GROUNDBREAKING SPECIAL, "DAVID BLAINE: REAL OR MAGIC," AIRS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 ON ABC

David Blaine returns to primetime television in a groundbreaking special, "David Blaine: Real or Magic," WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 (10:00-11:00p.m., ET) on the ABC Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/19/2013)

David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognizable celebrities in the world, including Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes into the homes of Kanye West, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He visits Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.

With "Real or Magic," Blaine redefines magic once again, eliciting reactions that both shock and defy all expectations.

Executive produced by David Blaine and Radical Media. Directed by Emmy award winner Matthew Akers. Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, today announced that its global distribution arm, Electus International, has acquired international rights to the special. This program carries a TV-14,L parental guideline.