Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a magic competition television series in which magicians perform tricks in front of American magician-comedian duo Penn & Teller. Its first two seasons were hosted by Jonathan Ross, the third through ninth seasons were hosted by Alyson Hannigan and the tenth and eleventh season by Brooke Burke. Fool Us was filmed at Fountain Studios in London, England (season one) and the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino (season two onward), located in Las Vegas. After each performance, if Penn & Teller cannot figure out how a trick was done, the magician(s) who performed it win a Fool Us trophy (since season 2) and a five-star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's show, also at the Rio Hotel & Casino.

The eleventh season aired January–December 2025.

Format

Each episode starts off with the introduction stating the purpose of the series. Penn & Teller come out and take their seats towards center stage, and hopeful magicians perform. Most episodes are arranged to showcase four acts, performed in front of Penn & Teller and a live studio audience. For the second half of season 7 through season 9, the performances were to a virtual audience due to the coronavirus pandemic.

After each performance, Penn & Teller privately confer while the host interviews the magician. Penn then reveals if they know how the trick was performed, typically using cryptic language suggesting the kind of trick used. When cryptic language fails, they generally write down the method and present it privately to the magicians to confirm, so as to avoid publicly exposing the secrets behind the trick. Teller notes that the doublespeak helps teach people new techniques without spoiling the trick.

If Penn & Teller are wrong, or cannot figure out how the trick was done, the magician wins a Fool Us trophy (humorously branded with the abbreviation "FU") and the opportunity to later perform at one of Penn & Teller's Las Vegas shows. A backstage judge or judges, versed in the techniques of the magic industry and privately informed how the trick is done prior to the show, makes any necessary calls whether Penn & Teller were properly fooled. At the end of each episode, Penn & Teller perform a magic act of their own.

Production

The pilot of Fool Us was first commissioned by John Kaye Cooper, the controller of entertainment for ITV. In February 2011, it was announced that due to good viewing figures, a series of eight episodes had been commissioned, and would be produced by September Films and 1/17 Productions. The eight episodes were shot in a ten-day filming block, and began airing in June 2011.

It was announced on 28 June 2012 that ITV had cancelled the show, despite averaging 4 million viewers, higher than the norm for the timeslot. After finding moderate ratings success in running the ITV-produced episodes during the summer of 2014, The CW ordered a second season of original episodes to air in 2015. The second season was a ratings hit for The CW, giving the network its highest ratings in that time slot compared to the previous five years.

On 11 August 2015 the series was renewed for a third season by The CW which premiered on 13 July 2016, now hosted by Alyson Hannigan. The fourth season premiered on 13 July 2017. A special one-off April Fool's episode was broadcast on 2 April 2018 as a precursor to the fifth season, which premiered on 25 June 2018. After another April Fool's episode on 1 April 2019, the sixth season premiered on 17 June 2019.

In the summer of 2020 the show was renewed for a seventh season, which was set to begin filming in October 2020. Due to COVID-19 safety and travel restrictions, the second half of season 7 was filmed with a virtual audience, and international acts performed via video from their home countries. The magicians and crew were tested for COVID over 660 times, with every result negative. On 20 January 2022, the series was renewed for a ninth season. On 18 May 2023, the series was renewed for a tenth season, with new host Brooke Burke which was taped during the first weeks of July in the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The season premiered on 27 October 2023. In June 2024, the series was renewed for an eleventh season. Season 11 premiered on January 24, 2025.

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1Pilot7 January 2011(2011-01-07)ITV
818 June 2011(2011-06-18)28 August 2011(2011-08-28)
2136 July 2015(2015-07-06)5 October 2015(2015-10-05)The CW
31313 July 2016(2016-07-13)16 September 2016(2016-09-16)
41313 July 2017(2017-07-13)30 November 2017(2017-11-30)
51325 June 2018(2018-06-25)1 October 2018(2018-10-01)
61317 June 2019(2019-06-17)30 September 2019(2019-09-30)
7281422 June 2020(2020-06-22)16 November 2020(2020-11-16)
148 January 2021(2021-01-08)16 April 2021(2021-04-16)
8141 October 2021(2021-10-01)4 March 2022(2022-03-04)
91414 October 2022(2022-10-14)14 April 2023(2023-04-14)
102027 October 2023(2023-10-27)26 April 2024(2024-04-26)
112024 January 2025(2025-01-24)5 December 2025(2025-12-05)

Performers who fooled Penn & Teller are listed in bold type.

Season 1 (2011)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeUK viewers (millions)
1Pilot"How to Saw a Woman in Half"7 January 2011(2011-01-07)1094.28
United Kingdom Ali Cook, close-up and stage magician United Kingdom Richard Bellars, close-up and stage magician United Kingdom Michael Vincent, close-up and stage magician United Kingdom John Archer, magical comedy entertainer United Kingdom James More, stage magician and illusionist United Kingdom Benjamin Earl, card manipulator ITV website exclusives United Kingdom Damien O'Brien, street magician United Kingdom Noel Qualter, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Cell Fish" (later repeated for US run) and sawing a woman in halves
21"Teller Sucks... Helium"18 June 2011(2011-06-18)1074.07
United Kingdom High Jinx, illusionists and circus performers United Kingdom Jon Allen, street magician United Kingdom Graham Jolley, mind reader and mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Helium"
32"Stab a Card, Any Card..."25 June 2011(2011-06-25)1023.57
United Kingdom Mark Shortland, magical comedy entertainer France Mathieu Bich, card illusionist United Kingdom Young and Strange, street stage illusionists United Kingdom Daniel Madison, card illusionist Penn and Teller perform "Hand Stab"
43"Solid Goldfish"2 July 2011(2011-07-02)1033.12
United Kingdom Piff the Magic Dragon, magical comedy entertainer, Hungary Soma, illusionist United Kingdom Alan Hudson, close-up magician United Kingdom Damien O'Brien, street magician Teller performs "Silver Fish"
54"Teller is a Blockhead"9 July 2011(2011-07-09)1043.27
United Kingdom Daniel Kramer, illusionist United Kingdom Romany, the Diva of Magic, burlesque dancer and magician United Kingdom Alan Rorrison, close-up magician United Kingdom Richard Bellars, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Blockhead"
65"Penn Gets Nailed"16 July 2011(2011-07-16)1053.29
France Cubic Act, illusionists United Kingdom Nick Einhorn, mentalist United Kingdom Michael Vincent, close-up and stage magician United Kingdom Morgan & West, close-up and stage magicians Penn and Teller perform "Nail Gun"
76"The Magic of Polyester"23 July 2011(2011-07-23)1063.62
United Kingdom Gazzo, street magician United Kingdom Colin McLeod, mentalist United Kingdom Keelan and Charlotte, quick-change artists Sweden Brynolf & Ljung, illusionists Penn and Teller perform "Polyester"
87"A Bellyful of Needles"30 July 2011(2011-07-30)1013.22
Canada Shawn Farquhar, close-up/card magician United Kingdom Manuel Martinez, illusionist France Etienne Pradier, card magician United Kingdom Chris Dugdale, illusionist Teller performs "East Indian Needle Mystery"
98"Water Tanks for the Memories"28 August 2011(2011-08-28)108N/A
United Kingdom Lee Hathaway, cabaret act and close-up magician United Kingdom Jack Taperell, close-up magician United Kingdom Laura London, illusionist United Kingdom Paul & Martin Daniels, renowned magicians Penn and Teller perform "The Water Tank"

Unaired segments include:

