Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable

Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable
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GenreComedy
Directed byCraig Melville, Nathan Earl
StarringLawrence Leung
ComposerPeter Isaac
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersMartin Robertson and Julian Morrow (for Chaser Broadcasting)
Ian Knight (for ABC TV)
ProducersNathan Earl, Craig Melville
Running time26 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release15 June (2011-06-15) –
20 July 2011 (2011-07-20)

Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable is a six-part Australian television comedy series, starring and primarily written by Melbourne comedian Lawrence Leung and produced by Unbelievable Productions.

In each episode, Leung—a self-confessed sceptic—investigates a type of paranormal phenomenon such as psychics, ghosts, UFOs, magic and psychological manipulation.[1] In the final episode, Leung conducts an elaborate experiment to attempt to turn a sceptic into a believer in the paranormal.[2]

Episodes

# Title Airdate Timeslot Ratings[nb 1]
Series 1 (2011)
1 "Psychics" 15 June 2011 Wednesday 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm 457,000 (25th)[3]
2 "Ghosts" 22 June 2011 474,000 (27th)[4]
3 "UFOs" 29 June 2011 432,000 (30th)[5]
4 "Magic" 6 July 2011 414,000 (28th)[6]
5 "Manipulation" 13 July 2011 380,000 (28th)[7]
6 "The Experiment" 20 July 2011 375,000 (29th)[8]
Average series ratings 422,000
  1. ^ Overall national viewers, numbers in brackets indicate nightly ratings position.

References

  1. ^ Blundell, Graeme: Disbelief system in Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable, The Australian, 11 June 2011.
  2. ^ Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable – The Experiment, ABC, 20 July 2011.
  3. ^ Knox, David (13 June 2011). "Week 25". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  4. ^ Knox, David (20 June 2011). "Week 26". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. ^ Knox, David (27 June 2011). "Week 27". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  6. ^ Knox, David (4 July 2011). "Week 28". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  7. ^ Knox, David (13 July 2011). "Week 29". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  8. ^ Knox, David (22 July 2011). "Week 30". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2011.


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