Network Entertainment and Burt Sugarman to Create MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Documentary

Network Entertainment and Burt Sugarman will make a documentary about the musical variety television series "The Midnight Special," according to Variety.

Sugarman produced the original series, which ran for 450 episodes between 1972 and 1981. The show featured performances by James Brown, The Jackson 5, Van Morrison, Marvin Gaye, Rod Stewart, Ike & Tina Turner, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, AC/DC, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Helen Reddy, Linda Ronstadt, The Beach Boys, Tanya Tucker, Billy Joel, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Prince, Diana Ross, and the Bee Gees. Stand-up comedians Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin also appeared.

The show typically featured guest hosts, and Helen Reddy was the regular host from 1975 and 1976, but the show also featured guest hosts. Wolfman Jack was the announcer and frequent guest host.

Sugarman and Mary Hart will executive produce with Network Entertainment's Derik Murray, Frank Anderson, Paul Gertz, and Brian Gersh. The producers have full access to "The Midnight Special" archives, and will feature original footage and music in the documentary, blended with interviews with artists who performed on the show and current artists who were inspired by the series.

Read the original article on Variety.