Wed Sep 24th 9/8c
David Blaine, known for his headline-making spectacles of physical, emotional and mental endurance, will live on the line — literally. Blaine, the ‘Upside Down Man,’ will attempt to hang from a thin wire five stories in the air — with no safety net or airbag to break his fall — in Central Park’s Wollman Rink for three days and nights. Using electro-magnetic boots, Blaine will walk on and under the wire during more than 60 hours of the challenge. How will he exit from his perch overlooking New York City? Details of Blaine’s heart-stopping plunge at the conclusion of the special are a closely-guarded secret. He will surprise us all — live — on a new, two-hour ABC primetime special, David Blaine: Dive of Death, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
Additionally, viewers will join Blaine on a unique cross-country trip, as he makes his way from the east coast to the Grand Canyon, performing his jaw-dropping illusions for people in his own distinctive style. Blaine, who has triumphantly revived amazing crowd-pleasing spectacles of magic, surprises people by appearing in the most unexpected places, bringing his amazing illusions to people who need it the most. The real people with whom Blaine shares the power of his magic include residents of the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, coal miners in West Virginia’s Mingo County and inner city gangs of East St. Louis.
