The Midnight Special

Episode 1

Host: Curtis Mayfield; guests: The Bee Gees, Jim Croce, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Natural Four, Wilson Pickett, Helen Reddy, Sly & the Family Stone, War

Fri, Sep 14, 1973

Episode 2

Host: Wilson Pickett; guests: Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Canned Heat, The Chi-Lites, Curtis Mayfield, Brenda Patterson, Spooky Tooth, B.W. Stevenson

Fri, Sep 21, 1973

Episode 3

Hosts: Seals & Crofts; guests: Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Arlo Guthrie, Leo Kottke, T. Rex, Uriah Heep

Fri, Sep 28, 1973

Episode 4

Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips; guests: B.B. King, Earth, Wind & Fire, Focus, Chris Smither, Stories, Wolfman Jack & Dick Monda

Fri, Oct 5, 1973

Episode 5

Hosts: The Bee Gees; guests: Chuck Berry, Apple & Appleberry, King Crimson, Barbara Mason, Lee Michaels

Fri, Oct 12, 1973

Episode 6

Hosts: War; guests: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Climax Blues Band, Mott the Hoople, New York Dolls, Danny O'Keefe, Piper

Fri, Oct 19, 1973

Episode 7

Hosts: Sly and the Family Stone; guests: Mark Almond, Little Sister, Melissa Manchester, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Freddy Weller, Atlee Yeager

Fri, Oct 26, 1973

Episode 8

Host: Chuck Berry; guests: Rick Derringer, the Edgar Winter Group, Fleetwood Mac, Shawn Phillips, Johnny Taylor, Muddy Waters

Fri, Nov 2, 1973

Episode 9

Host: Jerry Lee Lewis; guests: Linda Gail Lewis, Ballin' Jack, Dalton & Dubarri, Flash, B.B. King, Ike & Tina Turner

Sat, Nov 10, 1973

Episode 10

The 1980 Floor Show

Fri, Nov 16, 1973

Episode 11

Host: Peter Noone; guests: Herman's Hermits, The Bee Gees, Electric Light Orchestra, David Essex, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Robin Trower

Fri, Nov 23, 1973

Episode 12

Hosts: Procol Harum; guests: Humble Pie, Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre, Steeleye Span

Fri, Nov 30, 1973

Episode 13

Guest Hosts: The Four Tops; guests: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, John Mayall, Mott the Hoople, Shawn Phillips, Todd Rundgren

Fri, Dec 7, 1973

Episode 14

Guest Hosts: Loggins & Messina; guests: The Guess Who, Leo Kottke, Martin Mull, Billy Preston

Fri, Dec 14, 1973

Ed McMahon starts the show and introduces Loggins & Messina.

Episode 15

Guest Host: Jose Feliciano; guests: Clarence Carter, Fresh Flavor with Richie Havens, Roger McGuinn, Linda Ronstadt, Sha-Na-Na

Fri, Dec 21, 1973

Episode 16

Guest Host: Marty Robbins; guests: Barbi Benton, Bobby Bare, Doug Kershaw, Barbara Mandrell, Charlie Rich, Johnny Rodriguez, Tanya Tucker

Fri, Dec 28, 1973

Episode 17

Million Sellers hosted by Wolfman Jack

Fri, Jan 4, 1974

Episode 18

Guest Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show; guests: Canned Heat, El Chicano, Jo Jo Gunne, Leo Sayer, The Spinners, Livingston Taylor

Fri, Jan 11, 1974

Episode 19

Guest Host: Smokey Robinson; guests: Paul Butterfield's Better Days, Grin, Eddie Kendricks, Ann Peebles, Edwin Starr, Johnnie Taylor

Fri, Jan 18, 1974

Episode 20

Guest Hosts: The Steve Miller Band; guests: Brownsville Station, Tim Buckley, The James Cotton Blues Band, Genesis, The James Gang

Fri, Jan 25, 1974

Episode 21

Guest Host: Helen Reddy; guests: Franklin Ajaye, The Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, Kenny Rankin, Rare Earth, Ike & Tina Turner

Sat, Feb 2, 1974

Episode 22

Guest Hosts: Ike & Tina Turner; guests: Electric Light Orchestra, David Essex, Jose Feliciano, Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Mandrill, Todd Rundgren

Sat, Feb 9, 1974

Episode 23

Guest Host: Roy Orbison; guests: The Drifters, Duane Eddy, Lloyd Price, Tommy Roe, Del Shannon, Bobby Vee, Jackie Wilson

