The Midnight Special
Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis
TV Flash files “Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis” as hour 136 of 350 in the TV Flash guide — The Midnight Special (1972–1981) on NBC, season 4, episode 5, aired 1975-10-24, 65 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E05: listed hour 136 of 350 in the The Midnight Special guide, hour 5 of 43 in season 4. It aired 1975-10-24 (65 min). The listed hour before it is “Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner” (S04E04). Next is “Helen Reddy / J. Geils Band / Hudson Brothers” (S04E06).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis sit in the The Midnight Special guide?
S04E05 is listed hour 136 of 350 — hour 5 of 43 in season 4, season 4 episode 5.
When did The Midnight Special S04E05 air?
Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis aired 1975-10-24 and is listed at 65 minutes.
Do I watch in order?
No. Concert anthology after Carson. Sample for the acts; Wolfman Jack is the howl that stitches Fridays together.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Wolfman Jack howls after Carson, and NBC hands the late slot to actual rock and pop acts before MTV ate the model. Guest-host roulette, live-ish performances, post-prime anything-goes. The network stage where 1970s music television still had sweat, speakers, and no countdown clock.
Picture Friday after Carson, when the network still handed the late slot to sweat. NBC's The Midnight Special (1972–1981), from Burt Sugarman: a concert show of live-ish performances from the era's biggest and coolest musical acts, Wolfman Jack as announcer and host presence, guest-host roulette, post-prime anything-goes. Glam and disco and soul and rock crossovers captured on network tape. Primary network stage for 1970s rock and pop before MTV ate the model. On the palate: speakers, no countdown clock, a howl…
Filed against
- Wolfman Jack as Announcer / Host presence
Wolfman Jack howled The Midnight Special after Carson — NBC handing the late slot to actual rock and pop acts before MTV ate the model. Guest-host roulette, live-ish performances, post-prime anything-goes. TV Flash files him as 1970s…
Also in season 4
- S04E01 Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow
- S04E02 Helen Reddy / Isaac Hayes / Barry Manilow
- S04E03 Helen Reddy / Roger Miller / Keith Carradine
- S04E04 Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner
- S04E06 Helen Reddy / J. Geils Band / Hudson Brothers
- S04E07 Helen Reddy / Merle Haggard / Roger Daltrey