

Aired Aug 24, 1973

S01E32Host: Billy Preston

Aired Aug 31, 1973

S01E33Host: Mac Davis

Aired Sep 7, 1973

S01E34Host: Curtis Mayfield

Aired Sep 14, 1973

S01E35Host: Wilson Pickett

Aired Sep 21, 1973

S01E36Host: Seals & Crofts

Aired Sep 28, 1973

S01E37Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips

Aired Oct 5, 1973

S01E38Host: The Bee Gees

Aired Oct 12, 1973

S01E39Host: War

Aired Oct 19, 1973

S01E40Host: Chuck Berry

Aired Nov 2, 1973

Series

The Midnight Special

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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The Midnight Special — Season 1The 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.