A new season of ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ comes to CW
Magic unveiled: Magicians are never supposed to reveal their secrets, but for the past six years, magician-comedy duo Penn Jillette and Raymond Teller have been breaking this code of conduct in “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.” In fact, they’ve been exposing other magicians’ secrets. Of course, it’s all in good fun and in good competition. Lucky for us, we get to see more secrets revealed as the CW show was renewed for a seventh season, set to premiere on Monday, June 22.
“Penn & Teller: Fool Us” is a competition series that features magicians, but they’re not just performing for our entertainment. This isn’t an “America’s Got Talent” for magicians, these talented people have a different goal: they’re hoping to stump the hosts. In order to win, competitors must perform an original act that judges Penn and Teller cannot figure out. After the magician performs their trick, the duo confers amongst themselves and tries to figure out how the trick was performed.
Any lucky competitor who can stump Penn and Teller wins a trip to Las Vegas and gets to be the opening act for the judges’ famous show at the Rio Hotel and Casino. It’s a simple concept, but the magic and comedy of the production make for big stakes, big laughs and a very big audience.
We should see the return of Alyson Hannigan (“How I Met Your Mother”) this season, as she has hosted the competition since its third season back in 2016.
As we know, Penn is the mouthpiece of the duo, while Teller is the mime. However, Teller will occasionally let his voice be heard on the show, which is all the more reason to add it to your regular viewing schedule. It’s nice to know they aren’t only revealing other magicians’ tricks, but a few of their own as well.
You can catch the Season 7 premiere of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” when it airs Monday, June 22, on CW.
Flavor problems: Just when you think your cooking skills couldn’t get any worse, there’s a Food Network show to prove you wrong. The Season 20 premiere of “Worst Cooks in America” turns kitchen catastrophes into culinary rockstars by putting contestants through its now-famous culinary boot camp when it airs Sunday, June 21, on Food Network.
“Worst Cooks in America” has aired on the speciality cable network since 2010, and it continually reveals that there is never a shortage of people who need a little extra help in the kitchen. The show doesn’t make fun of the contestants’ lack of skill, though. Instead, it demonstrates how anyone can learn how to cook, even the most kitchen-illiterate among us.
This season, 14 new recruits enter the kitchen under the guidance of veteran mentor Anne Burrell (“Secrets of a Restaurant Chef”) or, in an exciting new development, Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli (“The Best Thing I Ever Ate”). This is Guarnaschelli’s first time in the “Worst Cooks” kitchen, and she and Burrell are bound to whip some cooks into shape.
Contestants are divided into two teams, and they compete in challenges for immunity from elimination. At the end of the series, the most improved contestants will cook a threecourse meal for the judges. The winner receives $25,000, and the mentor of the winning contestant gets bragging rights. We can expect to see Jamaican and Japanese cuisine-themed challenges this time around, and the resulting dishes range from cringeworthy to triumphant.
Join in on the kitchen fun in the 90-minute season premiere airing Sunday, June 21, on Food Network.
Chaos to clean: If you’ve ever struggled to keep Lego off the floor or clothes folded and put away, you might be the kind of hot mess that HGTV’s new show hopes to help. “Hot Mess House” premieres Wednesday, June 24, and it’s every organizer’s dream.
The self-shot television program focuses on organization expert and coach Cassandra Aarrssen as she helps families face the challenges of home clutter. When they’re at a loss as to how they can get a handle on their overwhelming mess and disorganization, Aarrssen comes in to save the day. For Aarrssen, it’s all about style. She believes families aren’t disorganized, they simply don’t know what organizational style works for them.
After taking video tours to assess the chaos of disorganized rooms, Aarrssen speaks with each family via video conference and helps them come up with the perfect system, one that works for them. She doesn’t just reorganize their rooms, though, she also gives them the life tools they need to maintain the system themselves.
From small apartments to huge closets, Aarrssen even helps people sort through the emotional baggage that comes with learning to let go of clutter.
The show is only slated for four episodes, so make sure you catch it from the very beginning when it premieres Wednesday, June 24, on HGTV.