The Midnight Special

The Midnight Special was a late-night rock music series airing Friday nights (or rather early morning Saturdays). This 90-minute show followed "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson." In its first years, The Midnight Special began at 1:00 am. But when Johnny Carson cut his own show from 90 to 60 minutes, Midnight Special's starting time was changed to 12:30am. NBC broadcast the pilot on August 19, 1972 as a 90-minute special. The Midnight Special became a weekly series beginning February 2, 1973.For most of its run, the series featured guest hosts each week. The exception to this was from July 1975 through March 1976 when Helen Reddy was the regular host. Wolfman Jack was a regular fixture on the series. He served as announcer and frequent guest host. Around 1978, at the height of the Disco craze, the studio was changed to resemble a Disco nightclub.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 75011
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired August 19, 1972
  • Recent March 27, 1981
  • Airs Saturday,
  • Network NBC
  • Average Runtime 65 minutes
  • Genres Musical Talk Show
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created February 4, 2008 by
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  • Modified February 10, 2024 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 53
Season 1 August 1972 September 1973 33
Season 2 September 1973 September 1974 50
Season 3 September 1974 September 1975 48
Season 4 September 1975 September 1976 43
Season 5 September 1976 August 1977 38
Season 6 September 1977 September 1978 44
Season 7 September 1978 September 1979 35
Season 8 September 1979 August 1980 34
Season 9 September 1980 March 1981 25
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 403
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 403

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