Phenomenon (TV series)

Phenomenon
Created by	Keshet Broadcasting Limited Kuperman Productions Limited Explorologist Limited
Starring	Criss Angel Uri Geller
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 24, 2007 – present

Phenomenon is a competition show judged by Uri Geller and Criss Angel (Mindfreak) which debuted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on NBC. The show will have ten contestants competing to become the next great mentalist, to be determined by viewers voting by phone and online. The contestants will perform their tricks on celebrity guests each week. The winner of Phenomenon will win US$250,000.

This program was based on an Israeli television series, The Successor ("היורש"), which was hosted earlier in 2007 by Geller.

Contestants

Name	Specialty	Home Town	Elimination Number
Jan Bardi	Mentalist/Illusionist	Leuven, Belgium
Guy Bavli	Mentalist	Tel Aviv, Israel
Jim Callahan	Paranormalist	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Angela Funovits	Mentalist/Illusionist	Avon Lake, Ohio
Wayne Hoffman	Mentalist/Illusionist	Reading, Pennsylvania
Jim Karol	Mentalist	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Gerry McCambridge	Mentalist	Long Island, New York
Eran Raven	Mentalist	Irvine, California
Jason Scott	Mentalist	Redding, California
Ehud Segev	Mentalist	Safed, Israel

Episode Reviews And Recaps

• Phenomenon Episode 1: on BadPsychics.com

External links

• nbc.com: Phenomenon

Interviews With Contestants

• Ehud Segev Interview On Montell Williams Show

Candidates' sites

• Jan Bardi
• Guy Bavli
• Jim Callahan
• Angela Funovits
• Wayne Hoffman
• Jim Karol
• Gerry McCambridge
• Eran Raven
• Ehud Segev