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TV series

The Magicians

2011–2012, English, on BBC One.

The Magicians was a British family entertainment television show, first broadcast throughout January 2011 on BBC One. The show features magicians performing a number of magic tricks with guest celebrities, to decide which pair will face a forfeit trick at the end of the episode. In the first series, this was decided through audience participation, however, for the second series, a phone vote was introduced. The first series was hosted by Lenny Henry, and featured magicians Luis de Matos, Barry and Stuart and Chris Korn. At the end of series 1, Luis de Matos was deemed series champion.

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Seasons
2
Episodes
11
Episode length
60 min
Status
Cancelled in 2012

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S2 E6: Episode 6

Aired 11 February 2012

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First aired
1 January 2011
Last aired
11 February 2012
Network
BBC One
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Rated
NR

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The Magicians has 2 seasons and 11 episodes, about 60 minutes each.

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What shows are like The Magicians?

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