Season 2 (2015)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
101"Phone-y Business"6 July 2015(2015-07-06)2021.66
United States Jon Armstrong, close-up magician France Xavier Mortimer, illusionist United States The Shocker, mentalist/illusionist United States Steven Brundage, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Cell Fish"
112"The Invisi-Ball Thread"13 July 2015(2015-07-13)2032.01
United States/Australia Leon and Romy, illusionists United States Mike Hammer, illusionist Canada/United States Shin Lim, close-up magician United States Peter Boie, illusionist Teller performs "The Red Ball"
123"Shoot to Kill"20 July 2015(2015-07-20)2011.81
United States Brian Brushwood, close-up magician Germany Simon Pierro, illusionist United States Handsome Jack, comedy magician United States Kyle Knight & Mistie, illusionist Penn and Teller perform "Magic Bullets" (The bullet catch)
134"Knife of the Party"27 July 2015(2015-07-27)2042.24
United States Austin Janik, close-up/card magician United States Amazing Allison, mentalist United States Mac King, illusionist United States Norman Ng, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Knife"
145"Mission Impossi-Ball"3 August 2015(2015-08-03)2052.06
United States Bill Cook, close-up magician Canada Wes Barker, illusionist United States Matthew Holtzclaw, close-up magician United States David Regal, illusionist Penn and Teller perform their version of the Cups and Balls
156"Now THAT'S Bunny!"10 August 2015(2015-08-10)2062.35
Canada Jay Sankey, close-up magician United States Greg Wilson, illusionist United States Trigg Watson, close-up magician United States Jen Kramer, close-up magician Penn and Teller pull a rabbit out of a hat
167"Penn's Favorite Card Trick"17 August 2015(2015-08-17)2072.10
Ukraine/United States Kostya Kimlat, card magician United States Frederick Falk, close-up magician Canada Chris Funk, card/stage magician United States Nate Dendy, stage magician Penn and teller perform a card trick in which they make the "Queen of Hearts" appear.
178"Teller Plays with a Full Deck"24 August 2015(2015-08-24)2091.87
United States Blake Vogt, close-up magician United States Joshua Jay, close-up magician United States Levent, comedy magician United States Ben Seidman, illusionist Penn and Teller perform "The Atheist's Deck of Cards"
189"Star Spangled Magic"31 August 2015(2015-08-31)2102.11
United States Riley Siegler, close-up/card magician China/United States Jade, illusionist United States Ran'd Shine, close-up magician United States David Roth, coin magician Penn and teller "burn" an American flag.
1910"Where There's Smoke There's Magic"14 September 2015(2015-09-14)2121.46
United States Joel Meyers & Spidey, mentalist duo United States Rick Lax, close-up/card magician United States Marcus Eddie, illusionist United States Bruce Gold, comedy magician Penn and Teller perform "Looks Simple"
2011"Teller Deflowers a Shadow"21 September 2015(2015-09-21)2111.15
United States Scott Alexander & Puck, illusionist United States Eric Jones, coin magician United States Mark Calabrese, close-up/card magician United States Paul Vigil, mentalist Teller performs "Shadows"
2112"Penn & Teller Ring Someone's Neck"28 September 2015(2015-09-28)2081.34
United States Victor & Diamond, illusionists United States Francis Menotti, mentalist China/United States Nash Fung, close-up magician United States Chad Juros, rope magician Penn and Teller perform their version of "Powers of Darkness"
2213"An Egg-Cellent Trick"5 October 2015(2015-10-05)2131.36
United States Derek Hughes, close-up/card magician United States Reuben Moreland, illusionist United States Suzanne, close-up magician United States Jared Kopf, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "One Minute Egg"

Season 3 (2016)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
231"Won't Get Fooled Again...?"13 July 2016(2016-07-13)3041.46
Canada Shawn Farquhar, mentalist United States Michael Kent, comedy magician United States Nathan Burton, illusionist United States Nathan Coe Marsh, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Love Ritual" (routine originally created by Woody Aragón)
242"Jesse Eisenberg Gets Carded"20 July 2016(2016-07-20)3031.21
United States Brett Loudermilk, sword swallower United States Dan Harlan, close-up/card magician Canada Ryan Joyce, illusionist United States Kyle Eschen, comedy magician Penn and Teller perform a card trick with Jesse Eisenberg in which they make selected cards appear as tattoos on their bodies.
253"Have A Blast"27 July 2016(2016-07-27)3021.18
Mexico Robert Ramirez, comedy mentalist Poland/United Kingdom Dominik (Krzanowski), illusionist United States Joel Ward, comedy magician Canada Mahdi Gilbert, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform "Blast Off"
264"Penn Plays With Fire"3 August 2016(2016-08-03)3051.42
United States David and Leeman, comedy magician United States Jibrizy, close-up magician United States Rick Maisel, escape artist Dominican Republic Felix Bodden, close-up/card magician Penn performs a fire eating routine.
275"You Dirty Rathead!"10 August 2016(2016-08-10)3011.43
United States Alex Ramon, illusionist Canada Greg Frewin, illusionist United States Vinny Grosso, comedy magician United States Arthur Trace, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform the "Room 101 Card Trick"
286"Penn & Teller Snake their Chances"17 August 2016(2016-08-17)3091.47
United States Elliot Zimet, illusionist United States Paul Gertner, close-up/card magician Canada Matthew DiSero, comedy mentalist Lithuania Rokas Bernatonis, illusionist Penn and Teller cut and restore a live snake while discussing the controversy that arose when they performed the trick on Saturday Night Live in the 80s.
297"Juggle, Juggle, Penn's in Trouble"24 August 2016(2016-08-24)3081.49
Canada Vitaly Beckman, illusionist Australia Simon Coronel, illusionist United States Mac King, comedy magician United States Kevin Viner, mentalist Penn juggles lit torches and broken bottles while reciting a monologue
308"Here's Moxie!"31 August 2016(2016-08-31)3061.78
United States Matthew Laslo, illusionist United States Rob Zabrecky, mentalist United States David Garrard, illusionist United States Wayne Hoffman, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Chipper"
319"The Great Escape"2 September 2016(2016-09-02)3071.28
France Xavier Mortimer, illusionist United States Fielding West, comedy magician United States Caleb Wiles, close up/card magician United States Kevin Hall The Magic Maniac, comedy magician Pilobolus performs a tribute to Houdini.
3210"To Tea Or Not To Tea?"7 September 2016(2016-09-07)3101.54
Germany Timon Krause, mentalist United States Kyle Marlett, close up/card magician Canada The Evasons, mentalists United States Chef Anton, illusionist Penn and Teller perform "TSA"
3311"Penn & Teller Get Trapped"9 September 2016(2016-09-09)3111.41
United States Christopher Tracy & Jim Leach, comedy magicians Canada Neil Croswell, illusionist United States Ben Young, illusionist Ethiopia/Republic of Ireland Henok, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Animal Traps"
3412"Penn & Teller Rip for your Pleasure"14 September 2016(2016-09-14)3121.38
United States Joseph Réohm, illusionist United States Brent Braun, close-up/card magician United States Chris Rose, close-up magician United States Charles Bach, illusionist Penn and Teller perform the torn and restored newspaper.
3513"Can Penn & Teller Fool Penn & Teller"16 September 2016(2016-09-16)3131.34
United States Anthony Asimov, close-up magician United States Angela Funovits, mentalist United States Ivan Amodei, mentalist United States Vince Charming, illusionist Penn and Teller perform signed card to mouth with a muffin.

