Blacke's Magic

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television Blacke's Magic is an American crime drama television series that aired for 13 episodes on NBC, from January 5 to May 7, 1986. Reruns later aired during the fall of 1988, to fill scheduling gaps caused by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.

Plot

Hal Linden stars as magician Alexander Blacke who, with some help from his con-man father Leonard (Harry Morgan), solves mysteries that get in the way of his performances. The series aired for a total of thirteen episodes and featured crimes that tested logic against seemingly magical crimes. The stories were not so much whodunits as "how-he-do-its," for Alex Blacke often had to turn detective to solve the mysteries.

Cast

Main

• Hal Linden as Alexander Blacke
• Harry Morgan as Leonard Blacke

Recurring

• Paula Beyers as Gina
• Claudia Christian as Laurie Blacke
• Stephen Elliott as Senator Garity
• Justin Gocke as Jamie Byrnes
• Pippin Ingalls as Jill Byrnes
• Mark Shera as Lt. Ted Byrnes

Ratings

The show ended the season in 38th place with an average 15.5/23 rating/share, being the highest rated series of the season not to be renewed. While it performed somewhat better than the series that preceded it in this time slot (Hell Town (TV series)), it shared the same two failures that were the downfall of both series: it failed to carry over a majority of the audience from its lead-in (Highway to Heaven) while also failing to capture any viewers from ABC's Dynasty. Though 'Magic' did perform just as well as the series that followed it (St. Elsewhere).

No.	Title	Air Date	Time	Rank	Rating	Viewers (Millions)
Pilot	Breathing Room	January 5, 1986	Sunday at 9:00 P.M.	#14 of 64	21.8	18.7
1	Ten Tons of Trouble	January 8, 1986	Wednesday at 9:00 P.M.	#20 of 51	19.1	16.4
2	Knave of Diamonds, Ace of Hearts	January 15, 1986		#32 of 71	17.2	14.8
3	Revenge of the Esperanza	January 22, 1986		#46 of 67	14.7	12.6
4	Death Goes to the Movies	January 29, 1986		#39 of 68	16.1	13.8
5	Vanishing Act	February 12, 1986		#39 of 68	16.1	13.8
6	Prisoner of Paradise	February 19, 1986		#38 of 55	15.8	13.6
7	Address Unknown	February 26, 1986		#37 of 63	14.3	12.3
8	Forced Landing	March 5, 1986		#34 of 69	15.2	13.0
9	Last Flight from Moscow	March 12, 1986		#31 of 69	15.7	13.4
10	A Friendly Game of Showdown	March 19, 1986		#38 of 65	13.7	11.8
11	It's a Jungle Out There	April 2, 1986		#31 of 67	15.7	13.4
12	Wax Poetic	May 7, 1986		#31 of 65	13.4	11.5

Source: A.C. Nielsen Company via Los Angeles Times

Awards

• Primetime Emmy Awards 1986 - Nominated - Outstanding Cinematography for a Series - Terry K. Meade - For episode "Prisoner of Paradise".
• Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1987 - Nominated - Best Television Episode - Lee Sheldon (writer) - For episode "Wax Poetic".

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