Cosentino – The Grand Illusionist wins night for Seven
Seven’s experiment with magic in prime time found success on Wednesday night with a one-off special featuring Cosentino, runner up in the 2011 series of the network’s Australia’s Got Talent.
Running from 7.30-8.30, Cosentino – The Grand Illusionist rated 1.285m across the five city metro market, according to preliminary ratings from OzTam.
The show, produced in house by Seven, was filmed in March at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre as well as featuring street performances from the magician.
NNine’s Big Brother, which ran from 7-8.30pm, rated 996,000 in seventh place for total viewers. However, it won won across all the key advertising demographics of 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54. Cosentino – The Grand Illusionist placing second in 18-49 and 25-54 and third in 16-39 behind Ten’s Puberty Blues in second place. Puberty Blues was third in 18-49 and ninth in 25-54.
Cosentino was pretty amazing. The escape tricks were fine but some of his street acts were amazing like throwing up a deck of cards agains a window with one card that the woman picked sticks on the window but it’s on the other side. Amazing?
David Blaine seems far more humble and “street”
Nice to see magic on TV still gains audience.