Season 4 (2017)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
361"Penn & Teller Teach You a Trick"13 July 2017(2017-07-13)4021.62
United States Richard Turner, card mechanic United Kingdom Young & Strange, illusionist United States Kayla Drescher, illusionist United States Mike Super, mentalist Penn and Teller teach a trick you can do at home, featuring a card reveal from the cast of Jane the Virgin
372"Penn, Teller and a Mind Reading Chicken"20 July 2017(2017-07-20)4011.72
United States Jonathan Burns, comedy magician Belgium Jo De Rijck, mentalist United States David Caserta, illusionist United States Jimmy Ichihana, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform "Scleral Shells," in which a chosen card is revealed on Teller's eyeballs.
383"Teller Flips a Bird"27 July 2017(2017-07-27)4031.56
United States Misty Lee, close-up magician Canada/United States Shin Lim, close-up magician United Kingdom Andi Gladwin, comedy magician Canada Hatfields, illusionist Penn and Teller perform Johnny Thompson's "The Great Tomsoni and Company" (comedy dove production routine).
394"50/50 Chance"3 August 2017(2017-08-03)4051.64
Canada Matt Johnson, escape artist Ecuador Siegfried Tieber, close-up/card magician United States Jafo (Jason Fields), close-up/coin magician United States Jessica Jane Peterson, illusionist Penn and Teller perform the "World's Most Expensive Card Trick" on the Las Vegas Strip.
405"Does This Trick Ring a Bell?"10 August 2017(2017-08-10)4071.53
United States Dyno Staats, illusionist United States Aiden Sinclair, mentalist Sweden Axel Adler, illusionist United States David Parr, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform "Circle Stop"
416"Something Fishy This Way Comes"17 August 2017(2017-08-17)4121.49
United States Dan Sperry, illusionist Canada Jean-Pierre Parent, comedy magician Scotland Naathan Phan, illusionist Canada Richard Forget, illusionist Penn and Teller perform a book test with Piff the Magic Dragon.
427"A Big Round of Applause for Alyson"24 August 2017(2017-08-24)4111.48
Italy Riccardo Berdini, mentalist Russia/Canada Yan Markson, mentalist/magician Czech Republic Ondřej Pšenička, close-up magician United States Glenn Morphew, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform "Surveillance"
438"I Dream of Genie Tube"7 September 2017(2017-09-07)4101.42
United States Dennis Watkins, close-up/card magician United States Jeff McBride, manipulation United States Kevin Li, close-up illusionist United States Steve Marshall, dice stacking magician Penn and Teller perform "Tube to Bunny" (Genie Tube effect)
449"Penn & Teller Are Full of Hot Air"14 September 2017(2017-09-14)4131.48
United States Liberty Larsen, close-up/card magician Spain Jorge Blass, close-up/card magician United States Paul Gertner, close-up/card magician Italy Sergio Starman, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Flates"
4510"Monkey Business"21 September 2017(2017-09-21)4041.55
United States Sean-Paul & Juliana Fay, close-up/card magicians United States Jason Andrews, illusionist United States Eric Mead, close-up magician United States Reza Borchardt, card magician Penn and Teller perform "The National Magic Trick" (vanishing handkerchief)
4611"Penn Does the Heavy Lifting"25 September 2017(2017-09-25)4090.92
United States Stuart MacDonald, close-up magician United States Kyle Littleton, card magician United States Lion Fludd, close-up/card magician United States The Beckers, illusionists Penn and Teller perform Robert-Houdin's "Light and Heavy Chest"
4712"Penn & Teller & Dracula"28 September 2017(2017-09-28)4081.66
United States Mike Bliss, comedy magician Canada Ekaterina, mentalist Spain Javi Benitez, close-up/card magician Israel Ran Gafner, mentalist Penn and Teller perform their Dracula presentation of the ball and vase.
4813"Hanging Out with Penn & Teller"30 November 2017(2017-11-30)4061.14
France/Canada Patrik Kuffs, close-up/card magician United States Todd Lamanske, card magician United States Adam Wilber, close-up/card magician Spain Hector, close-up illusionist Jen Kramer and AmberLynn Walker

Season 5 (2018)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
49–"April Fool Us Day"2 April 2018(2018-04-02)N/A0.94
A special episode.
501"Penn the Magic Dragon"25 June 2018(2018-06-25)5031.35
United States Matt Marcy, comedy magician Canada The Sentimentalists, mentalist United States Andrew Evans, illusionist Australia Dom Chambers, close-up magician Penn and Piff the Magic Dragon perform a "Pop and Piff" routine
512"The Rematch"2 July 2018(2018-07-02)5021.34
United States Vinny Grosso, comedy magician United Kingdom Morgan & West, close-up and stage United States Paul Gertner, close-up/card magician United States Eric Jones, coin magician Penn and Teller perform "Misdirection"
523"Penn & Teller Get Loopy"9 July 2018(2018-07-09)5041.29
United States Ryan Chandler, close-up magician Canada Ryan Hayashi, samurai/coin magician Germany Dirk Losander, illusionist United States Ed Ripley, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform the "Tomsoni Box"
534"Here Comes the Magic"16 July 2018(2018-07-16)5011.39
United States Danny Cole, illusionist Ukraine/United States Kostya Kimlat, card magician Sweden Håkan Berg, comedy magician United States John Hinton, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Blues Box"
545"Psych!!"23 July 2018(2018-07-23)5081.45
United States Emily Victoria, mentalist Germany Patrick Folkerts, illusionist United States Migz, close-up/card magician United States Seth Grabel, escape artist Penn and Teller perform the egg bag with Kim Raver.
556"Penn & Teller Against the World"30 July 2018(2018-07-30)5061.38
Japan Taijyu Fujiyama, close-up/stage magician Germany Pit Hartling, close-up/card magician Australia Helen Coghlan, illusionist Israel Menny Lindenfeld, mentalist Penn and Teller perform a shell game with mint containers.
567"Imagine (Magic) Dragons"6 August 2018(2018-08-06)5051.31
United States Erik Tait, comedy magician United Kingdom Rebecca Herrera, mentalist Japan TanBA, danger magician Canada Ian Stewart, stunt magician/hypnotist Penn and Teller perform a card trick with Dan Reynolds
578"Here Lie Penn & Teller"13 August 2018(2018-08-13)5091.60
Canada Damien James, mentalist/ventriloquist China Kelvin Chow, close-up/card magician United States Joshua Lozoff, mentalist Canada Murray SawChuck, illusionist Penn and Teller teach a card trick in which the card is revealed on a grave marker.
589"Teller's Gambling Problem"20 August 2018(2018-08-20)5111.28
United States Will Bradshaw, stunt magician United States Eric Dittelman, comedy mentalist Finland Christian Engblom, close-up/card magician France Compagnie des Dragonfly, illusionist group Penn and Teller perform "Teller's Gambling Problem" with Tom Green
5910"Penn & Teller Keep You In Suspense"27 August 2018(2018-08-27)5071.62
Germany Simon Pierro, illusionist Canada Nicholas Wallace, danger magician Canada Darcy Oake, close-up/card magician United States Alex Geiser, coin magician Penn and Teller perform the chair suspension.
6011"The Fool Us Zone"3 September 2018(2018-09-03)5101.34
United States Tyler Twombly, close-up illusionist United States Michael Rubinstein, coin magician United States Anastasia Synn, illusionist United States Adam Cheyer, card magician Penn performs "Barrel"
6112"Never Trust A Magician"24 September 2018(2018-09-24)5120.89
France Alexandra Duvivier, card magician United States Christine Barger & Darlene Hollywood, mentalists United Kingdom Jamie Allan, close-up illusionist Republic of Ireland/United States Christopher Grace, mentalist Penn performs "Trust"
6213"Let's Hear It For The Kids"1 October 2018(2018-10-01)5131.16
Spain Kiko Pastur, close-up magician Canada Jason Palter, comedy magician United Kingdom Michael Gee, card magician United States Bryan Saint, illusionist Penn and Teller perform a trick in which children are taught to correctly guess the color of randomly selected balls.

