By the time “The Midnight Special” went to series, it already had competition from ABC, which debuted “In Concert” as part of its late-night lineup in September 1972.

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Around 6 million viewers tuned in to the pilot and NBC picked up “The Midnight Special” as a 90-minute weekly series, launching on Feb. 2, 1973, in the 1 a.m. time slot.

The Midnight Special, the once hugely popular music program that featured such now legendary performers of the 1970s and early ’80s as David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John and too many others to ...