Geraldo Rivera hosting Good Night America

Good Night America

1973-1977 saw Geraldo hosting ABC’s hit show ‘Good Night America’. This series saw the original release of the Zapruder film, interviews with Mick Jagger, the Hells Angels, Roy Schneider and a whole lot more.

Watch episodes from thie ground-breaking series below.

October 10, 1974

Good Night America 12

Geraldo Rivera hosts Good Night America episode 12 with special guests John Denver, Shirley Maclaine and Harry Chapin.

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September 12, 1974

Good Night America 11

Geraldo Rivera hosts Good Night America Episode 11 with special guests Don Imus and the Hells Angels.

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August 28, 1974

Stars Of Broadway

All the stars on Broadway come together for 90 minutes to discuss what their lives are like, and what it's like to perform on one of the most famous streets in the world.

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August 15, 1974

Good Night America 9

A Video enactment of the famed Watergate tapes with British actor Nicol Williamson depicting ex-president Nixon, attempts to act out what was really going on during Nixon's administration.

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August 1, 1974

Good Night America 8

From "Behind the Green Door" comes x rated movie star, Marilyn Chambers, to tell us about her trip from Ivory Snow girl to porno movie queen.

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July 18, 1974

Good Night America 7

We go to Snake River Canyon in Idaho to look at the site where Evel Knievel was to make the longest and most dangerous jump of his career, and speak with the man himself.

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July 4, 1974

Good Night America 6

The singing idol of the bubble gum set, David Cassidy, is live in our studio to talk about what it's like to be a sex symbol (to the younger set) and he talks about his career past, present, and future.

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June 7, 1974

Good Night America 5

This show revolved around the theme of marriage. We talk to then newlyweds, Sly and Kathy Stone (of Sly and the Family Stone) and show films of their marriage extravaganza at Madison Square Garden. Clifford and Edith Irving come on...

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June 6, 1974

Good Night America 4

The head of the bunny regime, Hugh Hefner, takes us on a tour of the West Coast Playboy Mansion. He then comes back east and appears live on the show to discuss his empire and how it grew.