These shows were most often first telecast during the Thanksgiving holidays when special programming would occur.
During specials II, III, IV, and V, before each commercial break of every episode, in a segment known as the Mac King School of Magic, Mac King showed viewers a simple magic trick, and would break its steps down after the commercial break so that the audience could perform the same trick for family and friends.
Below is a list of the closing illusions for each of the five shows, and the magicians who performed them: The producer of this series, Gary Ouellet, released a booklet entitled 'Music for Magicians',[4] in which the music selection and editing process for this show was explained.
Two exceptions were Topas from WGM I, who used 'Hello Again' by the Cars, and Jeff McBride, who had music specially written for him by Jordan Rudess.
[7] Each performer's music track was specially created from at least one (often several) library track, with stingers, hits and various accentuating effects from Gary Ouellet's Designer Textures for Magicians.