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Phenomena

Phenomena

Description: Mentalist Uri Geller and "mindfreaking" illusionist Criss Angel put 10 carefully screened contestants through a series of demonstrations in a search to find the next world-class professional mentalist. In each episode, the contestants demonstrate their talents before a series of celebrity guests and a studio audience. Geller and Angel assess the performances each week, but the ultimate winner of the $250,000 cash prize is selected by the home viewing audience.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2021
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 9
First episode air date: May 12, 2021
Network: NBC
Presented By: Tim Vincent
Judges: Criss Angel, Uri Geller

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