Fri, Feb 15, 1974

Episode 24

Guest Host: Gordon Lightfoot; guests: The Guess Who, The James Gang, Byron MacGregor, Maria Muldaur, Redbone, Ravi Shankar

Fri, Feb 22, 1974

Episode 25

Guest Hosts: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show; guests: Foghat, Melissa Manchester, The Stylistics, Uncle Crusty, Peter Yarrow, Al Wilson

Fri, Mar 1, 1974

Episode 26

Guest Hosts: Gladys Knight and the Pips; guests: Freshflavor with Richie Havens, Jobriath, Curtis Mayfield, Spooky Tooth, Les Variations, Jim Weatherly

Fri, Mar 8, 1974

Episode 27

Guest Hosts: The Pointer Sisters; guest: The Butts Band, The Crusaders, Focus, Dan Hicks, Billy Paul, Bonnie Pointer, The Strawbs

Fri, Mar 15, 1974

Episode 28

Guest Host: Bill Withers; guests: Rory Gallagher, Melissa Manchester, Buddy Miles, Montrose, Bobby Womack, Cliff de Young

Fri, Mar 22, 1974

Episode 29

Guest Hosts: The Guess Who; guests: David Essex, Leo Kottke, Judi Pulver, Sha-Na-Na, Slade, Wishbone Ash

Fri, Mar 29, 1974

Episode 30

Guest Hosts: The Righteous Brothers; guests: New Riders of the Purple Sage, Rosemary, The Staple Singers, Paul Williams

Fri, Apr 5, 1974

Episode 31

Guest Host: Roy Clark; guests: Buck Trent, Lynn Anderson, Tom T. Hall, Charlie McCoy, Tommy Overstreet, Mel Tillis, Diana Trask, Conway Twitty

Fri, Apr 12, 1974

Episode 32

Guest Host: Curtis Mayfield; guests: The Impressions, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Phil Ochs, Status Quo, Sugarloaf

Fri, Apr 19, 1974

Episode 33

Guest Host: Charlie Rich; guests: Anne Murray, Dobie Gray, The Staple Singers, The Treasures

Fri, Apr 26, 1974

Episode 34

Guest Hosts: The Spinners; guests: Bedlam (featuring Cozy Powell), Bloodstone, Martha Reeves, Bobby Womack, Peter Yarrow

Fri, May 3, 1974

Episode 35

Guest Host: George Carlin; guests: The Dramatics, Waylon Jennings, Puzzle, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Leo Sayer, Livingston Taylor

Fri, May 10, 1974

Episode 36

Guest Host: Frankie Avalon; guests: Fabian, Lou Christie, Jimmie Rodgers, The Fleetwoods, Sam & Dave, Frankie Ford, The Royal Teens, Shirley & Lee

Fri, May 17, 1974

Episode 37

Guest Host: Richard Pryor; guests: Bobby "Blue" Bland, Marvin Hamlisch, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Olivia Newton-John, Melvin Van Peebles, Boz Scaggs

Fri, May 24, 1974

Episode 38

Guest Host: Marty Robbins; guests: Bill Anderson, Don Gibson, Freddie Hart, George Jones, Charlie McCoy, Anne Murray, Tommy Overstreet, Johnny Rodriguez, Diana Trask, Tammy Wynette

Fri, May 31, 1974

Episode 39

Guest Hosts: The Kinks; guests: Electric Light Orchestra, Rory Gallagher, Buddy Miles, Alan Price, Suzi Quatro

Fri, Jun 7, 1974

Episode 40

Guest Host: David Steinberg; All-Comedy Show with The Ace Trucking Company, Franklin Ajaye, Kentucky Fried Theater, Freddie Prinze, Monty Python's Flying Circus

Fri, Jun 28, 1974

Episode 41

Guest Host: Anne Murray; guests: Golden Earring, Eddie Kendricks, Country Joe McDonald, Rufus, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Wet Willie Band

Fri, Jul 5, 1974

Episode 46

Episode #2.46

Sat, Aug 10, 1974

Episode 47

Episode #2.47

Fri, Aug 16, 1974

Episode 48

Episode #2.48

Fri, Aug 30, 1974

Episode 49

Episode #2.49

Fri, Sep 6, 1974

Episode 50

Episode #2.50

Fri, Sep 13, 1974