The Carbonaro Effect: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

truTV's hit comedic series The Carbonaro Effect features Michael Carbonaro, magician by trade and prankster at heart. In each new episode, Michael performs ingenious tricks on unsuspecting members of the public, all caught on hidden camera. Watch jaws drop when he causes a car to disappear into thin air or turns a tuft of hair into a living puppy. Whether posing as a coffee shop barista, museum curator or seemingly unremarkable store clerk, Michael Carbonaro's effect on people will leave you laughing out loud with his bewildering and thrilling illusions.

Series details

• Title: The Carbonaro Effect
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2014-05-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-01-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: truTV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 644

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Carbonaro — Michael Carbonaro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-05-15; final listed air date 2015-01-22.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-07-29; final listed air date 2016-06-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-02-01; final listed air date 2018-01-11; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-05-17; final listed air date 2019-02-07; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-11-07; final listed air date 2020-01-02; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Carbonaro Effect on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.