What to Expect from MASTERS OF ILLUSION This Week

MASTERS OF ILLUSION, produced by Associated Television International and hosted by Dean Cain, will present Week Eight of its Eighth Anniversary on The CW Network with back-to-back episodes airing on Saturday, May 28, 2022 9/8 Central. Hosted by Dean Cain, MASTERS OF ILLUSIONÒ features amazing magic performed by 43 cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience.

This week's episodes will include:
MASTERS OF ILLUSION - "Music and Tech Magic" - (9:00-9:30 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
ROCK STAR MAGIC - Hosted by Dean Cain, MASTERS OF ILLUSION features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include Levent with Dean Cain, Jeff Hobson (Crazy Magical Antics), Kid Ace (Magic Nor for Mere Mortals), Trigg Watson (Modern Digital Magic), Chris Funk (Rock Star Magic), Johnny Ace Palmer (Re-imagining Old School) and Ed Alonzo (Wild and Zany) (#804). Encore Presentation. Original airdate 4/30/2022.


MASTERS OF ILLUSION - "The One About a Chipper, SawChuck and a Cook" - (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET) (Content Rating TBD) (HDTV)
CHALLENGING THE SKEPTICS - Hosted by Dean Cain, MASTERS OF ILLUSION features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include: Farrell Dillon with Dean Cain, Chipper Lowell (Madcap Mayhem), Murray SawChuck (Defacing Currency...magically speaking), Rachel Wax (Challenging The Skeptics), Rob Lake (The Grand Illusionist), Shaun Jay (Modern Tech Meets Magic), Bill Cook (Instant Magic Service) and My Uyên (Motorcycle Illusion) (#805). Encore Presentation. Original airdate 5/7/2022.

About Dean Cain:
Dean Cain is a multi-faceted, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and actor. An All-American football player at Princeton University, he transitioned to film when an injury ended his (NFL) Buffalo Bills career.

He starred as Clark Kent/Superman in "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (4 seasons), produced and hosted "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" (4 seasons) and has made well over 100 films, including "Out of Time," "The Broken Hearts Club," "God's Not Dead," "Vendetta," and "Gosnell."

You may have seen him co-hosting THE TODAY SHOW, or FOX AND FRIENDS in-between his numerous film and television projects. He is currently hosting Season 8 of MASTERS OF ILLUSION for The CW, and he is completing his feature-film debut, LITTLE ANGELS, which he wrote, produced, directed, and stars, which is slated for release in mid-2022. He has also co-hosted two seasons of "The Christmas Caroler Challenge," for The CW.

A strong believer in Human Rights, Dean Cain received the prestigious ORDER OF ARMENIA for producing the anti-Genocide documentary film, ARCHITECTS OF DENIAL. Cain's latest documentary, HATE AMONG US, recently won an Emmy Award. HATE AMONG US shines a light on the current rise of anti-Semitism throughout the United States and Europe.

A single father and a staunch supporter of our military and first responders, Cain is honored to serve as a sworn Sheriff's Deputy in Frederick County, Virginia and a Reserve Police Officer in Pocatello, Idaho. Cain also serves on the Board of Directors for the NRA. In Dean Cain's own words, "real heroes DON'T wear capes, they wear uniforms and stethoscopes and badges."

Award-winning magicians appearing in Season Eight of MASTERS OF ILLUSION include:
Alex Ramon (Reno, NV)
Bill Cook (Chicago, IL)
Chipper Lowell (Fullerton, CA)
Chris Funk, "The Wonderist" (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Dan Sperry, "The Anti-Conjurer" (Las Vegas, CA)
Douglas "Lefty" Leferovich (Las Vegas, NV)
Ed Alonzo, "The Misfit of Magic" (Toluca Lake, CA)
Eric Buss (Burbank, CA)
Eric Eaton (Dallas, TX)
Eric Jones (Philadelphia, PA)
Farrell Dillon (Las Vegas, NV)
Glenn Strange (Spartanburg, SC)
Greg Gleason (Las Vegas, NV)
Hollie England (Las Vegas, NV)
Jeff Hobson (Palm Desert, CA)
Jeki Yoo (Las Vegas, NV)
Joel Meyers (Tampa, FL)
Johnny Ace Palmer (Huntington Beach, CA)
Jonathan Goodwin (Las Vegas, NV)
Joshua Jay (New York, NY)
Kevin Li (Pasadena, CA)
Kid Ace (New York, NY)
Krystyn Lambert (Santa Monica, CA)
Levent (Atlanta, GA)
Louie Foxx (Seattle, WA)
Magical Katrina (Hollywood, CA)
Matt Marcy (Los Angeles, CA)
Murray SawChuck (Las Vegas, NV)
My Uyên (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Naathan Phan (Orange, CA)
Nick Dopuch (Los Angeles, CA)
Paige Thompson (Chicago, IL)
Rachel Wax (New York, NY)
Ran'D Shine (Philadelphia, PA)
Rob Lake (Oklahoma City, OK)
Shaun Jay (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Shoot Ogawa (Tokyo, Japan)
Stuart MacDonald (Kalamazoo, MI)
Tetro (West Hollywood, CA)
The Clairvoyants (Thommy Ten and Amélie Van Tass) (Las Vegas, CA)
Trigg Watson (Los Angeles, CA)
Trino (Grand Rapids, MI)

MASTERS OF ILLUSION is produced by Associated Television International (ATI) with returning Executive Producers David McKenzie, Gay Blackstone, David Martin, and Al Schwartz. ATI is an Emmy Award-winning company that has been the world's largest producer of magic for both stage and screen for over three decades. ATI's television series, specials and feature films have aired on all U.S. broadcast networks, major cable channels and with television partners all ovet the world. Current series in production include: "World Funniest Animals," "The Hollywood Christmas Parade," "Masters of Illusion," and the Emmy Award-nominated "Laura McKenzie's Traveler." ATI has also been Emmy Award-nominated for its various television specials and series. For more information, please visit www.associatedtelevision.com

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