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The Midnight Special
- 1972 to present
- 8 seasons
- 1h 30m per episode
Rating: 8.1 out of 10TMDB(7 votes)
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.
Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes
- 253
- First aired
- August 19, 1972
- Last aired
- May 16, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- US
Network
Production
Cast
PrinceSelf
Bobby ZSelf- André CymoneSelf
Dez DickersonSelf- Dr. FinkSelf
- Gayle ChapmanSelf
Roy OrbisonSelf
John DenverSelf
Cass ElliotSelf
Phil EverlySelf
Don EverlySelf
Harry ChapinSelf
Linda RonstadtSelf
Helen ReddySelf
Ed McMahonSelf
Ike TurnerSelf
Tina TurnerSelf
George CarlinSelf
Curtis MayfieldSelf- Johnny RiversSelf
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