| Phenomenon | |
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| Created by | Keshet Broadcasting Limited Kuperman Productions Limited Explorologist Limited |
| Directed by | Alan Carter |
| Presented by | Tim Vincent |
| Judges | Criss Angel Uri Geller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Suzy Lamb Michael Agbabian Dwight Smith Magic Consultant Banachek |
| Production locations | Tribune Studios, Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production companies | Granada Entertainment Keshet Broadcasting Krane Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 24 – November 21, 2007 |
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Phenomenon is an American television competition program judged by mystifier Uri Geller and illusionist Criss Angel and hosted by Tim Vincent which debuted live on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, on NBC. The program featured ten contestants competing to become the next great mentalist, to be determined by viewers voting by phone and online. The contestants performed their effects on celebrity guests each week. The winner of Phenomenon would win $250,000.[1]
On October 30, 2007, during an interview with Larry King about the show, Angel said "No one has the ability, that I'm aware of, to do anything supernatural, psychic, talk to the dead. And that was what I said I was going to do with Phenomenon. If somebody goes on that show and claims to have supernatural psychic ability, I'm going to bust them live and on television."[2]
The winner of the first season was Mike Super.
The program was cancelled on April 2, 2008, after NBC announced its 2008–2009 schedule.[3]
- ^ Menon, Vinay (October 24, 2007). "Geller comes to fork in the road". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ "Larry King Live: Mindfreak Criss Angel". CNN. October 30, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2007.
- ^ Porter, Rick (April 2, 2008). "NBC Makes Big Plans for '08-'09 - Network takes gamble on year-round programming". Zap2it. Retrieved April 16, 2012.