Season 6 (2019)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
63–"April Fool Us Day 2019"1 April 2019(2019-04-01)N/A0.74[citation needed]
A special episode.
641"David Copperfield vs. Penn & Teller"17 June 2019(2019-06-17)6011.31
Netherlands Jan Reinder, stunt magician Czech Republic Ondřej Pšenička, close-up/card magician United States Giancarlo Bernini, close-up magician United States Penn & Teller, comedy magicians
652"They're Baaack!"24 June 2019(2019-06-24)6021.10
Spain Javi Benitez, close-up magician United Kingdom Rebecca Herrera, mentalist Australia Helen Coghlan, escapologist United States Danny Cole, illusionist
663"Penn & Teller vs. Inventors"1 July 2019(2019-07-01)6031.14
Sweden Arkadia, comedy mentalist Germany Harry Keaton, hypnotist Spain Jandro, comedy mentalist United States Derek Selinger, danger magician/illusionist
674"Penn & Teller Cure the Common Code"8 July 2019(2019-07-08)6041.15
United States Anna DeGuzman, card manipulator Italy Raffaele Scircoli, mentalist United States Allen Abbott, illusionist Germany Axel Hecklau, close-up magician
685"Penn & Teller Hit the Streets"15 July 2019(2019-07-15)6051.18
Spain Adrián Carratalá, close-up magician United States Kevin Blake, card mentalist Canada Ryan Stock & AmberLynn Walker, illusionists/danger duo Italy Christopher Castellini, mentalist
696"Duck! It's Alyson!"22 July 2019(2019-07-22)6061.18
United States Jimmy Ichihana, close-up/card magician Belgium Herbert & Alyson, illusionists Canada Eric Samuels, mentalist China Rabby Yang, mentalist
707"Are You Better Magicians Than a 6th Grader?"29 July 2019(2019-07-29)6071.15
Norway Hans Petter Secker, card mechanic Spain Xulio Merino, close-up magician United States Zoe LaFleur, close-up/card magician United States Josh Farley, illusionist
718"2nd Chance Foolers"5 August 2019(2019-08-05)6081.24
United States Marcus Eddie, close-up and card magician United States Kevin Li, mentalist United States Blake Vogt & Jana, danger magicians Mexico Robert Ramirez, close-up magicians
729"Magic Meatballs"19 August 2019(2019-08-19)6091.25
Austria Anca & Lucca, mentalist duo Sweden Tom Stone, illusionist United States Jon & Owen (The Passing Zone), juggling magic duo Taiwan Horret Wu, close-up/card magician
7310"Magical Moxie"26 August 2019(2019-08-26)6101.21
Austria Wolfgang Moser, illusionist United States Johnny Magic, mentalist Spain Pere Rafart, comedy magician Italy Giacomo Bertini, coin magician
7411"The Mind Noodler"9 September 2019(2019-09-09)6111.14
United States Scott Green, comedy mentalist United States Matt Donnelly: The Mind Noodler, comedy magician United States Doc Dixon, comedy magician South Korea Sangsoon Kim, close-up illusionist
7512"Magic is Bad for Your Health"23 September 2019(2019-09-23)6120.88
Canada Lucy Darling, stage magician (Carisa Hendrix) France Nestor Hato, close-up/card magician Spain Alfonso Rituerto, coin magician United Kingdom Keelan Leyser & Matt Daniel-Baker, illusionist duo
7613"Virtual Reality"30 September 2019(2019-09-30)6130.91
Spain Woody Aragon, close-up/card magician United States Denny Corby, mentalist China Sinbad Max, coin magician United States John Walton, mentalist
77–"Merry Fool Us"29 November 2019(2019-11-29)N/AN/A
A special episode. All the performers received a special holiday themed participation trophy. United States Mat Franco, card magician United States Adam Trent, illusionist Israel Asi Wind, magician/mentalist United Kingdom Mark Shortland, magical comedy entertainer

Season 7 (2020–21)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
Part 1
781"Third Time's the Charm"22 June 2020(2020-06-22)7011.13
Canada Shawn Farquhar, close-up card magician Australia Helen Coghlan, escapologist Czech Republic Ondřej Pšenička, card magician United States Paul Gertner, close-up card magician
792"Teller vs. Penn"29 June 2020(2020-06-29)7021.02
Canada Eric Leclerc, close-up magician New Zealand Dev Sherman, close-up/card magician China Conan Liu, illusionist Spain Rubén Vilagrand, comedy magician United States Penn Jillette, juggler
803"Fool Us: The Home Game"6 July 2020(2020-07-06)7030.93
United States Caleb Wiles, card magician South Korea D.K., close-up illusionist United States Wes Iseli, mentalist Germany Alana, illusionist Teller builds a card castle while Penn and the Passing Zone juggle increasingly distracting/damaging objects.
814"Teller Talks!!!"13 July 2020(2020-07-13)7040.94
Canada Miranda Allen, escapologist Argentina Iñaki Zabaletta, close-up/card magician United States Keith Kong, mentalist Brazil Guilherme Silveira, mentalist Penn and Teller provide a tutorial on the French Drop.
825"Watermelon Surgery"20 July 2020(2020-07-20)7051.02
Israel Guy Bavli, mentalist Spain Javier Botía, mentalist India B.S. Reddy, illusionist United States Chad Allen, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform "Watermelon Surgery"
836"P&T in 3D...Glasses"3 August 2020(2020-08-03)7060.90
Netherlands Hans Klok, illusionist Canada Michael Bourada, mentalist Norway Hedné, card magician Canada Vincenzo Ravina, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Multiple Outs"
847"Penn's Stupid Rope Trick"17 August 2020(2020-08-17)7070.96
Japan Sora, mentalist Germany Jaana Felicitas, illusionist Spain Mario López, comedy illusionist Canada Clinton W. Gray, danger magician Penn performs "Stupid"
858"Brad Sherwood's Nuts"24 August 2020(2020-08-24)7081.01
United States Mike Hammer, comedy magician France Léa Kyle, quick change artist Spain Dante, close-up/card magician Japan Takamiz Usui, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Pull Your Cash Out" (torn and restored bill effect.)
869"The Placebo Effect"31 August 2020(2020-08-31)7090.92
Uruguay Daniel K, close-up magician Japan Yukihiro Katayama, card manipulator United States Andrew Evans, illusionist France David Stone, comedy magician Penn and Teller perform "Placebo"
8710"Deep Fake Penn"5 October 2020(2020-10-05)7100.78
France Boris Wild, close-up/card magician Spain Ramó & Alegría, illusionist duo Japan Jonio, close-up magician United States Ricardo Rosenkranz, danger magician Penn and Teller perform "Cowboy"
8811"Say Hello to My Little Ball Pit Troll"12 October 2020(2020-10-12)7110.87
Spain Jandro, comedy magician United States David Parr, danger magician United States Magical Katrina, mentalist United States Daniel Roy, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform "Ball Pit Troll"
8912"Lord of the Ring"19 October 2020(2020-10-19)7120.85
United Kingdom Anna Ferris Simpson, mentalist Australia Pierre Ulric, mentalist United States Garrett Thomas, close-up/card magician United States Francis Menotti, card magician Penn and Teller perform "How We Met" (previously known as "Cuffed to a Creep")
9013"Jaws of Death"26 October 2020(2020-10-26)7130.85
United States Blaise Serra, close-up/card magician United States Leon Etienne, danger magician France Xavier Mortimer, illusionist Luxembourg Sylvain Juzan, close-up magician Penn performs "Correlation Sticks"
9114"Magic With a Property Brother"16 November 2020(2020-11-16)7140.79
United Kingdom Ali Cook, close-up magician United States Tony Clark, close-up magician Germany Till Haunschild, card magician Argentina Tony Montana, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "52 Squared" (card at any location with a set of 52 sheets of 56 cards each.)
Part 2
9215"Penn & Teller Go for the Juggler"8 January 2021(2021-01-08)7150.73
United States Noah Sonie, comedy magician Sweden Malin Nilsson, illusionist United States Peter Samelson, close-up/card magician United States Michael Karl, mentalist
9316"Teller vs Penn: The Rematch"15 January 2021(2021-01-15)7160.76
United States Jonathan Burns, escapologist Taiwan Eric Chien, close-up magician China Jeremiah Zuo, card magician Netherlands Sabine van Diemen, illusionist Teller
9417"Jedi Mind Tricks"22 January 2021(2021-01-22)7170.75
United States Chris Capehart, close-up magician China Yan Yan Ma, illusionist Germany Topas, close-up magician United States Jason and Stacy Alan, card magicians
9518"Teller Gets Smashed"29 January 2021(2021-01-29)7180.82
South Korea Jeki Yoo, close-up magician United Kingdom Matthew Pomeroy & Natasha Lamb, mentalists United States Peter K. Wood, Collector of the Impossible United Kingdom Lewis Starnes, close-up magician
9619"Penn & Teller Go for a Spin"5 February 2021(2021-02-05)7190.83
Spain Dania Diaz, close-up magician United States Greg Gleason, close-up/card magician United States Cameron Braxton, card magician France Florian Sainvet, illusionist/manipulator
9720"Niagara Fools"19 February 2021(2021-02-19)7200.68
United States Greg Frewin, escapologist United States Dyna Staats, mentalist United States Matt Marcy, comedy magician Brazil Guilherme Silveira, mentalist
9821"Back to the Future"26 February 2021(2021-02-26)7210.76
United States Abby Segal, mentalist United Kingdom Noel Qualter, close-up and iPad magician Germany Christoph Kuch, mentalist United States Ray Lum, illusionist/illusion fabricator
9922"P&T Get the Finger"5 March 2021(2021-03-05)7220.69
United States Sanjeev Vinodh, card magician United States Doc Dixon, comedy magician United States David Merlin, illusionist Germany Jorg Alexander, close-up magician
10023"Turn That Frown Upside Down"12 March 2021(2021-03-12)7230.71
United States Tyler Twombly, close-up magician United Kingdom Josephine Lee, stage magician Switzerland Lionel Dellberg, close-up magician United States Aaron Hickok, close-up/card magician
10124"The Magic Toilet"19 March 2021(2021-03-19)7240.80
United States Mac King, comedy magician United States David Shareef, close-up/card magician Costa Rica Alejandro Navas, card magician Canada Vitaly Beckman, illusionist
10225"Penn & Tarot"26 March 2021(2021-03-26)7250.74
Australia Simon Coronel, close-up magician United Kingdom John Morton, mentalist Italy Alberto Giorgi, illusionist United States Makoto Halverson, close-up/card magician
10326"Teller's Wonderland"2 April 2021(2021-04-02)7260.69
Canada Ryan and Johnny Hayashi, illusionists United States Nathaniel Segal, mentalist Spain Jandro, comedy mentalist United States Bill Goodwin, card magician
10427"Magic R App"9 April 2021(2021-04-09)7270.72
Germany Moritz Mueller, card magician United States Michael Feldman, illusionist United Kingdom Magical Bones, close-up magician United States Seth Raphael, mentalist
10528"Penn & Teller Double Down"16 April 2021(2021-04-16)7280.65
Penn & Teller and Gloria Estefan (Tattoo) Ecuador Siegfried Tieber, card magician United States Rick Wilcox, close-up magician Germany Willi Auerbach, illusionist

