''The Carbonaro Effect'' is an American

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television series hosted by magician and prankster

Michael Carbonaro Michael Joseph Carbonaro (born April 28, 1976) is an American actor, magician, and improv artist. Early life Born and raised in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island, the younger of two sons of an electrician father and a nurse mother, he attend ...

, who performs tricks on people caught on hidden camera. It debuted on April 1, 2014, and is currently airing on

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. To promote the second half of the first season, TBS aired a two-hour marathon on October 30, 2014. 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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series has been on hiatus. As of 2022, it is unknown if it will continue after its fifth season.

Episodes

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

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