The Carbonaro Effect

The Carbonaro Effect is an American hidden camera practical joke reality television series hosted by magician and prankster Michael Carbonaro, who performs tricks on people caught on hidden camera. It debuted on April 1, 2014, and has been aired on truTV. To promote the second half of the first season, TBS aired a two-hour marathon on October 30, 2014.^[1] The second season premiered on April 1, 2015; the third season premiered on February 1, 2017; and the fourth season premiered on May 17, 2018, along with a new insider series titled The Carbonaro Effect: Inside Carbonaro. On October 11, 2019, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on November 7, 2019.^[2][3] Carbonaro chose to bring the show to an end after its fifth season.

The Carbonaro Effect
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Genre	Hidden camera Magic Comedy
Created by	Michael Carbonaro
Directed by	Russell Arch Phil Britton Leo Scherman Mark Niedelson
Starring	Michael Carbonaro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	90 (plus 16 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Hidden camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Fields Entertainment 11 Productions Trifecta Entertainment & Media (syndication)
Original release
Network	TruTV
Release	April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01) – January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09)

Episodes

Main article: List of The Carbonaro Effect episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	25		April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)	January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)
2	26		July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)	June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)
3	17		February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)	January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)
4	16		May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)	February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)
5	9		November 7, 2019 (2019-11-07)	January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09)
Double Takes	12		January 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)	August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01)
Specials	13		July 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)	June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)

The Carbonaro Effect: Inside Carbonaro

The Carbonaro Effect: Inside Carbonaro is a show on which previously aired episodes are shown again with new facts and bonus scenes, presented by Carbonaro himself. The first episode aired on May 17, 2018 after the Season 4 premiere.

The Carbonaro Effect: Double Takes

The Carbonaro Effect: Double Takes features previously unaired reactions to tricks from earlier shows, with Carbonaro commenting throughout.