Season 8 (2021–22)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
1061"Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare"1 October 2021(2021-10-01)8030.67
Spain Jandro, stage magician United Kingdom Piff the Magic Dragon, comedy magician Australia Helen Coghlan, escapologist United States Paul Gertner, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform "Gorilla"
1072"Magic with a Wolf"8 October 2021(2021-10-08)8020.67
United States The Shocker, danger magician Germany Magic Maxl, close-up magician South Korea Jeki Yoo, close-up/card magician United States Ben Seidman, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Spike Tape"
1083"Happy Birthday!"15 October 2021(2021-10-15)8010.74
United States Amanda Nepo, close-up/card magician Japan Shoot Ogawa, close-up/coin magician Italy Ale Bellotto & Giulia Musso, illusionists Canada Mark Clearview, comedy magician Penn and Teller perform "Birthday" (Zoom call magic routine)
1094"Monkeys, Donuts and X-Men"22 October 2021(2021-10-22)8060.65
India Anchal Kumawat, stage magician United States Mark Doetsch, close-up magician United States Michael O'Brien, close-up magician Spain Adrián Carratalá, card magician Penn and Teller perform "Donut"
1105"Teller Gets Whacked!"5 November 2021(2021-11-05)8040.67
United States Alex Ramon United States Micah (Micah Cover) Scotland Cameron Young United States Matthew Teague Penn and Teller Perform "Whack-A-Teller"
1116"Penn & Tizzle"12 November 2021(2021-11-12)8050.65
United States Leroya Sanford United States Joshua Jay Chile Gabriel Gascon Italy Luca Volpe
1127"Rock Paper Magic!"19 November 2021(2021-11-19)8070.69
United States Hayden Childress Norway Hans Petter Secker United States Benjamin Barnes United Kingdom Jay & Joss Penn and Teller perform "Camel"
1138"Magic Cubed"3 December 2021(2021-12-03)8080.73
United States Sydney Weaver United States Steven Palmore United States Danny Ray United States Bobby Torkova
1149"Chocolate Magic"7 January 2022(2022-01-07)8090.89
United States Tori Noquez Canada Alex Boyer United Kingdom Andi Gladwin Germany Topas, close-up magician
11510"The Penn-Tagram"14 January 2022(2022-01-14)8100.86
Mellow Paige Thompson Stanley Zhou Jonathon Lachance
11611"Stabba Dabba Deck"21 January 2022(2022-01-21)8110.91
Zak Mirz John-Henry Andy Deemer Thomas Solomon
11712"P&T's Super Bowl Halftime Show"28 January 2022(2022-01-28)8130.76
United States/Lithuania Rick Smith Jr. & Rokas Lindsey Noel Jason Suran Roddy McGhie
11813"Penn on Fire"25 February 2022(2022-02-25)8120.76
John Fitzsimmons David Corsaro Diego & Elena Bentley Burns
11914"Ghostbusters"4 March 2022(2022-03-04)8140.85
Sean-Paul & Juliana Fay Italy Disguido, stage magicians Scott Kahn Star Newman

Season 9 (2022–23)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
1201"Single-Handed Three-Legged Twin Bullet Catch"14 October 2022(2022-10-14)9010.55
Jon Mobley The Van Hargen Twins Axel Adler Chris Canfield Penn and Teller perform "Bucket of Blood"
1212"Sleight of Foot"21 October 2022(2022-10-21)9020.75
Theron Christensen Jaana Felicitas Benjamin Barnes Brian Curry Penn and Teller perform "Sleight of Foot"
1223"Four Fools and Counting..."28 October 2022(2022-10-28)9030.54
Yann Yuro Australia Helen Coghlan Jason Michaels Alexander Boyce Penn and Teller perform "Español"
1234"Alyson's Smart Ass"4 November 2022(2022-11-04)9040.81
Spain Dani Daortiz, close-up card magician United States Knight & Gayle, spiritualist magician duo Canada Jonah Babins & Ben Train, illusionist duo United States Jason Fields, parlor magician Penn performs "Smart Ass"
1245"Teller and the Big Dummy"11 November 2022(2022-11-11)9050.64
Apollo Riego Rachel Wax Hungary Kolos United States Peter Wood - Collector of the Impossible
1256"Magic Socks Big Time"18 November 2022(2022-11-18)9060.78
Gabriella Lester Howard Blackwell Taiwan Horret Wu United States Michael Rubinstein
1267"That (Bleeping) Teller!"2 December 2022(2022-12-02)9070.72
Luka Vidovic Connor McDonald & Kenshin Amagi Marc Desouza Kevin Micoud
1278"Penn & Teller Animal Style"20 January 2023(2023-01-20)9080.72
Belgium Jo De Rijck, mentalist Nick Paul Sachin KM Christopher T & Sam the Doggo
1289"Tic Tac Time Travel"27 January 2023(2023-01-27)9090.73
Dustin Dean Alan Hudson Kruti Parekh Kyle Purnell
12910"The Evil Magic Octopus"3 February 2023(2023-02-03)9100.69
Mr. Cuddles (Damien James) Mantas Wizard Andy Gershenzon PeruAlejandro Linian
13011"Full Frontal Magic"10 February 2023(2023-02-10)9110.62
Hector Mancha Adam Parisi Ben Zabin Robert Strong
13112"P & T Could Die Any Minute"31 March 2023(2023-03-31)9120.56
Jandro Ben Kraatz Judge Gary Brown Puck
13213"Chicken Trickin"7 April 2023(2023-04-07)9130.62
Seren & Nathan Caleb Morgan Spain Alfonso Rituerto, coin magician United States Ricardo Rosenkranz, Physician Magician
13314"Alyson Might Throw Up"14 April 2023(2023-04-14)9140.62
Raymi United Kingdom Kat Hudson Spain Javier Natera

