Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable

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Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable
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Promotional title image
GenreComedy
Directed by Craig Melville, Nathan Earl
Starring Lawrence 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
Network ABC1
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.

Contents

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

#TitleAirdateTimeslotRatings [nb 1]
Series 1 (2011)
1"Psychics"15 June 2011Wednesday 9:30 pm 10:00 pm457,000 (25th) [3]
2"Ghosts"22 June 2011474,000 (27th) [4]
3"UFOs"29 June 2011432,000 (30th) [5]
4"Magic"6 July 2011414,000 (28th) [6]
5"Manipulation"13 July 2011380,000 (28th) [7]
6"The Experiment"20 July 2011375,000 (29th) [8]
Average series ratings422,000
  1. Overall national viewers, numbers in brackets indicate nightly ratings position.

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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.
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  4. Knox, David (20 June 2011). "Week 26". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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