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The Midnight Special: Season 5

NBC

1972·Returning Series·0/29 episodes watched

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Season 5

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S05E01Hosts: The Spinners

Aired Sep 17, 1976

S05E02Lesley Gore

Aired Sep 24, 1976

S05E03Host: George Carlin

Aired Oct 1, 1976

S05E04Host: James Brown

Aired Oct 8, 1976

S05E05Co-hosts: Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers

Aired Oct 15, 1976

S05E06Host: Helen Reddy

Aired Oct 22, 1976

S05E07Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

Aired Oct 29, 1976

S05E09Host: Lou Rawls

Aired Nov 12, 1976

S05E12Million Sellers of 1976, Part 1

Aired Dec 3, 1976

S05E14Host: Tom Jones

Aired Dec 17, 1976

S05E15Million Sellers of 1976, Part 2

Aired Jan 7, 1977

S05E16Host: Judy Collins

Aired Jan 21, 1977

S05E17Host: Helen Reddy (4th Anniversary Show)

Aired Jan 28, 1977

S05E18Host: Glen Campbell

Aired Feb 4, 1977

S05E19Hosts: The Electric Light Orchestra

Aired Feb 18, 1977

S05E21Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

Aired Mar 4, 1977

S05E22Hosts: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

Aired Mar 18, 1977

S05E23Host: Aretha Franklin

Aired Mar 25, 1977

S05E25Host: Gabe Kaplan

Aired Apr 8, 1977

S05E26Host: George Benson

Aired Apr 22, 1977

S05E27British Rock hosted by Wolfman Jack

Aired Apr 29, 1977

S05E28Host: Helen Reddy

Aired May 6, 1977

S05E30Host: Lou Rawls

Aired May 20, 1977

S05E31Host: Neil Sedaka

Aired May 27, 1977

S05E32Hosts: Bread

Aired Jun 3, 1977

S05E33Co-hosts: Emmylou Harris & Little Feat

Aired Jun 10, 1977

S05E34Host: Neil Sedaka

Aired Jun 17, 1977

S05E35Host: Gregg Allman

Aired Jun 24, 1977

S05E38Hosts: The Bay City Rollers

Aired Aug 12, 1977

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 5The 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.