The Midnight Special was a 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 pilot 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.