Herbert Schlosser, a longtime NBC executive who put an indelible stamp on the network by negotiating Johnny Carson’s deal to host “The Tonight Show,” putting “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” on the air, and overseeing the development of “Saturday Night Live” died August 6 at his home in Manhattan. He was 95.

Another model of late-night success under his watch was “The Midnight Special,” a series featuring pop and rock performers, broadcast Fridays after “The Tonight Show.” He told The Television Academy that NBC had a tradition of success with shows like that. “To me, it was a no-brainer,” he said.