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A CW show will be celebrating an anniversary. Penn & Teller: Fool Us has been renewed for a 10th anniversary season on the network. However, the show will have a new host.
A magic competition series, the Penn & Teller: Fool Us TV show is currently hosted by Alyson Hannigan (above, center) and is judged by comedic illusionists Penn Jillette and Teller. In each episode, aspiring magicians are invited to perform their best trick to try and fool the world-famous team. Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn and Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The live studio audience and the TV audience watch along with Penn & Teller as they try to figure out the secrets. The master magicians see the trick only once and have to try to immediately figure out how it was done. The live studio audience knows there are no camera tricks, secret edits, or helpful camera cuts — just real magic. Magicians in season nine include Jon Mobley, The Van Hargen Twins, Axel Adlerm, Chris Canfield, Theron Christensen, Jaana Felicitas, Benjamin Barnes, Brian Curry, Yann Yuro, Helen Coghlan, Jason Michaels, and Alexander Boyce.
Airing on Friday nights, the ninth season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us averages a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 667,000 viewers. Compared to season eight, that’s down by 30% in the demo and down by 11% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). It’s The CW’s highest-rated unscripted show in total viewers. Episodes typically pick up about 20% more viewers in the live+7 day ratings.
Hannigan has hosted the competition series since its third season and replaced Jonathan Ross in the role. Starting with the 10th season, Brooke Burke will take over hosting duties. A reason for the change was not given.
Season 10 of Penn & Teller will debut on Friday nights on The CW this fall. A premiere date will be announced later.
What do you think? Have you been watching the Penn & Teller: Fool Us series on The CW? Are you glad to know that this magic competition has been renewed for a 10th season?
Brooke Burke is terrible as host as she seems very phony and very full of herself. Loved Allyson Hannigan as she was a natural.
For me, the show was 75% magic and 25% Alyson. I don’t know why she’s gone, but I’m less likely to watch the show every week. The new gal on the block just doesn’t resonate with either me or my wife.
I have been a fan of “Fool Us” for almost it’s entire run, and loved Alyson Hannigan. In an environment and city of glitz and schmaltz, she brought a very down to Earth, wide-eyed, grounded sense of humor to the show.
That, unfortunately, is missing with Brooke Burke, her replacement. Brooke is too… Vanna White. Too… showy – all I see are teeth and t*ts.
I’ve always enjoyed Alyson and her sparkling personality. Brooke strikes me as a typical Las Vegas showgirl. She just doesn’t seem genuine.
Disappointed no Alyson ☹️prob stop watching.
Alyson was the best thing about the show.
Yes, “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” is one of my favorite shows.
I did not care much for the first host, Alyson was definitely the center piece of the show. I wish them well.
As a watcher who has never missed an episode during Alyson’s tenure as hostess, I will not only actively mourn her departure, but will never ever again tune in to the show. I only hope that she herself initiated the change.
For anyone who loves to watch Magic, they bring magicians from many countries who try to fool them. Just a wonderful evening watching it.
I thank the CW for having them on again this fall.
Looking forward to the new season. It’s one of the few shows that is just good entertainment and not pushing all woke agenda the other shows on this network shoves on viewers.
Please take that culture war nonsense away from h ere.
Alyson was a great host… for a brilliant show!
Perhaps she does not have the allure anymore and got replaced. Which is a shame, as I liked her early work as an actress and I adore her as host of this show.
Being greeted by her always makes the day just that little bit better.
Perhaps she only had 7 outfits and now we’ve seen them all.
If that was so, she had 5 more than Penn & Teller’s suits.
Love P&T ! Glad CW renewed it ❤️