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Penn & Teller: Fool Us is returning for its 10th season a week later than initially planned. New episodes of the CW series will begin airing on October 27th.
Season 10 of the magic series will feature someone new joining magician judges Penn Jillette and Teller on stage. Brooke Burke is taking over hosting duties from Alyson Hannigan. In each episode, viewers watch aspiring magicians perform their best tricks to try to impress Penn & Teller.
The CW revealed more about the series’ return in a press release.
The CW Network announced today that PENN & TELLER: FOOL US will premiere its upcoming 10th season on Friday, October 27 (8:00-9:00pm ET). The new season of the hit magic competition series welcomes author and actress Brooke Burke (“Dancing with the Stars,” “Melissa & Joey”) as host.
PENN & TELLER: FOOL US is a one-hour competition series celebrating magic and featuring the legendary duo Penn & Teller. On each episode of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US, aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team of Penn & Teller. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The remote studio audience and the TV audience watch along with Penn & Teller as they try to figure out the secrets. Penn & Teller see the trick only once and have to immediately try to work it out. The studio audience knows there are no camera tricks, secret edits or helpful camera cuts. This is all real magic
Brooke Burke is a television host, cancer survivor, entrepreneur, fitness educator, philanthropist, podcaster, and women’s health advocate who has been thriving in Hollywood for decades. The title she holds dearest, however, is that of mother to her four children – Neriah (21) and Sierra (19) Fischer and Heaven (14) and Shaya (13) Charvet. She has held numerous successful network television jobs and high-profile brand partnerships. In 2008, Burke became the champion of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 7 which she later parlayed into a co-hosting job that she would hold for eight seasons. Some of her other notable credits include producing and hosting the award-winning Saturday morning educational show “Hidden Heroes,” hosting TV Land’s branded content series “I Dare You,” and, most recently, co-hosting the iHeartRadio podcast Intimate Knowledge. Burke is the author of two books: a biography entitled The Naked Mom: A Modern Mom’s Fearless Revelations, Savvy Advice, and Soulful Reflections and Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Less.
PENN & TELLER: FOOL US is created and executive produced by Penn Jillette, Teller, Peter Adam Golden (“Penn & Teller: BS”), Andrew Golder (“Solitary”) and Lincoln Hiatt (“Solitary”), in association with 1/17 PRODUCTIONS and September Films (part of DCD Media).
What do you think? Are you a fan of this CW series? Do you plan to watch Penn & Teller: Fool Us when it returns next month for season 10?
Brook is okay, but had my fill of here on Dancing With The Stars.
I suggest another wholesome host to promote yourself as a family show.
Allison made the show. Without her the show loses so much personal touch, Brook is nice to look at but does not have stage presence of Allison. I will enjoy watching the reruns.
Hopefully she will do a good job. I will say that I will miss Alyson and that Brooke has some pretty big shoes to fill. I love the show and I know someone who has been asked to be on it but he declined and said that if I wanted to go on the show he could probably get me on it. But from what I’ve heard, it’s kinda rigged that the people who fool them don’t really get a Vegas show… I hope that the show continues to make new episodes!
I saw an episode in person this summer and nothing is rigged. Brooke is smart/sincere, and very good. If you get the opportunity, go for it. They don’t offer a permanent job but a chance to perform with them in their Vegas show. I don’t know how many nights.