The Next Great Magician
| The Next Great Magician |
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| Genre |
Magic
Comedy, entertainment, competition |
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| Presented by |
Stephen Mulhern
Rochelle Humes |
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| Judges |
Competitors |
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| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
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| Original language(s) |
English |
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| No. of series |
1 |
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| No. of episodes |
6 |
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| Production |
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| Running time |
60 minutes |
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| Release |
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| Original network |
ITV |
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| Picture format |
16:9 (HDTV) |
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| Original release |
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) – Present |
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The Next Great Magician is a British family entertainment competition television show, first broadcast on 6 November 2016 on ITV as a co-production between Vaudeville Productions and Crook Productions.[1] The show features six magic acts from around the world in each episode, each competing for a place in the grand final, ultimately winning their own special on ITV. Ultimately it’s the performing magicians within each episode who judge each other’s performances and decide which act goes through to the final.
Transmissions
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
| 1 | 6 November 2016 | 11 December 2016 | 6 |
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Series 1 (2016)
Episode 1 (6 November)
| Order |
Magician |
Type of magic |
Result |
| 1 |
Eric Jones |
Close Up Magician |
Eliminated |
| 2 |
Young & Strange |
Comedy Magician |
Eliminated |
| 3 |
Jordan Gomez |
Manipulation Act |
Eliminated |
| 4 |
Ines |
Illusionist |
Eliminated |
| 5 |
Jonathan Goodwin |
Escapologist |
Eliminated |
| 6 |
Xavier Mortimer |
Blends Magic & Circus Act & Comedy & Music |
Won |
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Episode 2 (13 November)
| Order |
Magician |
Type of magic |
Result |
| 1 |
Marcel |
NightMarish Illusions |
Eliminated |
| 2 |
Katherine Mills |
Illusionist |
Eliminated |
| 3 |
Barry and Stuart |
Prediction & Comedy Magic |
Won |
| 4 |
Andi Gladwin |
Prediction Magic |
Eliminated |
| 5 |
Will Houstoun |
Close Up Magic |
Eliminated |
| 6 |
Hun Lee |
Manipulation Act |
Eliminated |
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Episode 3 (20 November)
| Order |
Magician |
Type of magic |
Result |
| 1 |
Josephine Lee |
Illusionist |
Eliminated |
| 2 |
Rune Klan |
Comedy Magic |
Eliminated |
| 3 |
Laura London |
Prediction Magic |
Eliminated |
| 4 |
Paul Vu |
Rubiks Cube Skills & Magic |
Eliminated |
| 5 |
Rob Zabrecky |
Modern Magic & Levitation Act |
Won |
| 6 |
Seol Park |
'Cups & Balls’ Trick |
Eliminated |
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Episode 4 (27 November)
| Order |
Magician |
Type of magic |
Result |
| 1 |
Jan Reinder |
Illusionist & Mentalist |
Eliminated |
| 2 |
Jorge Blass |
Trick with Social Media |
Eliminated |
| 3 |
Nate Staniforth |
Close Up Magic |
Eliminated |
| 4 |
Morgan & West |
Time Travelling Magicians |
Eliminated |
| 5 |
Billy Kidd |
Modern Magic & Acrobatic Act |
Eliminated |
| 6 |
Pete Firman |
Comedy Magic |
Won |
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Episode 5 (4 December)
| Order |
Magician |
Type of magic |
Result |
| 1 |
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Episode 6 - Final (11 December)
| Order |
Magician |
Type of magic |
Result |
| 1 |
Xavier Mortimer |
Blends Magic & Circus Act & Comedy & Music |
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| 2 |
Rob Zabrecky |
Modern Magic & Levitation Act |
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| 3 |
Barry and Stuart |
Prediction & Comedy Magic |
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| 4 |
Pete Firman |
Comedy Magic |
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