Season 10 (2023–24)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
1341"Who's Your Daddy?!"27 October 2023(2023-10-27)10010.46
United States Moxie Jillette, magician and Penn Jillette's son Taiwan Daxien, illusionist United States The Cosmic Romantics, mentalist duo United States David Schwartz, close-up magician First episode of the series to have two successful foolers on the same show.
1352"2 Dead in Tonight's Episode"3 November 2023(2023-11-03)10020.65
Canada Alexandra, close-up magician Russia Artem, illusionist United States Anthony Dempsey, mentalist Norway Rune Carlsen, coin magician Penn juggles three different objects: a ping pong ball, apple, and bowling ball.
1363"Magic is Sexy"10 November 2023(2023-11-10)10030.69
United States Cash, close-up/card magician Czech Republic Aleš Hrdlička, illusionist Brazil Henry & Klauss, escapologists Canada Jonah Babins & Ben Train, illusionist duo Penn and Teller perform "Finding a needle in a haystack".
1374"We've Got a Racoon Problem"17 November 2023(2023-11-17)10040.61
Portugal Solange Kardinaly, quick change artist Finland Christian Engblom, close-up/card magician Spain Antonio Martinez, illusionist United States Ari Novick, mentalist Penn and Teller perform "Gift Shop" (credit card to impossible location).
1385"The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick"1 December 2023(2023-12-01)10050.55
United States Joe Monti, street magician China Ding Yang, illusionist United States Matt Baker, mentalist Chile Arturo Fuenzalida, coin magician Penn and Teller perform "The Bill-In-Penn's Head Trick" - reverse "Bill in Lemon" plot.
1396"Badass Brooke"8 December 2023(2023-12-08)10060.61
Spain Ramo & Alegria, escapologists United States Bryan Saint, illusionist South Korea Sion, illusionist Sweden Vilgot Michelin, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller do not perform; Brooke Burke performs "Dental Floss through ear".
1407"The Princess and the Wizard"22 December 2023(2023-12-22)1007n/a
United States Benjamin Barnes, close-up/card magician Japan Hara, illusionist Australia Helen Coghlan, escapologist Uruguay Daniel K, close-up magician Penn and Teller perform Mark Wilson's original Sawing in Half Illusion (aka Allakazam Railroad - built by John Gaughan) Also; not only the second episode of the series to have two winners on same show. But, the first one to have them back-to-back!
1418"The Smallest Biggest Magic Trick Ever"12 January 2024(2024-01-12)10080.68
United States Blake Vogt, close-up magician United States Marc DeSouza, close-up magician United States AnnaRose, hypnotist Spain Willy Monroe, illusionist Penn and Teller perform Pizza Prediction.
1429"Penn & Teller vs. A Magic Hamster"19 January 2024(2024-01-19)10090.68
Belgium Jo De Rijck, mentalist Spain Adrian Vega, comedy magician Japan Nao Murata, illusionist United States Jonathan Steigman, mentalist Penn and Teller perform The Six Card Repeat.
14310"A Magical Punch in the Face"26 January 2024(2024-01-26)10100.66
China Jeffrey Wang, coin magician United States Sanjeev Vinodh, card magician Spain Miraver, illusionist Denmark Mortenn Christiansen, comedy magician Penn and Teller perform Ring on Rose - transposition.
14411"The Youngest Act in Fool Us History"2 February 2024(2024-02-02)10110.63
United States Giancarlo Bernini, close-up magician United States Rachel Ling Gordon, illusionist France Triton, comedy magician United States Joe Diamond, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform Paper Balls over the Head - with eggs.
14512"It's Snot Magic!"16 February 2024(2024-02-16)10120.59
United States Jimmy Ichihana, close-up/card magician South Africa Brendon Peel & Li Lau, stunt magicians South Korea Jin Hyoung Han, illusionist United States Dana Pleasant, close-up magician
14613"Game of Drones"23 February 2024(2024-02-23)10130.64
Canada Wes Barker, illusionist Argentina Henry Evans, card magician Spain Gonzalo Albiñana, illusionist United Kingdom Keona, mentalist Penn and Teller perform a card stab with a drone.
14714"Brought To You by the Letter P"1 March 2024(2024-03-01)10140.57
Sweden Jacob Schenström, illusionist Czech Republic Ondřej Pšenička, card magician United States John Lewit, comedy magician United States Chris Capehart, close-up magician
14815"Dan Quayle Gets Shot by a T-Shirt Cannon"15 March 2024(2024-03-15)10150.57
South Korea Kimoon Do, card mechanic United States Matt The Mind Noodler, comedy magician (Matt Donnelly) United States Brielle, mentalist Peru Bruno Tarnecci, illusionist
14916"Magicians Like to Spoon"22 March 2024(2024-03-22)10160.69
United States Ben Jackson, close-up magician (determined during commercial break to have successfully fooled P&T.) Spain Juan Luis Rubiales, card magician Germany Harry Keaton, hypnotist Japan Shoot Ogawa, close-up/coin magician
15017"It Takes Balls to be a Magician"29 March 2024(2024-03-29)10170.72
Spain Javi Rufo, illusionist United States Emma Olson, mentalist United States Sean Ridgeway, card magician United States Jim Vines, close-up magician
15118"Shut Up - You Fooled Us!"5 April 2024(2024-04-05)10180.51
United States Jason & Stacy Alan, mentalist duo France Markobi, comedy magician Spain Luis Olmedo, illusionist United States Alyx Hilshey, street magician
15219"Magic is for the Birds"19 April 2024(2024-04-19)10190.62
United Kingdom Emily Robinson-Hardy, close-up/card magician South Korea C.Y., illusionist United States Nick Diffatte, comedy magician Germany Cody Stone, illusionist
15320"Now Teller Won't Shut Up"26 April 2024(2024-04-26)10200.63
Republic of Ireland Nikola Arkane, illusionist Spain Rubi, comedy magician United States Vinny Grosso, comedy magician Spain Gonzalo Mateos, close-up/card magician Penn and Teller perform a magic trick where they spoof each other (requiring Teller to actually talk!). Also, first episode in the series to have two contending foolers from Spain in the same show.

