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The Midnight Special

  • TV series
  • 1972
  • 8 seasons
  • 253 episodes

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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.

Roughly 379h 30m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 253 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 90 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • Helen Reddy

    Helen ReddySelf
    11 episodes

  • Wolfman Jack

    Wolfman JackSelf
    8 episodes

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Curtis MayfieldSelf
    5 episodes

  • Gladys Knight

    Gladys KnightSelf
    5 episodes

  • Robin Gibb

    Robin GibbSelf
    5 episodes

  • Barry Gibb

    Barry GibbSelf
    5 episodes

  • Maurice Gibb

    Maurice GibbSelf
    5 episodes

  • Paul Williams

    Paul WilliamsSelf
    4 episodes

  • Ravi Shankar

    Ravi ShankarSelf
    4 episodes

  • Chuck Berry

    Chuck BerrySelf
    4 episodes

  • Billy Preston

    Billy PrestonSelf
    3 episodes

  • Edgar WinterSelf
    3 episodes

  • Shawn Phillips

    Shawn PhillipsSelf
    3 episodes

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Jerry Lee LewisSelf
    3 episodes

  • José Feliciano

    José FelicianoSelf
    3 episodes

  • Wilson Pickett

    Wilson PickettSelf
    3 episodes

  • Sly Stone

    Sly StoneSelf
    3 episodes

  • Paul Anka

    Paul AnkaSelf
    3 episodes

Network
NBC

Seasons and episodes