Seasons and episodes
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7 - 1Host: Blondie January 19, 1979
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7 - 24Hosts: The Beach Boys April 27, 1979
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5 - 5Co-hosts: Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers October 15, 1976
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5 - 19Hosts: The Electric Light Orchestra February 18, 1977
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5 - 22Hosts: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. March 18, 1977
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5 - 27British Rock hosted by Wolfman Jack April 29, 1977
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5 - 32Hosts: Bread June 03, 1977
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3 - 1Host: Randy Newman September 27, 1974
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3 - 2Host: Al Green October 04, 1974
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3 - 4Host: Paul Anka October 18, 1974
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3 - 11Tom Jones December 06, 1974
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3 - 12Million Sellers (Part 1) - Host: Wolfman Jack December 13, 1974
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3 - 17Hosts: Electric Light Orchestra January 17, 1975
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3 - 19Host: Helen Reddy (2nd Anniversary Show) January 31, 1975
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3 - 20Host: Dave Mason February 07, 1975
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3 - 24Host: Olivia Newton-John March 07, 1975
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3 - 30Hosts: Earth, Wind & Fire April 18, 1975
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3 - 31Hosts: Rod Stewart & The Faces April 25, 1975
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3 - 38Host: Herb Alpert June 20, 1975
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3 - 40Host: Frankie Valli August 04, 1975
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3 - 48Helen Reddy / The Bee Gees / Janis Ian September 12, 1975
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2 - 1Host: Curtis Mayfield September 14, 1973
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2 - 2Host: Wilson Pickett September 21, 1973
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2 - 3Hosts: Seals & Crofts September 28, 1973
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2 - 4Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips October 05, 1973
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2 - 5Host:The Bee Gees October 12, 1973
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2 - 6Hosts: War October 19, 1973
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2 - 7Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone October 26, 1973
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2 - 8Chuck Berry November 02, 1973
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2 - 9Host: Jerry Lee Lewis November 09, 1973
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2 - 10The 1980 Floor Show starring David Bowie November 16, 1973
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2 - 11Host: Peter Noone November 23, 1973
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2 - 12Hosts: Procol Harum November 30, 1973
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2 - 13Hosts: The Four Tops December 07, 1973
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2 - 14Hosts: Loggins & Messina December 14, 1973
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2 - 15Host: Jose Feliciano December 21, 1974
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2 - 16Host: Marty Robbins December 28, 1973
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2 - 17Million Sellers hosted by Wolfman Jack January 04, 1974
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2 - 18Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show January 11, 1974
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2 - 19Host: Smokey Robinson January 18, 1974
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2 - 20Host: Steve Miller January 25, 1974
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2 - 21Host: Helen Reddy February 01, 1974
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2 - 22Hosts: Ike and Tina Turner February 08, 1974
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2 - 23Host: Roy Orbison February 15, 1974
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2 - 24Host: Gordon Lightfoot February 22, 1974
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2 - 25Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show March 01, 1974
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2 - 26Hosts: Gladys Knight and the Pips March 08, 1974
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2 - 27Hosts: The Pointer Sisters March 15, 1974
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2 - 28Host: Bill Withers March 22, 1974
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2 - 29Hosts: The Guess Who March 29, 1974
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2 - 30Hosts: The Righteous Brothers April 05, 1974
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2 - 31Host: Roy Clark April 12, 1974
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2 - 32Host: Curtis Mayfield April 19, 1974
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2 - 33Host: Charlie Rich April 26, 1974
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2 - 34Hosts: The Spinners May 03, 1974
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2 - 35Host: George Carlin May 10, 1974
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2 - 36Host: Frankie Avalon May 17, 1974
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2 - 37Host: Richard Pryor May 24, 1974
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2 - 38Host: Marty Robbins May 31, 1974
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2 - 39Hosts: The Kinks June 07, 1974
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2 - 40Host: David Steinberg (All-Comedy show) June 28, 1974
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2 - 41Host: Anne Murray July 05, 1974
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2 - 42Host: Bobby Womack July 12, 1974
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2 - 43Host: Helen Reddy July 19, 1974
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2 - 44Host: Leon Russell July 26, 1974
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2 - 45Host: Leon Russell August 02, 1974
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2 - 46Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone August 09, 1974
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2 - 47Host: Little Richard August 16, 1974
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2 - 48Host: B.B. King August 30, 1974
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2 - 49Marvin Gaye September 06, 1974
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2 - 50Hosts: The O'Jays September 13, 1974
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1 - 1Pilot August 19, 1972
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1 - 2Host: Helen Reddy February 02, 1973
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1 - 3Host: Johnny Rivers February 08, 1973
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1 - 4Host: Mac Davis February 16, 1973
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1 - 5Host: Harry Chapin February 23, 1973
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1 - 6Host: Anne Murray March 02, 1973
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1 - 7Host: Paul Williams March 09, 1973
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1 - 8Host: Paul Anka March 16, 1973
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1 - 9Host: Lou Rawls March 23, 1973
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1 - 10Host: Ray Charles March 30, 1973
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1 - 11Hosts: The Bee Gees April 06, 1973
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1 - 12Bill Cosby April 13, 1973
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1 - 13Host: Doc Severinsen April 20, 1973
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1 - 14Host: Jerry Lee Lewis April 27, 1973
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1 - 15Host: Johnny Nash May 04, 1973
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1 - 16Hosts: Burns and Schreiber May 11, 1973
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1 - 17Host: Chubby Checker May 18, 1973
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1 - 18Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips May 25, 1973
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1 - 19Host: Paul Williams June 01, 1973
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1 - 20Host: Curtis Mayfield June 08, 1973
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1 - 21Host: Jim Croce June 15, 1973
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1 - 22Host:The Bee Gees June 22, 1973
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1 - 23Host: Paul Williams June 29, 1973
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1 - 24Host: Jose Feliciano July 06, 1973
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1 - 25Host: Smokey Robinson July 13, 1973
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1 - 26Host: Joan Baez July 20, 1973
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1 - 27Host: Dionne Warwick July 27, 1973
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1 - 28Host: Al Green August 03, 1973
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1 - 29Hosts: The Bee Gees August 10, 1973
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1 - 30Host: Richard Pryor September 17, 1973
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1 - 31Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins August 24, 1973
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1 - 32Host: Billy Preston August 31, 1973
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1 - 33Host: Mac Davis September 07, 1973
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1 - 34Host: Curtis Mayfield September 14, 1973
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1 - 35Host: Wilson Pickett September 21, 1973
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1 - 36Host: Seals & Crofts September 28, 1973
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1 - 37Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips October 05, 1973
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1 - 38Host: The Bee Gees October 12, 1973
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1 - 39Host: War October 19, 1973
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1 - 40Host: Chuck Berry November 02, 1973
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4 - 1Episode 1 January 01, 1970
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4 - 4Host: Helen Reddy October 10, 1976
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4 - 8Host: Helen Reddy November 14, 1975
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4 - 15Host: Helen Reddy January 09, 1976
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4 - 21Host: David Brenner February 27, 1976
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4 - 22Helen Reddy / Miracles / Tanya Tucker / ELO March 05, 1976
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4 - 26Host: Helen Reddy April 09, 1976
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4 - 29Host: Paul Anka May 21, 1976
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4 - 31Host: Helen Reddy June 11, 1976
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6 - 1Episode 1 January 01, 1970
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6 - 35Host: Crystal Gayle June 02, 1978
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6 - 36Hosts: The O'Jays January 13, 1978
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8 - 1Episode 1 January 01, 1970
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8 - 13Episode 13 January 11, 1980
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8 - 25Roy Orbison May 16, 1980
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.