Season 11 (2025)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release dateProd. codeU.S. viewers (millions)
1541"The Penn & Teller 50th Anniversary Special"24 January 2025(2025-01-24)11120.65
United Kingdom Young & Strange, illusionist United Kingdom/ Spain Piff the Magic Dragon with Jandro, comedy magicians Italy Piero Venesia Penn and Teller perform "Entropy."
1552"A Magician Gives Brooke the Bird"31 January 2025(2025-01-31)11010.60
United States Blake Vogt, close-up magician Argentina Hernán Maccagno Republic of Ireland Ella Nicholson Germany Friedrich Roitzsch Penn and Teller perform "Battle of Dreams" Also, first episode, this season to have a potential fooler from South America.
1563"Magic is in the Air"7 February 2025(2025-02-07)11020.51
United Kingdom Magic Singh Germany Nikolai Striebel United States Dreygon Spain Sara Rodriguez Penn, Teller, Piff, and Brooke perform a packet trick.
1574"No More Mister Knife Guy"14 February 2025(2025-02-14)11030.57
Spain Juan Luis Rubiales, card magician South Africa Anja United Kingdom Luke Osey Spain Joshua Kenneth Penn and Teller perform "Birthday Coincidence"
1585"Nerd Magic"21 February 2025(2025-02-21)11040.59
Italy Francesco Della Bona United States Liam Abner Scotland Tom Crosbie Japan Ben Daggers Penn and Teller don't perform; Jandro does a card trick for Brooke.
1596"Burning Down the House"28 February 2025(2025-02-28)11050.61
Canada Spencer Scurr Finland Markus Tervo Spain Adrián Vega, comedy magician Australia Simone Turkington Penn and Teller perform "Blue Kazoo"
1607"Penn Gets Shut Up"7 March 2025(2025-03-07)11060.53
United States Patrick Livingstone Uruguay Duo Hikmah Japan Sho Takashige United States Amanda Lindsey
1618"The Domino Effect"14 March 2025(2025-03-14)11070.47
Canada Clark Payne United States Rob Zabrecky, mentalist New Zealand Laser Kiwi, performance artists United States Peter Samelson, close-up/card magician
1629"House of Cards"21 March 2025(2025-03-21)11080.49
United States Harry Gorillagician France Nicholas Ribs United States Michael Dardant United States Shawn Preston
16310"Gotcha!"28 March 2025(2025-03-28)11090.68
Canada Vitaly Beckman, illusionist United States AnnaRose Einarsen Portugal Gonçalo Gil United States Ren X
16411"Penn and Teller Get Ducked"4 April 2025(2025-04-04)11100.50
United States John Michael Hinton Taiwan / Canada Billy Hsueh Israel Shimshi Brazil Bernardo Sedlacek First episode, this season, to feature a father/daughter team from Israel as secondary foolers!
16512"The Eight Stooges"11 April 2025(2025-04-11)11110.44
United States Jack Kelly mentalism/prediction Denmark Mortenn Christiansen, comedy magician Canada Robin Sheikh, balloon manipulation/prediction Spain Magic Samk, Russian roulette with Spanish cutlery.
16613"The Eyes Have It"10 October 2025(2025-10-10)11130.56
Canada Michael Pharoah Spain Xulio Merino, close-up magician (who did not fool P&T this time.) Germany Topas, close-up magician Germany Toby Rudolph
16714"Teller Gets a Talk Show"17 October 2025(2025-10-17)11140.38
United Kingdom Hollie England Italy Giancarlo Scalia, card magician United States Francis Menotti, mentalist/card magician France Gabriel Werlen, mentalist
16815"Waiter, There's a Confetti In My Magic"24 October 2025(2025-10-24)11150.50
Belgium Laurent Piron Canada Mark Clearview, comedy magician Canada Glenn West United States Abby Segal, mentalist
16916"The Psychic Gorilla"31 October 2025(2025-10-31)11160.42
Germany Jaana Felicitas & Nikolai Striebel United States Evan Northrup Germany Marc Weide United Kingdom Michael Vincent, close-up and stage magician
17017"I Now Pronounce You Magic and Wife"7 November 2025(2025-11-07)11170.53
Spain Paco Agrado United States The Cosmic Romantics, mentalist duo China Kingsley Xu France Damien Dubi
17118"It's Magic. Literally."14 November 2025(2025-11-14)11180.50
United States Trigg Watson, close-up magician Israel/United States Daniel Harel Netherlands Danny Urbanus United States Jon Mobley
17219"The Most Shocking and Bizarre Magic Trick Ever!"21 November 2025(2025-11-21)11190.48
United States Shock & Bizzare Germany Alexander Krist Belgium Jo De Rijck, mentalist Japan Gotaishi
17320"Can a Bison Buffalo Penn & Teller?"5 December 2025(2025-12-05)1120N/A
Netherlands Marco Grandia Luxembourg Sylvain Juzan, close-up magician Germany Alexander Merk United Kingdom Keona, mentalist

Reception

Critical reception

Readers of UKGameshows.com named it the second best new game show of 2011 in their "Hall of fame" poll.

In a November 26, 2019 essay, The New York Times Magazine gave Fool Us its "Letter of Recommendation," calling the show "an island of civility and generosity in our cruel, contentious and otherwise debased times."

Appearance on the show has become highly prestigious for magicians and more influential in marketing themselves than winning industry awards.

U.S. ratings

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
1"How to Saw a Woman in Half"6 August 20140.5/21.45
2"Teller Sucks... Helium"24 September 20140.5/21.51
3"Stab a Card, Any Card…"30 July 20140.5/21.75
4"Solid Goldfish"20 August 20140.5/21.69
5"Teller is a Blockhead"3 September 20140.7/22.07
6"Penn Gets Nailed"10 September 20140.5/21.73
7"The Magic of Polyester"17 September 20140.5/21.58
8"A Bellyful of Needles"13 August 20140.5/21.68
9"Water Tanks for the Memories"27 August 20140.5/21.59

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
1"Phone-y Business"6 July 20150.5/21.66
2"The Invisi-Ball Thread"13 July 20150.5/22.01
3"Shoot to Kill"20 July 20150.5/21.81
4"Knife of the Party"27 July 20150.6/32.24
5"Mission Impossi-Ball"3 August 20150.5/22.06
6"Now THAT'S Bunny!"10 August 20150.6/22.35
7"Penn's Favorite Card Trick"17 August 20150.5/22.10
8"Teller Plays with a Full Deck"24 August 20150.5/21.87
9"Star Spangled Magic"31 August 20150.6/22.11
10"Where There's Smoke There's Magic"14 September 20150.5/21.46
11"Teller Deflowers a Shadow"21 September 20150.3/11.15
12"Penn & Teller Ring Someone's Neck"28 September 20150.4/11.34
13"An Egg-Cellent Trick"5 October 20150.4/11.36

Season 3

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
1"Won't Get Fooled Again...?"13 July 20160.4/21.46
2"Jesse Eisenberg Gets Carded"20 July 20160.3/11.21
3"Penn & Teller Have a Blast"27 July 20160.3/11.18
4"Penn Plays with Fire"3 August 20160.4/21.42
5"You Dirty Rathead!"10 August 20160.4/11.43
6"Penn & Teller Snake their Chances"17 August 20160.3/11.47
7"Juggle, Juggle, Penn's in Trouble"24 August 20160.4/21.49
8"Here's Moxie!"31 August 20160.5/21.78
9"The Great Escape"2 September 20160.3/11.28
10"Tea Or Not To Tea"7 September 20160.4/11.54
11"Penn & Teller Get Trapped"9 September 20160.3/11.41
12"Penn & Teller Rip for Your Pleasure"14 September 20160.4/21.38
13"Can Penn & Teller Fool Penn & Teller"16 September 20160.3/11.34

Season 4

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
1"Penn & Teller Teach You a Trick"13 July 20170.4/21.62
2"Penn, Teller and a Mind Reading Chicken"20 July 20170.4/21.72
3"Teller Flips a Bird"27 July 20170.4/21.56
4"50/50 Chance"3 August 20170.4/21.64
5"Does This Trick Ring a Bell?"10 August 20170.3/11.53
6"Something Fishy This Way Comes"17 August 20170.4/21.49
7"A Big Round of Applause for Alyson"24 August 20170.4/21.48
8"I Dream of Genie Tube"7 September 20170.4/21.42
9"Penn & Teller Are Full of Hot Air"14 September 20170.4/21.48
10"Monkey Business"21 September 20170.4/21.55
11"Penn Does the Heavy Lifting"25 September 20170.2/10.92
12"Penn & Teller & Dracula"28 September 20170.4/21.66
13"Hanging Out with Penn & Teller"30 November 20170.3/11.14

Season 5

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
–"April Fool Us Day"2 April 20180.3/10.94
1"Penn the Magic Dragon"25 June 20180.3/11.35
2"The Rematch"2 July 20180.3/11.34
3"Penn & Teller Get Loopy"9 July 20180.3/11.29
4"Here Comes the Magic"16 July 20180.3/11.39
5"Psych!!"23 July 20180.3/11.45
6"Penn & Teller Against the World"30 July 20180.3/11.38
7"Imagine (Magic) Dragons"6 August 20180.3/11.31
8"Here Lie Penn & Teller"13 August 20180.4/21.60
9"Teller's Gambling Problem"20 August 20180.3/11.28
10"Penn & Teller Keep You In Suspense"27 August 20180.4/21.62
11"The Fool Us Zone"3 September 20180.3/11.34
12"Never Trust A Magician"24 September 20180.2/10.89
13"Let's Hear It For The Kids"1 October 20180.3/11.16

