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.
Pilot
Host: Helen Reddy
Host: Johnny Rivers
Host: Mac Davis
Host: Harry Chapin
Host: Anne Murray
Host: Paul Williams
Host: Paul Anka
Host: Lou Rawls
Host: Ray Charles
Hosts: The Bee Gees
Bill Cosby
Host: Doc Severinsen
Host: Jerry Lee Lewis
Host: Johnny Nash
Hosts: Burns and Schreiber
Host: Chubby Checker
Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips
Host: Paul Williams
Host: Curtis Mayfield
Host: Jim Croce
Host:The Bee Gees
Host: Paul Williams
Host: Jose Feliciano
Host: Smokey Robinson
Host: Joan Baez
Host: Dionne Warwick
Host: Al Green
Hosts: The Bee Gees
Host: Richard Pryor
Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins
Host: Billy Preston
Host: Mac Davis
Host: Curtis Mayfield
Host: Wilson Pickett
Host: Seals & Crofts
Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips
Host: The Bee Gees
Host: War
Host: Chuck Berry
The Sammy Davis Jr. Show
Dolly
Friends Together
Shields and Yarnell
Stolen Taste of Formosa
Rove
TRL UK
Sábado Gigante
The Game Caterers
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics
American Bandstand
Joyful Grown-Ups
The Amanda Show
Texaco Star Theater
BAZOOKA!!!
Hospital Playlist Goes Camping
CD:UK
Natural High
Unexpected Business
Hilary Duff: This Is Now