Season 6

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
–"April Fool Us Day 2019"1 April 20190.20.74
1"David Copperfield vs. Penn & Teller"17 June 20190.3/11.31
2"They’re Baaack!"24 June 20190.2/11.10
3"Penn & Teller vs. Inventors"1 July 20190.2/11.14
4"Penn & Teller Cure the Common Code"8 July 20190.2/11.15
5"Penn & Teller Hit the Streets"15 July 20190.3/11.18
6"Duck! It's Alyson!"22 July 20190.2/11.18
7"Are You Better Magicians Than a 6th Grader?"29 July 20190.2/11.15
8"2nd Chance Foolers"5 August 20190.2/11.24
9"Magic Meatballs"19 August 20190.2/11.25
10"Magical Moxie"26 August 20190.3/11.21
11"The Mind Noodler"9 September 20190.2/11.14
12"Magic is Bad for Your Health"23 September 20190.2/10.88
13"Virtual Reality"30 September 20190.2/10.91

Season 7

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)
1"Third Time's the Charm"22 June 20200.21.13
2"Teller vs. Penn"29 June 20200.21.02
3"Fool Us: The Home Game"6 July 20200.20.93
4"Teller Talks!!!"13 July 20200.20.94
5"Watermelon Surgery"20 July 20200.21.02
6"P&T in 3D...Glasses"3 August 20200.20.90
7"Penn's Stupid Rope Trick"17 August 20200.20.96
8"Brad Sherwood's Nuts"24 August 20200.21.01
9"The Placebo Effect"31 August 20200.20.92
10"Deep Fake Penn"5 October 20200.10.78
11"Say Hello to My Little Ball Pit Troll"12 October 20200.20.87
12"Lord of the Ring"19 October 20200.20.85
13"Jaws of Death"26 October 20200.20.85
14"Magic With a Property Brother"16 November 20200.10.79
15"Penn & Teller Go for the Juggler"8 January 20210.10.73
16"Teller vs. Penn: The Rematch"15 January 20210.20.76
17"Jedi Mind Tricks"22 January 20210.10.75
18"Teller Gets Smashed"29 January 20210.10.82
19"Penn & Teller Go For a Spin"5 February 20210.10.83
20"Niagara Fools"19 February 20210.10.68
21"Back to the Future"26 February 20210.10.76
22"P&T Get the Finger"5 March 20210.10.69
23"Turn That Frown Upside Down"12 March 20210.10.71
24"The Magic Toilet"19 March 20210.10.80
25"Penn & Tarot"26 March 20210.10.74
26"Teller's Wonderland"2 April 20210.10.69
27"Magic R App"9 April 20210.10.72
28"Penn & Teller Double Down"16 April 20210.10.65

Season 8

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)DVR (18–49)DVR viewers (millions)Total (18–49)Total viewers (millions)
1"Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare"1 October 20210.10.67TBDTBDTBDTBD
2"Magic with a Wolf"8 October 20210.10.67TBDTBDTBDTBD
3"Happy Birthday!"15 October 20210.10.74TBDTBDTBDTBD
4"Monkeys, Donuts and X-Men"22 October 20210.10.650.00.210.10.86
5"Teller Gets Whacked!"5 November 20210.10.67TBDTBDTBDTBD
6"Penn & Tizzle"12 November 20210.10.65TBDTBDTBDTBD
7"Rock Paper Magic!"19 November 20210.10.690.00.200.10.89
8"Magic Cubed"3 December 20210.10.730.00.150.10.89
9"Chocolate Magic"7 January 20220.10.89TBDTBDTBDTBD
10"The Penn-Tagram"14 January 20220.10.86TBDTBDTBDTBD
11"Stabba Dabba Deck"21 January 20220.20.91TBDTBDTBDTBD
12"P&T's Super Bowl Halftime Show"28 January 20220.10.76TBDTBDTBDTBD
13"Penn on Fire"25 February 20220.10.76TBDTBDTBDTBD
14"Ghostbusters"4 March 20220.10.85TBDTBDTBDTBD

Season 9

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating (18–49)Viewers (millions)DVR (18–49)DVR viewers (millions)Total (18–49)Total viewers (millions)
1"Single-Handed Three-Legged Twin Bullet Catch"14 October 20220.10.550.00.140.10.69
2"Sleight of Foot"21 October 20220.10.750.00.120.10.87
3"Four Fools and Counting..."28 October 20220.10.540.00.130.10.66
4"Alyson's Smart Ass"4 November 20220.10.810.00.120.10.93
5"Teller and the Big Dummy"11 November 20220.10.640.00.160.10.80
6"Magic Socks Big Time"18 November 20220.10.78TBDTBDTBDTBD
7"That (Bleeping) Teller"2 December 20220.10.72TBDTBDTBDTBD
8"Penn Teller Animal Style"20 January 20230.10.720.00.150.10.87
9"Tic Tac Time Travel"27 January 20230.10.73TBDTBDTBDTBD
10"The Evil Magic Octopus"3 February 20230.10.69TBDTBDTBDTBD
11"Full Frontal Magic"10 February 20230.10.62TBDTBDTBDTBD
12"P & T Could Die Any Minute"31 March 20230.10.56TBDTBDTBDTBD
13"Chicken Trickin"7 April 20230.10.62TBDTBDTBDTBD
14"Alyson Might Throw Up"14 April 20230.10.62TBDTBDTBDTBD

Season 10

Viewership and ratings per episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us
No.TitleAir dateRating/share (18–49)Viewers (millions)DVR (18–49)DVR viewers (millions)Total (18–49)Total viewers (millions)
1"Who's Your Daddy?!"27 October 20230.10.46TBDTBDTBDTBD
2"2 Dead in Tonight's Episode"3 November 20230.10.65TBDTBDTBDTBD
3"Magic is Sexy"10 November 20230.10.69TBDTBDTBDTBD
4"We've Got a Racoon Problem"17 November 20230.10.61TBDTBDTBDTBD
5"The Bill-In-Penn's-Head Trick"1 December 20230.10.55TBDTBDTBDTBD
6"Badass Brooke"8 December 20230.10.61TBDTBDTBDTBD
7"The Princess and the Wizard"22 December 2023—N/a—N/aTBDTBDTBDTBD
8"The Smallest Biggest Magic Trick Ever"12 January 20240.10.68TBDTBDTBDTBD
9"Penn & Teller vs. A Magic Hamster"19 January 20240.10.68TBDTBDTBDTBD
10"A Magical Punch in the Face"26 January 20240.10.66TBDTBDTBDTBD
11"The Youngest Act in Fool Us History"2 February 20240.10.63TBDTBDTBDTBD
12"It's Snot Magic!"16 February 20240.10.59TBDTBDTBDTBD
13"Game of Drones"23 February 20240.10.64TBDTBDTBDTBD
14"Brought To You by the Letter P"1 March 20240.10.57TBDTBDTBDTBD
15"Dan Quayle Gets Shot by a T-Shirt Cannon"15 March 20240.10.57TBDTBDTBDTBD
16"Magicians Like to Spoon"22 March 20240.10.69TBDTBDTBDTBD
17"It Takes Balls to be a Magician"29 March 20240.10.72TBDTBDTBDTBD
18"Shut Up - You Fooled Us!"5 April 20240.10.51TBDTBDTBDTBD
19"Magic is for the Birds"19 April 20240.10.63TBDTBDTBDTBD
20"Now Teller Won't Shut Up"26 April 20240.10.63TBDTBDTBDTBD

Broadcast

In Australia, the show commenced airing on ABC1 each Saturday at 9:25 pm from 1 October 2011. In New Zealand, the show commenced airing on ChoiceTV each Saturday at 7:30 pm from 28 April 2012. The CW acquired the series for broadcast in the United States, where it premiered on 30 July 2014. The pilot episode was trimmed to one hour (including commercial breaks) for its CW airing. In Canada, the series aired on Bite TV before it was rebranded to Makeful on 24 August 2015. Channel 5 bought the UK rights to the second season and premiered it on 6 March 2016.

Other versions

  • In 2011 it was reported that the format had been sold to Ukraine broadcaster STB, who would produce a local version.
  • In 2012 the show was licensed to Israel's Channel 2. The show was renamed Mi Yapil Et Ha Master ("Who Can Fool The Master?"). Penn & Teller were asked to be the judging magicians but they had to decline due to other commitments. Max Maven took their place, and the winner of the show was mentalist Eran Biderman.

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